Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Coffee Bre electioneering is the name of the game and it gets More colourful every election although i m not certain it gets More informative. Gimmicks have their place in campaigns to acquaint the voters with the candidates and in getting the message across i just no one votes for a candidate purely on the strength of the novelties. A lady from Morden challenged Rne to publish her letter and than did t have the strength of her conviction to sign the letter. However i m Happy to publish the Gist of her message because i think it merits consideration. She tells me she was viewing the Billy Graham crusade in Portland Oregon when he said that Abraham Lincoln would have trouble winning an election today because he does t project. And concludes my concerned and Anonymous correspondent god help canadians to weigh very carefully whom they vote to which i can Only add a fervent a one i still Haven t figured out a display of personality posters in the co operative bookshop on main Street which is titled a novel election display. The picture posters displayed Are those of the late Che Guevera to Chi Minh Charles de Gaulle president Lyndon Johnson Allan Ginsberg Stokely car Michael and Buffy Sainte Marie. Try As i might i just can t find their names in any list of candidates for next tuesday. Novel election display indeed. Note to mrs. Jessie Bess ii the Prince of Wales does t have to speak Welsh and without any offence to the Welsh i la bet there Are very few who could master that very difficult Tongue without Benefit of birth into a family. The title has been Given to the eldest son of the reigning British Monarch since Edward the first conquered Wales in 1282 killing the last Welsh Prince of Wales. The title is purely honorary As the British Monarch s eldest son also becomes Duke of Cornwall and receives his income from the duchy of Cornwall rot from Wales. Prince Charles became Duke of Cornwall when his Mother succeeded to the throne in 1952 and he was named Prince of Wales in 1958. There s been a lot of publicity about the problems of United kingdom immigrants to Manitoba and a local group has been formed to promote contacts Between the . And Manitoba to assist those who wish to Settle Here. The Manitoba United kingdom association is headed by Ken Oxtoby of Winnipeg. One of the objects of the group is to promote co operation Between the sons of Scotland the St. David s society and the sons of Ireland. It strikes me those Are All groups whose native sons wanted to secede from the United kingdom at one time or another. If or. Oxtoby and his friends can bring about Complete Harmony Here then maybe we should turn Over the United nations to them. More information is available by writing to the association at . Box 1616, Winnipeg 1, Man Channel 7 serves great food that s the word from Al Finnbogason of Eaton s it s not Jay s Channel 7, however. It s a Small restaurant by that name in new York adjacent to the american broadcasting company building and the Warwick hotel. Al says the Fame of our pan am Pool has spread far and wide a. Texan from Dallas mentioned the Pool As soon As he heard Al s Home was Winnipeg St. James to be Al did t have the heart to Tell the Dallas Man that City is Best known in Canada Foi an unhappy event in november 1963. You can get a Shock or maybe have a Finger bitten off if you visit the Winnipeg aquarium society s display at the Crossroads shopping Centre at Highway 59 and Regent Avenue until june 29. Among the underwater creatures on View a four foot electric eel and some dangerous flesh eating piranhas. These Are the South Amer ican fish that originated the phrase look who s coming to Osborne River 453-3222 Portage Simcoe 774-2471 614 St. James Street opposite. Polo Park 786-6891 automatic car Wash weather report synopsis valid until Midnight saturday mainly sunny skies arc forecast for the Prairies today in the Wake of a disturbance which crossed them yesterday. Only a few afternoon Clouds with isolated showers Are expected. Afternoon temperatures near 70 and fairly Light winds Are predicted. Figures on the map indicate sex pc Etc d High temperatures today Huoston pne you Hington v Winnipeg free press by Carrier Joc per week Friday Iune 21 1968 authorized As 2nd class mail by the . Dept. Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash forecast sunny today and saturday with seasonable temperatures. Winds West at 20 m.p.h., except Light at night. Low tonight for Gimli and Winnipeg 45, High saturday 70. Temperatures for the 24-hour period which ended at 6 . Friday Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Kenora last year Normal Max. Min. Mean 67 65 63 79 87 65 81 62 65 52 37 35 41 48 42 50 46 s3 Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami los Angeles i Minneapolis .03 i new York Max min. Pre. 55 62 57 62 72 87 72 78 6b .07 1.37 47 39 45 50 66 77 58 64 1.54 55 maths exam hit Grade 12 final termed. Tough by teachers it has become Al most a tradition for parents in Manitoba to complain about the Grade 12 final Mathe Matics examination set by the department of education and this year was no exception. The examination was written wednesday in All the Examina Tion centres in the province and by thursday morning irate parents were on the Telephone complaining to anyone who would listen including the newspapers. One Man who called the free press termed the exam Ter Rible even the teachers Are quite a Survey revealed that some teachers and educational authorities agree. I would t give them a medal for setting that paper but i Don t think it will affect the failure said Jack s i Verberg vice principal of Daniel Mclntyre collegiate. There were about 70 Marks for the average students but the other 30 Marks were Tough. They went out of their Way to make things he said that the failure rate should be about the same because of the 70 Marks designed for average students although very High Marks would be rare. Dave Robertson a Mathe Matics teacher at Churchill High and vice president of the Winnipeg teachers association tended to be a Little different. Possibly a Little too hard for the general student. The paper demanded an. Organizational ability. I Don t think it was too Long for Able Fie said some of the questions were slightly different from the set types. They were a Little More competitive. The general Structure of the paper however he said seemed to be All right on the surface. Howard Loewen Public relations officer of the Manitoba teachers society said As a Parent he objected to the paper. He said that his son who wrote the exam and is a Good student in mathematics had had trouble with a number of questions. Alvin c. Heaney a supervisor at the Manitoba department of education said the department would have no real indication As to whether the exam was too difficult until it had been marked. There Are always a number of complaints in connection with any exam he said. Every Good exam should have one or two questions which will extend the top said or. Heaney. Temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean 80.6 56.8 68.7 64.9 48.0 56.5 73.6 52.2 62.9 highest on record 98.0. In 1910 lowest on record in 1940 fish bites Man the president of the Winnipeg aquarium society was bitten by a Man eating fish thursday night. Herbert Brock of 121 Harper Avenue St. Boniface was unloading a one foot Piranha when the fish bit him Between the thumb and Finger. The fish is part of an exhibition being sponsored by the society. Or. Brock was treated at St. Boniface where he received five stitch in his hand. Piranhas native to South America have been known to strip the flesh from men and animals within seconds. City Man elected to history group Wilson Green executive Secretary of the Manitoba historical society has been elected to the Board of directors of the red River Valley historical society. The society covers 14 counties in Minnesota 14 counties in North Dakota two in South Dakota and the province of Manitoba. Sunday s Parade route Polo Park shopping Centre Parade starts Here this year s sex boasts new name., new exhibits there seems to be a feeling of gee there re lots of new things a lot of was How Lou Thornton general manager of Man sphere 98 red River summed up his impressions. And or. Thornton is predicting the 17th annual exhibition will open to a record breaking crowd of or More than last year s opening Day at Tendance. He said part of the reason for the increase will be in the new layout and format of the show. This year one third of the exhibits the cattle and horse shows Are located in the velodrome. Another reason is the emphasis o n educational displays with Man sphere 98 serving As a trial run for a permanent exhibition. Vet scope a look at the world of veterinarians As presented b y Manitoba s veterinarians is one of these. It features surgery on animals and a display of experimental Laboratory techniques. The grounds opened at noon and the Royal Ameri can shows Midway at 1 . This year grandstand Tot n teen Parade More than Young people ranging in age from three to 21, Are expected to take part in the fourth annual Tot n teen Parade saturday morning. Parade organizer Shirley Gin Gell is predicting a bigger and better than Ever Parade which will leave Portage Avenue and Dominion Street at 10 . And wind up in the Polo Park shopping Centre. The Parade a preliminary to the Man sphere 98 red River exhibition Parade sunday will have three Basic categories bands majorettes and floats. First place awards Are mounted models of the red River cart while second and third place winners will receive ribbons. Presentations will be made by miss Manitoba 1968 immediately after the Parade. Man sphere opening Day Friday . D drifters Arena bldg. . Vet scope surgery Avena bldg. . American state. . D bldg. . Danny . Steiner Brothers free stage . Vet scope surgery Arena bldg. . Miss Manitoba pageant stage . Commercial exhibits bldg. . Attendance state. . Beer gardens and parking. International band Day saturday . Band Competition marching baseball stadium. . Gates open . Commercial cattle show velodrome . Tot n teen Parade Dominion and Portage Avenue West to Polo Park . Royal american shows Midway . Beer Garden outside opens East Arena parking . Commercial exhibits open Arena . Beer Garden inside opens Arena . Indian powwow Indian Village . Commercial cattle Sale velodrome . Horse show velodrome . D drifters Arena . Vet scope surgery Arena . Danny Sailor velodrome . Indian powwow Indian Village . D . Vet scope surgery Arena . Massed bands baseball stadium . Horse show velodrome . Danny Sailor velodrome . D drifters Arena . Steiner Brothers free stage. . Indian powwow Indian Village . Vet scope surgery Arena . American bands free stage . Steiner free stage. Commercial exhibits close Arena . Attendance draw. Free stage . Beer gardens close Arena and parking area. Shows have been abandoned in favor of Canadian Talent which will be appearing on the free stage. Highlight o f the Day conies at . When Nancy. Ball the reigning miss Manitoba is to Crown the Winner among 12 con tenders in the miss Mani Toba pageant. Neepawa Salt Plant to close company s move to sask. To affect 60 families Neepawa special Neepawa and District residents were told thursday that the town s major Industry would close in about 12 months. Daughter injured a Mother and her eight year old daughter Are reported in Good condition in Hospital following a car pedestrian mis Hap thursday. Winnipeg police said the Acci Dent occurred at 4.45 . In the to intersection of Mcgee Street and Portage Avenue. Mrs. Dusalina Meneses of 384 Agnes Street is in Winnipeg general with a fractured Pelvis. Her daughter Annabella is in Winnipeg children s Hospital with bruises to her head. Driver of the car was 19-year old Les Siemieniuk of 619 Poison Avenue. Police said they do not know whether the Mother and Daugh Ter were in the crosswalk or which Way they were crossing. Veteran conductor retires Abe Yetman 72, a Well known figure in City music circles for the last 50 years conducted the last band thursday night. Or. Yetman retiring As con Ductor of the Winnipeg concert band gave his last performance in the St. Charles hotel at a dinner in Honor of his retire ment. He conducted what was termed a mini representation of the Winnipeg concert band which he s headed for the past 10 years. Core Godri a member of the Royal Canadian horse artillery army is taking Over As conductor of the concert band. The Canadian Salt company in Montreal says in a press release that the Neepawa Plant which employs about 60 people and has a monthly payroll of would be closed in late 1969. The company is constructing a new million processing and packaging Plant for Salt at kalium sask., 25 Miles West of Regina on the trans Canada Highway. The new Plant will be served by two railways which will provide easy distribution for the product on the Prairies. There is a High Grade of Fine Salt sufficient for the foreseeable future said the release. When the new Plant goes into operation it is expected some members of the Neepawa Plant will be taken on staff. About 60 families Are involved. According the release the Low Grade of wheat brine available at Neepawa As Well As the obsolete production facilities have made the operation increasingly unprofitable. Studies Over the past few years have confirmed that continuing the Neepawa operation would be economically unfeasible said the release. Salt production in Neepawa was started in a Small Plant in 1932. In 1935 the Plant was sold to Canadian industries Ltd. The present Plant said to have Cost million when constructed went into production in 1941. In 1951 the company sold to the Canadian Salt company which operates plants at Windsor ojibway ont. And Lindbergh Alia. Harry Smith of Nee Pawa called the loss of the town s major Industry a disastrous he said he telephoned Industry and Commerce minister Sidney Spivak and was assured the minister would give every assistance to the town to secure a replacement Industry Here. Or. Smith since his election As mayor last fall has tried to get new Industry to locate in the Neepawa District. Stinoe attacks press Winnipeg s two daily news papers were the target of an attack by Winnipeg Alderman Lloyd Stinson thursday. Speaking before the civic health and welfare committee lie said this committee has received very bad press lately. The head of a free press Story Council boots Back Wel fare boost gives the impression As if the entire Council was against the raise in welfare payments. This is unfair and referring to an article that appeared in the Tribune Aid. Stinson said that the whole Story was not factual and very both papers Aid. Stinson concluded obviously were very hostile towards the committee. Farmer Dies in crash plane w. E. Wilkins of Reston past president of the Manitoba Fly ing Farmers association was killed Early thursday when his plane crashed while he was spraying crops near Man. Ramp report the plane a single engine Cessna appeared to stall. The engine stopped and sent the plane spinning out of. Control. It crashed in a Field. The Accident occurred about . Or. Wilkins about 30, was killed instantly. Reston is about 60 Miles Southwest of Brandon. 38-storey" Block slated for City a 38 Storey 292 suite apart ment Black is to be built on the West Side of Nassau Street Between River Avenue and Roslyn Road. Its developers say it is to be 350 feet Gigli and will take two years to Complete. W. G. Burns designer with Ruttan investment corporation Ltd., 757 Cory Don Avenue said in a Telephone interview this week that work is to Start possibly this he said Cost and rent figures Aren t available. Metro s planning committee approved monday an application submitted by Ruttan investment for construction of the building. The committee s recommendation is to be submitted to metro Council. The site on which the building is to be built is already zoned r3b, a category which allows for Multi family dwelling. This zone allows for the construction of High Rise apartments. However certain metro regu lations must be met or. Burns said that the firm s project already meets 98 per cent of the regulations and he said there be no problem in at Taining 100 per cent compliance. The regulations include stipulations for 292 parking stalls one for each apartment. He said the firm is Only two stalls Short o the required total but there will be no trouble in providing the additional stalls. He said that about 225 of the parking stalls will be located within the building at basement level and the remainder outside at the rear and Side of the building. Another regulation known As setback regulations is based on a complicated formula which takes into account the height and Width of the building in calculating what distance the building should be set Back from the Street. He said the firm has completely complied with this regulation. Labor Day Parade slated sept. 6 the annual labor Day Parade usually held on. A suitable Day following the Holiday will be staged Friday sept. I it was. Decided this week at a meeting of the Winnipeg and District labor Council the Cele bration sponsored by the coun cil includes a cavalcade of floats and cars and ends with a dance at the Union Centre 570 Portage Avenue. Labor Day will be sept. 2. Who s in control not politicians Spivak Industry and Commerce mini Ster Sidney Spivak thursday warned a group of local businessmen not to attach too much importance to the outcome of tuesday s Federal elections. Or. Spivak was speaking to the Winnipeg real estate Board in the Westminster motor hotel. Whoever is elected the course of action is pretty Well he said. I feel there Are factors and dynamics working in this country that will reshape our National identity and our Economy. Although the politicians can give expression to this process they have very Little control Over or. Spinal also put in a plug for his old Boss former Premier Duff Roblin who is now running As the progressive conservative candidate for the House of commons in Winnipeg South Centre. He credited or. Roblin with taking this province out of the dark Ages into the 20th the province is now beginning to reap the benefits of or. Roblin s 10-year Steward ship with a lower unemployment rate than the National average and a faster rate of economic growth that the rest of the country said or. Spivak. He urged the real estate men to better acquaint themselves with the facilities of the Vinci Al department of Industry and Commerce. Many special programs financial As Well As consultative Are available to prospective investors in the province and special advice can be offered to those seeking to expand operations and boost exports particularly t o the midwestern United states he or. Spivak said real estate men Are in a unique position to play an important part in the economic growth of Manitoba because All prospective investors have to use the services of their profession. You Are much closer to the business Community than we Are in the he Al ;