Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 11, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Let us be your travel agent Foraci "70 Pembina Highway Winnipeg 19, Man. 24 hour service 453-4630 Winnipeg free press Leaver local Canada . By Carrier 50c per week june 11, 1969 2nd class mail registration number 02tis overseas packing shipping phone 786-6081 agents Allied Van lines Coffee Bre by Bill Trebilcox Don Messek fans and there must be thousands of them judging by the Calls i received when the Canadian broadcasting corporation announced cancellation of their weekly National network to show can look Forward to fall and Winter once again. Their favorite bit of Down East music and song will be available to All within Range of Winnipeg s Jay to. Al Johnson of Channel 7 says the show will be a . Feature on wednesdays beginning about mid september. It will be video taped by chuch to in Hamilton and will feature All the old regulars including Marg Osborne Charlie Chamberlain Don Messer himself and the Buchta dancers who must surely be the straightest legged dancers in the world. I must confess that it did t bother me too much when the Csc began talking of dropping the Don Messer show but i do have a soft spot in my heart for Marg and Charlie they re refreshingly Homey when stacked up against some of the phones on today s to variety shows. And Bob Noble our to editor also tells me that Jay will be carrying the Andy Williams show on Friday nights. Williams is Back after an absence of about three years. Ever Stop to watch when walking by one of those of Green with men and women generally in their traditional White rolling what could be five pin balls at a Small White Ball at the opposite end of the greensward they re Lawn Bowling and it never has looked like a particularly rousing sport to me maybe that s Why some of it s devotees compete at such Ripe old Ages. Two of the names mentioned by the Manitoba Lawn bowlers Are 93-year-old Al Baldner of the River Heights club and 91-year-old Buck Buckingham of the Tuxedo club. And the Lawn bowlers own description of the sport is really something Lawn bowls or Bowling on the Green is the oldest game we have employing missiles. It was introduced in England in the 13th Century and has been a major re creation Ever and whether or not it looks like a rousing game to me there Are Young Lawn bowlers As witness yet to turn 20 Brian Paquin who s working at present on a Kibbutz a communal farm in Israel but who la be Home in time to compete on Manitoba s team in the Canadian summer games in Halifax. His teammates George Hen Derson Cliff Wise and Jim Henderson All Over 55 years when the Gold eyes swim into town this weekend maybe i should t have used that term swim because the baseball club will be looking for Fine weather the first Job for Many will be to find furnished quarters for their families for july and August. Gord Wilson Gold Eye business manager tells me anyone with furnished suites to rent or sublet for this period can the Gold Eye office at 772-1747. They open their local training Camp at 10 . Sunday at the stadium and the Public is Welcome to look the team Over at no charge. First Home game is june 29 when Aberdeen pheasants come to town. It would t be too surprising if Jimmy King made a switch to full time political observer from full time bandleader. Jimmy and his group have played at All three of Manitoba s leadership conventions in the past 18 months they be serenaded Premier Walter Weir Liberal Leader r. W. Bobby Bend and most recently new democratic party Leader de Schreyer. If it keeps up the band members May have to buy sets of Liberal red or is it now Trudeau Orange and nip Green dinner jackets to go with their present Light Blue tory outfits. To the women who wrote asking if i would publicize a non political Tea where the candidate of Only one party would be in attendance to answer questions i m sorry but there just would t be room to announce All the Polit Cal functions Between now and june 25. The careful movers men bin of Allied Van lines . Winnipeg 774-2435 728-4414 638-3253 weather report synopsis valid until Midnight thursday skies were sunny across the Southern Prairies this morning. A fresh outbreak of cooler air brought a layer of Cloud and a few isolated showers to Northern regions. Afternoon temperatures will Range from the 60s in the South to about 50 degrees in the North. A wide band of Cloud and 4 few showers will accompany the cooler air mass As it moves South then j rapid Clearing will take place from the North. Frost seems for most of the Northern regions tonight. Figures on the map indicate expected High temperatures today .05 cabbie robbed of passenger holds knife on Driver Morley Rosenbloom of Winnipeg a Driver for yellow cab was startled Early wednes Day when a passenger held a knife against his neck and demanded his car keys and his Money. Or. Roso Rybloom said of the Man. He did t use foul language or make any threats. He took the key and around s30 and away dropping the car keys about two houses away. He seemed like a clean Cut Well dressed and will mannered or. Rosenbloom said he picked up the Man on Chestnut Street and he seemed like a regular fare until we stopped on Victor it was there the Man held him up. Winnipeg police in connection with the incident Are seeking a men described As about 21 years old five feet nine inches tall weighing about 160 pounds and wearing a Brown sports patient release Winnipeg police say there were no injuries in this two car collision at the intersection of Arlington Street and Bur rows Avenue at . Tuesday. Forgery puts 2 shortage in prison of firemen seen two Winnipeg men have been jacket with a Light sports shirt sentenced to three years in i Penitentiary for stealing and pants. Province gives land for Hostel Portage la Prairie special the provincial government has agreed to sell a parcel of land to the Lions club care Hostel inc for Thev were also charged John Dietz a shortage of men to fires is developing two speakers at toe 22nd meeting of cheques and using them at 26 j the Manitoba association of supermarkets in the greater fire chiefs said tuesday. One Winnipeg area. J said fire fatalities Are up Frederick Otto Richard dal sharply this Jear. R in c i i i Al West a representative of Keith of 460 Redwood Canad Jan underwriters As Avenue suite 3, and Raymond j so cation said the manpower Keith Gudmundson 25, of 752 Selkirk Avenue were sentenced in Winnipeg magistrate s court on 26 charges of forgery and uttering involving a total of of which has j been recovered. They pleaded i pleaded guilty to this disclosure was made monday by the club s commit tee chairman George Mcmaster. Plans to build a 100-bed care Hostel still require provincial government approval of a Grant of 90 per cent of the projected Cost about is million. The site is just North of the rotary club s senior citizen Homes in Southeast Portage. Monday night City Council appointed mayor w. A. Linden and Alderman Glen Ellwood to a committee to work with the Lions in bringing the project to a completion. And breaking entering and theft and theft of a car. Court counsel two car was told by Crown Hymie Weinstein the accused rented May 30 and a a drive visited 26 supermarkets cashing cheques in the sum of each. May 18, they broke into the premises 248 the of j. G. Turner ltd., Princess Street and stole cheques. They made out a Large number of garage Blank cheques at the rear need is becoming critical and urged that labor saving equip ment be obtained to compensate for the Lack of men. Some towns and Rural areas May find it necessary to make their Purchase of some High Quality expensive equipment jointly or. West said. Bernard Mott Deputy fire commissioner for Manitoba said it is becoming apparent a serious manpower shortage will develop in the next few years and he also indicated there is a marked increase in the number of fire fatalities in Manitoba so far this year compared with last year. We be got to jump on to the fire prevention bandwagon and Hope that this May be the i or. Mott said fight the fire prevention office with four officers in Winnipeg and one in Brandon has been facing an impossible. Task or. Mott said. But the office now has a Man who can teach other fire prevention officers and he indicated his office will train selected people for any Community requesting the service. He said the fire prevention officer is the most important Public relations officer in a fire j department because he is the one the Public is most like y to j meet. I a recent major fire in i greater Winnipeg illustrated the value of a fire prevention officer s inspection or. Mott said. Investigators had been Uncertain of the exact cause but a fire prevention officer who had visited the building two weeks earlier gave them the clue which led to a final determination of the cause. Ajuste Thorimbert Mani Toba s fire commissioner said in an interview that the careless disposal of cigarettes remains a death in fridge probed police Are investigating the death of an elderly Man whose body was taken from a refrigerator in a Centra Winnipeg House by the fire Rescue team wednesday night. The Man is described As being an old age pensioner in his 70s. He is believed to have lived alone. It is believed the body had mental Hospital director hits Home shortage by Wally Dennison 1 difficulty in finding suitable Foster Homes has kept some patients in Selkirk Hospital for mental diseases for two to three months longer than necessary says Ben Ryliss director the Hospital s social. Service department. In his first interview since taking the position Jan. 1, mrs Ryliss said the trouble in finding Homes is due to prevail ing Community attitudes arid because inadequate rates being paid to those operating Foster hones. Fifteen patients could have been released in March if Good Foster Homes were available he noted. He said 21 Urban and five Rural Homes had been lost in the last nine months because the people said they could t afford to provide the kind of care expected for the amount Money being Given. Or. Ryliss said however that the Hospital is working with the provincial government on the rate structures and that is Are expected in the near meanwhile the search for Foster Homes is handicapped because of the Public s old in j i fashioned idea that mental been m the refing illness is something shameful. Orator for about two weeks. Police said the last time the Man was seen by neighbors was May 26 or 27. Of theft of additional forgery monday june 10 last year Normal Max. Min. Mean 5.1.2 37.3 46.0 59.8 53.2 56.5 71.2 49.4 60.3. Highest on record 97.5 in 1949 lowest on record 30.3 in 1964 labourer raise is 70 cents a building contractors offer of a 70-cent hourly pay increase to be spread Over two years with an additional increase of up to 15 cents for skilled Baryluk. Workers has been accepted by 700 members of local 101, construction labourers Union Al Cio Kam m. Gajdosik the local s Secretary treasurer said in an interview wednesday that the terms of a new contract were approved by members at a meeting tuesday evening in the trades Hall 1080 Wall Street. This Means that As of oct. 1970, a general labourer will i make an hour and a. Skilled labourer up to the Union had indicated it was preparing to strike when the contractors of the Winnipeg builders Exchange made it Clear two weeks ago they would i not offer More than a 65-Cenl increase Over two years. Later a provincial labor department conciliation officer advised the Union that further talks with the contractors could prove fruitful or. Gajdosik said. Under the new contract a skilled labourer who received up to 30 cents an hour in extra pay according to the requirements of a specific Job will receive up to 45-cents More than the new Basic rate. The 70-cent general increase will be Given this Way 20 cents now 15 cents oct. 1, 1969 20 cents May 1, 1970, and 15 cents oct. 1, 1970. There will also be a two per cent increase for paid statutory holidays one per cent of this will be paid this year and the other one per cent next year. Gudmundson s House. Gudmundson went into Vari Ous stores and cashed cheques while his accomplice waited outside in the car. The manager at one store became suspicious and both men fled. They were arrested and admitted the of i fences court was told. Dalkeith was Given the three year term by magistrate Mike Baryluk after pleading guilty. Gudmundson was Given 30 months for the breaking enter ing and theft charge by magi Strate i. V. Ubienski last week. At the same time he was Given a year concurrent for the House for boys to open an six Auto and months on and by an the uttering charges magistrate Mike too late for Bruscup West Kildonan City Council indicated tuesday night it likes the idea of equipping students with paint and brushes to Mark House numbers on Street curbs during the summer but decided the idea came too late to put into effect this year. It s something we can keep in mind for next year said mayor Saul Miller who made the suggestion to Council. Such a project would provide Money for students who can t find other summer employment. From what i heard from one student the project works Well in some communities i n the United states and the householders give the students a few dollars for the service. The project would have to follow an extensive publicity Campaign and it would have to be backed by the service but there just was t enough time left now. Working to Rule persists i a work to Rule procedure at he continued. We re satisfied that the patients at the time of their release can be managed in tie Community if they re Given proper care and supervision. We try to match the patients to the Homes and we Are looking for people who Are understanding and sincerely ii Terestea. They May Contact at the Hospital s social service r at the same time the Foster Home shortage is complicating the overcrowded situation in Selkirk Hospital or. Ryliss said. With More Foster Hoines More acute treatment space could be relieved. Besides Foster Homes could major cause of fires. Other causes such As misuse of equipment deterioration and carelessness with heat producing devices maintain stable proportions he said. These kinds of fires cannot be prevented by the occasional visit of an official so people need to practise fire prevention at Home or. Thorimbert said. Canada Safeway and shop easy provide More immediate per stores in greater Winnipeg is Sonal attention to patients thai continuing. Bernard Christophe Secretary treasurer of local 832, retail store employees Union Al Cio said tuesday in an interview. Richer named Rector of College Rev. Maurice Richer will take Over As Rector of St. Boniface College in july replacing most Rev. Antoine Hacault. Auxiliary Bishop of St. Boniface and Rector of St. Boniface College j said to have followed since january 1967. Without an official Union he said Loblaw s and Domin Ion store employees Are also working to Rule. Shop easy and Safeway Bead office managers refused to comment tuesday when asked what effect the procedure is having. The working to Rule is result ing in a slowdown in service i because the employees Are showing customers extra court j Esy and also counting change j twice. The procedure went into effect thursday at Safeway and shop easy stores after a major Bruce e. Thomson sir Hugh John Macdonald Mem rial Hostel will open a new mouse for boys july 1 at 163 May Lair Avenue executive director Jack j. Johnston told Tlle organization s annual meet ing tuesday night in the in 1 vectors building. I the House bought for would he the Hostel s third residence on Mayfair and will help to diversify our program and to provide a More Complete Range of environment and pro the unit vill House Hoys 14 to 15 years old. It is to be named Toshack House after the late Fred Toshack a Long time Board member of the organization. J honorary life memberships were awarded to Fred p. Robinson one of the Organiza Tion s founding members and still a Board member after 40 years and Alan e. Ham. I former boar d member of Inyl by service. I Bruce e. Thomson was Clec a Ted president for the next year other officers elected were i Stanley q u i n n first Vico pc Side it Gordon Travis second vice president s. G. I Betteridge. Secretary and s. A. He Lowry treasurer. Father Richer born in 1925 at Granby in the Quebec Eastern townships has spent 10 years in Ethiopia As a professor and As principal of a composite High Sci tool. He was an adviser on education matters to emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Father Richer has studied at. St. Hyacinthe College St. Joseph s College Boston univer sity College obtaining there a Bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree. He also has a diploma in pedagogy and a diploma in psychology. Ity vote by about clerks i Short of and helpers. Shortly afterwards. Lob Law s and Dominion s workers Are suit vote Are in the same Union a mental facility he noted. A mental Hospital is an institutional atmosphere geared to group living and even with competent staff it s still dealing with Large numbers of people j for released patients he Saith his department uses extensively the social rehabilitation pro Grams of the Manitoba division of the Canadian mental health a association Cha and skills unlimited a private workshop designed to assess work abilities and provide training for socially and emotionally handicapped people. Or. Ryliss emphasized that Cha volunteers Are doing an excellent Job in developing arid providing a variety of socially rehabilitative a c t i v i t i e s for former mental Hospital patients.7 we d like to see them extend their program into the Foster Homes but we realize they re the work to Rule measure was i introduced by the Winnipeg clerks in sympathy with Mem-1 Bers of a sister local in Vancouver. There the clerks were locked out after refusing i to go through picket lines set by meat cutters of another Union who had been locked out when they notified the two stores they would strike. I i a Loblaw s spokesman timid Here tuesday he saw no Evi Dence of a and a Dominion official said there was no one available to comment. Are you hitting the Road to vacation land to keep in touch with important events Back Home and All Over the world make sure your free press goes along with you this Tummer. Phone 943-9331, and the circulation depart ment will take care of everything for you. Car but not body found a car in which a Winnipeg Man is thought to have wednesday m o r n i n g has been found about 600 feet from where it went into the red River and about 30 feet from Shore. No body had been re i covered at p r e s s t i m a wednesday. Mrs. Robert Anderson. 455 Scotia Street said in an. Interview she was emptying her garbage at about . When she noticed a oar floating by with a Man inside. The Man was looking up but he did not appear to be making any attempt to escape she said. Mrs. Anderson had immediately phoned police. I it seems Likely that the Man drove to the end Oft Scotia and turned left past a no parking sign toward he River. From Thero his car apparently i dropped 15 feet into the water. Sirs. Anderson lives about 500 feet from the Point it is thought the car went into the water ;