Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 7, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Vital against giving welfare to strikers g free press if Leaver Canada Usa local 786-6081 tuesday March 7, 1972 fur free est or brochure people on strike should not be granted welfare assistance St. Vital Community committee decided monday night. In addition the committee said people on welfare should be allowed Only a restricted use of motor vehicles. And further study is needed of the policy of placing liens against property owned by Wel fare recipients committee decided. These recommendations were made in response to a letter from r. H. C. Hooper welfare director for the City of Winnipeg who wanted to determine local feeling before the Central City Council established a policy on these issues. The St. Vital residents advisory committee which previously had discussed the questions recommended against Aid to strikers in principle but with mixed feelings because who Are affected by strikes do not vote for them. J councillor Al Ducharme said the City could not refuse Aid to a needy individual simply be cause he was on strike. Each Case would have to be consid ered on its own merits he said. Coun. Florence Pierce said a municipality refusing to give welfare assistance needy applicants could lose provincial Grants. She City of Winnipeg ask the provincial government to allow the City to deny Aid to strikers v welfare recipients should be allowed to operate Nib Tor vehicles if needed for other essential Trayler the committee said advocating a policy Simi Lar to that of the provincial of health and social development. Coun. Pierce year for first time people a Tirol _ to on welfare will be required pay autopsy rare minis she said adding that she did not think i id Vioney should be used for gasoline. Hope after the next election or revolution we Woitt have welfare but a guar Aristeed annual to she was outvoted by coun. Leech and coun. Ducharme. The residents advisory com Mittee generally opposed the placing of liens on property owned by persons receiving welfare assistance but the Community committee Felt the Issue fleas too Complex for this and recommended that City go into the matter thoroughly St. Vital tee recommended monday night that the Hydro subcommittee of the City s works and operations committee set up a City owned Utility to Supply electrical Power to All City residents at a uniform rate. St. Vital and other Manitoba Hydro customers pay 26 per Cut More than inner City Resi dents r. E. Of 79 Blenheim Avenue told the com Mittee. A Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg Hydro rates were Iden tical until july 15, 1968 when Manitoba Hydro increased rates. For kilowatts the Winnipeg Hydro customer pays and the Manitoba Hydro user pays councillor Al Ducharme said Only 50 per cent of the. City s Power is supplied by Winnipeg Hydro so Manitoba Hydro is in the Driver s he said talks Are taking place Between the City and the proving and the first meeting was to be held tuesday afternoon. A merger is bound to Jaye to come said councillor lome Leech. In the Long pull hopefully All citizens will pay that liens discriminate against the lard orders the Gerson who tries to improve himself and autly Van hearing of pleas for licence urged by Frances Bedwell free press Urban reporter Winnipeg s civic environment committee is making an at tempt to ensure that applicants for business licences present their cases before the Community committee involved. During a meeting monday the committee refused to accept recommendations from several Community committees that certain applications for licences in their respective areas be turned Down. Committee members were concerned that applicants had not had proper hearings before he Community committees. The Community committees or ploy ment rather fish to work. Problems tend when property is transferred to v an other generation spun do Transcona estimates ,440142 said.7ln the the City of Vitel usually refused to lift. Liens in Stich cases until they had paid by the Indi yid Alst concerned rather than by the taxpayers Iii is be consid ered on its coun. Leech a a i a however owner and renter must be treated alike and liens discriminate against tie. Owner of we re Hung up on4the he suggested. Perhaps provision for repair ment would be a better although coun. Pierce admit Ted some unfairness exists when Lien policies Are in Force she said some sort of policy should remain in effect per haps a name Lien policy. Both St. Boniface and fort Garry Community committees backed liens on. Iwine with an appreciative smile As Robert Briarcliff 13, takes a few minutes to the lint Day monday of the Manitoba music Competition festival. Robert won class the Junior flute Solo Valdine was second. V vital s Beliveau Avenue is in danger of becoming another Grant ave nue Canyon councillor lome told St. Vital Community the same rate and hopefully there won t be an Winnipeg Hydro came into being in 1906. Since that time the Utility has paid Over million in taxes to the City with million in the last 10 or. Christie told the commit tee. The company s Pinawa Plant built at a Cost. Of is now valued at More than million. Young authors deadline nears much 15 is the deadline for committee monday evening. The Street had originally been in zoned to permit single family Only but the South Side was later rezoned to allow construction of High Rise and conventional apartment build Ings. Mrs. Louis m. Painchaud 308 the Young writers Short Story contest sponsored by the Winnipeg Branch of the Canadian authors association. The contest is open to All Junior and senior High school Stu dents in the province. All entries should be addressed to the Canadian authors association Young writ ers Short Story contest 9 o Meara Street Winnipeg. Cheques Send Man to prison weather report morning bulletin Fai the Prairie in Alberta weak weather systems will were toalheartwiro1 the Continental dude shrink Cloudy Akin and Fht anew in sections of Prairies or and Cem. Strong northerly winds Are Mew Btu in Manitoba associated with a storm Centre in Northwest Ontario. Visit Tiei free Mitty Nedwed in mowing mow. Saskatchewan will be mainly Clear and cold today and Clearing is expected in Manitoba before the end of today Tho map indicate expected High today zip Iraq a 42-year-old Winnipeg Man who wrote Over in bad Che ques was sentenced to two years in prison monday by magistrate Samuel Minuk in provincial magistrate s court. Court was told that Robert John Donaldson was arrested after he was traced to a Winnipeg hotel where he ran up a Bill for lodging and meals. Other cheques were cashed at grocery stores department stores and one for repairs to his car. Most of the cheques cashed were for amounts under court was told the offences occurred Between last August and december. Donaldson s counsel David Margolis told court his client had been a career Man in the Navy until he was 30. He said Donaldson had no criminal record up to that time. Or. Margolis said that after Donaldson left the Navy be ran into trouble with the Law. Crown counsel Howard cellar said that Donaldson s record began in 1361 and All of the convictions included passing bad cheques. Beliveau one of two delegates who appeared before commit tee said that when they Pur chased their new House four years ago they had no reason to believe there would be apart ment buildings or commercial development in the immediate area. Another resident told commit tee the foundation of her eight year old House has cracked and her Kitchen cupboards have come Loose from the ceiling. South Side residents have presented a petition to Council re questing compensation for dam Ages and depreciation of prop erty a result of the rezoning and subsequent development area. The Peti Tion has been referred to the City s environment committee. The residents also opposed having any bus service on their Street and Harry f. Burns Winnipeg s director of transportation indicated in a letter to St. Vital Community committee he does t feel such a service is warranted. Councillor Al Ducharme agreed on grounds that Beli Veau in t paved that a recent Survey indicates a Lack of potential riders and that there would be duplication of service in an area served by the St. Mary s Road bus. Coun. Leech cited another let Ter from Winnipeg s chief com missioner d. I. Macdonald to or. Burns. Or. Macdonald said he thought the number of apart ment buildings and the pres ence of a Home for elderly Titi z e n s indicated Council now should consider extending the Osborne bus on to Beliveau ave or. Wallace e. Lambert who will speak at 8 . Tuesday in room 447 of Manitoba Hall University of Winnipeg. Or. Lambert who is a Mcgill University psychology professor and former president of the Ca Nadian psychological association will discuss a Cana Dian Experiment in making children bilingual. He is one of 11 speakers for the University s two week modern languages conference which ends Friday. Police merger proposed Assiniboine Park Community committee agreed monday with a proposal that oct. 1 be set As the target Date for integration of the Tuxedo and inner City police departments and for takeover of policing in the Charleswood area by the inner City police Force. The proposal recommended by the City s subcommittee on Protection of persons and pro Perty also included a recommendation that a separate precinct be set up in the Assiniboine Park Community which includes the former municipalities of Charleswood and Tuxedo. Transcona Community com Mittee monday formally endorsed spending estimates of for the area this year compared with actually spent in 4971. A 4.5-Mill property tax in crease would have been required to outset the proposed increase in municipal spending this year g. G. Isbell Transcona s Community clerk said. But the Transcona Community formerly the City of Transcona now is part of the City of Winnipeg which will have an equalized Mill rate. With the equalization trans Cona rates could be. Slightly lower than last year. The 1972 Transcona estimates which still require approval of Winnipeg City Council after a further review by its sex e c u t i v e policy committee called for the spending of for culture and recreation last 587 for Public works last for Protection of persons and property last year and for health and social develop ment last assault nets Man 3 months nue. Eventually the bus would Cross the Seine River into South Dale coun. Leech who supported the proposed service said. Beliveau which runs Between St. Anne s and St. Mary s is immediately South of Dakota Village. Festival program forecast for womb pc Ossett the or Pertiko am m bloody today with Drift of at Northwest wed at 20 25 in in 11 near 10 above. Kor a few 10 h 15 which Dewo a. Whih at c Vancouver Calgary i y we few 6 Abb. Today and in. Today Lew at is far far Max. Min. Brussels. 54 36 Madrid. 57 Moscow 30 4 Stockholm 34 30 is Marcus St. Stephen s Roadway United Church . Class 245 pianoforte Solo so mfr All saints Church Parish Hall . Class 230 pianoforte Soto sonata. Senior. Auditorium . Class to vocal Solo sacred any voice Grade c. . Class 73 intermediate so ii to . Class 99 Junior vocal in Centennial concert Hall . Class 124 Pobric school Noros so Borban grades 4 to 4, parti. The playhouse theatre of Sato in class 430 baritone Soto Junior. . Pass 399 Bart some Solo 1040 . Oast 398 Solo senior. A Joti. Class 394 Soto class 353 t . Class 3w Turnoe Cor car . Chess 33 Soprano Scot Grade b. All saints Church Parish Hall . Class 251 pianoforte Soto Junior. Centennial rehearsal room 2 to . Class 391 French Horn Junior. . A Jess 390 French Horn intermediate. . Class 381 a e Flat tone saxophone senior. . Class 388 b Flat Tenor saxophone Junior. . Oass 387 8 Fiat Tenor saxophone intermediate . Class 384 b Flat Tenor saxophone senior. . Class 385 e Fiat Alto saxophone Jeff tier. Piti. Oast 3w e rat Alto saxophone . Pm e rat Abo sax an anniversary party which ended with a Young Man slash ing his father and a brother wi6u a six Inch knife Blade resulted in a three month jail term for Lawrence Raven 20, who pleaded guilty in Winnipeg magistrate s court to charges of assault causing bodily harm and Possession of a dangerous weapon. Raven of 359 Martin Avenue was arrested when Winnipeg inner City police were called to the Home on feb. 24, after com plaints were received of a fight in which a knife had been used. Magistrate i. V. Ubienski was told Raven had inflicted cuts to the of his father and the hand of one of his Brothers when they tried to Dis him. Raven had gone downstairs during the party and later came Back with a record player and the knife clicking out from a pocket court was told. While councillors Al Coop Man Independent citizens election committee Charles Wood Park and Warren Steen ice Queenston agreed with the recommendations coun. Roy Parkhill ice Tuxedo Heights favored main Taining a Community Type police Force such As Tuxedo now has. Coun. Steen said he thought police morale would be affected if certain officers worked exclusively in a residential area without taking their turn patrolling the downtown area. The Charleswood area now is policed by the ramp. Pleads guilty to manslaughter Allan David Hipke 20, of no fixed address monday pleaded guilty in court of Queen s Bench to a charge of Man Slaughter in the oct. 22 beating death of a 53-year-old Man. He was remanded to March 20 for sentence. Hipke and a 14-year-old Juve Nile were arrested after the eaten body of John Robert Abraham of no fixed address was found by police on the Banks of the red River at the foot of gait Street in Winnipeg. Concerned Are to applicants to appear before them before reconsidering their recommendations that the licences not be granted. In Addi Tion the environment commit tee has requested reasons for negative recommendations. The recommendations for refusal of licences which Are to be referred Back to the Community committees dealt with applications for licensing of second hand stores and amuse ment Parlours. The situation brought to the committee s attention by the Case of Alex Gulyas who had applied for a licence to operate a second hand store at 796% main Street. Several councillors speculated that the Johns Community committee had recommended the licence not be granted be cause it was thought or. Gulyas store would Deal in used clothing. However or. Gulyas who appeared before the Environ ment c o m m i t e said he deals Only in used tools and machinery. He said he had never been contacted by the Community committee or asked to appear before it. The St. Johns Community committee handled this matter in a very bad Way in not at least hearing him or. Gulyas before making a commented councillor Ken Talanchuk Independent citizens election committee lord Selkirk it s a denial of natural jus or. Gulyas now is operating a second hand store at the main Street premises under a licence from a store at a previous Loca Tion and will be Able to continue to until his current application receives final approval or rejection by City Council. Environment committee also referred 343 applications for. Renewal of inner City business licences to Council for approval. Councillors objecting to renewal of specific licences will be Able to make their objections before Council and have the application referred to the Community committee in question for fur ther consideration and a recommendations members of the committee decided that applicants for renewals should be notified if there is an objection and Given the Opportunity to appear be fore the Community committee concerned. Inmate gets extra 9 months Oass 39 Trospe for j sate sewer. J m. Concert Flau. J oses 1zs j is Durusan Beys t Paw Sci Vert its it. Part police foil break in an unsuccessful bid to break into a Garry Street store where he had intended to steal a handgun resulted in a three month jail term for a 23-year old Man who appeared in Winnipeg magistrate s court Mon Day. Howard Pinel of 156 Garry Street was arrested by who a Peg s inner City police after he made two attempts around a Jav. Ass 7t7 Aeson songs or . Friday to enter Jen Uings shoot so sep pipes 289 Ortw o3s5 t75 Waff it to. I few Oass 173 so Jay Lynn at the time fee was stopped Csiss by Poole Pinet had to his pos session toys he used to try to Force is Way Scio fee stare. I appearing magistrate j Wastwe m. Feet re the playhouse theatre a Jess 176 . Oass f3 . Toss k Sun. A fuss of Rob cars terms fee a 21-year-old heading Ley jail Sapeer who said he was drunk at the time of his get away was Given an additional nine month term monday in Provin Cial magistrate s court by mag Istrate Samuel Minuk. Stanley George Prince of the Long Plains Indian Reserve pleaded guilty to escaping Law Ful custody on Friday evening. Another Man who escaped with Prince is still being sought by authorities. Court was told the two made their escape by climbing Over a Fence in the exercise Yard. Charleswood ramp spotted the two near the perimeter High Way and gave Chase. Prince was apprehended on the Assiniboine River. Ramp and citizens on Power toboggans searched All night for the other Man. Court was told the jail was not. Aware that the men were missing until they were notified by the ramp who spotted the men in their prison garb. Escapee recaptured in hotel Only one Man remained at Large following the escape from the Birds Mil rehabilitation i Centre after Edward James Smith 23, was caught monday in the National hotel 655 main Street Winnipeg Toner City police said Smith was captured at . Still at Large is Gordon Tocher. 17, of Mair sask. He was described by pose As being fire feet nine inches Tali. Weighing 149 pounds with Brown eyes. Mack hair arid a fair comp Konya he re ported a rearing Bjae Jears and dark was jacket s a n d a a six tries escaped the Centre by overpower ing two boards. Fenee ;