Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 13, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba No 75 Man sphere unless St. Vital site of d Nugent the red Hiver exhibition will not be held next year if Man sphere is denied Permis Sion by Winnipeg City Council to develop Maple Grove Park As a permanent site Ross no gent president of Man sphere said wednesday. Or. Nugent made the announcement at a press Confer ence and reception. We Don t offer it us a threat. It s just a fact that we can t operate where we or. Nugent said in an inter View after making the announcement. There Are simply too Many problems connected with Stag ing the summer exhibition at the present site in the Winnipeg Arena stadium and velodrome or. Nugent said. There Are three main areas of trouble no permanent facilities or improvements to the exhibit areas can be undertaken Mere jail terms lengthened two men who attempted to steal a Man s car at gun Point had their jail terms increased tuesday by the Manitoba court of Appeal. Timothy Gerald Knox had a 30-month jail term for robbery made consecutive to a nine month term instead of concur rent. Kennelh George Everest had a six month term increased to one year. The Crown appealed the orig Inal sentence by provincial judge r. L. Koplein on the grounds that it was too lenient in the face the crime. Evidence was that the men went into the Concord hotel with the intention of robbing the Safe. However they could not find it. On their Way out they attempted to steal a Man s car at gun Point. The Man disarmed Knox and a fight ensued of which Knox and Everest were the losers. Police arrived to arrest them. Winnipeg free press thursday june 13, 1974 2nd class mall registration number 0286 i by for a nine Day period. Everything Lias to be taken apart to make Way for the next event. Closing Empress Street which cuts across the exhibition grounds for the run of exhibition poses traffic prob lems. There is no indication that Man sphere will be Able to use either Alexander Park or the m i 11 a n d railway property which Borders the site on the East. Without that added space the red River exhibition has no room to expand. The growth of the Polo paric shopping Centre has necessitated More parking space of its customers which conflict with the parking for people at tending the exhibition. Or. Nugent said that Manis phere the Parent organization which presents the exhibition every year spends Abou annually on improve ments which have to be Dis mantled when the fair closes. The Quality of the show a been deteriorating for the Pas three or four years because o Lack of space or. Nugent said we can t spend Money o making a first class facility of nine he said. South Dale raceway is one r the major objections that Resi dents of the area surrounding m a p i e Grove Park hav against development of the site most major exhibitions a run in conjunction with Rac tracks for the Revenue the bring in. If South Dale was no allowed to establish a track i the Park or decided to mov elsewhere Man sphere Coul still develop the site but i would take a lot longer h added. City Council is studying the proposal and is expected i vote on it within the next thro months if a negative decision i reached the necessary Mea sures to phase out the Manis phere per m a n c n t staf members have been taken. If Man sphere ceased t stage a summer exhibition the organization would however continue to present out Obi Fesl a fall festival which mail i sphere has presented for the past two years in the Winnipeg Arena. Automatic transmissions transmission Trombus free diagnostic Check and Road test 957 Portage 786-2437 930 Nairn 667-1595 1311 Mcphilips 586-8049 440 Pembina 453-4124 weather report morning bulletin for the Prairie provinces a disturbance which Boundary tonight. Scattered thundershowers and moved across Central Al Berta last night was accompanied b y Thunder Shower activity which swept across Alberta anu1 half Way across Saskatchewan by Early this morning. This disturbance will now move in a southeasterly direction and is expected to reach the Manitoba Dakota increasing cloudiness will Advance across the Central and Eastern regions this afternoon and evening. Temperatures this afternoon will Rise to near 80 in most Southern regions to the Niid-70s farther North. Figures on the map indicate expected High tempera Tures today temperatures following arc High temperatures recorded yester Day Low temperatures for the 12-hour period which ended at g . Today and precipitation for the 24 hour period which ended at 6 . Today Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon Thompson the Pas Winn pig Thunder Bay Ken Oral Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new York Phoenix Boston Al Hans Rome Paris London Berlin Amsterdam Brussels Madrid Moscow Stockholm Tokyo Max. Man. Pre. .67 52 77 74 11 n n 75 68 70 67 67 64 69 72 87 79 75 76 .105 76 is6. To 73 i forecast f o r Winnipeg Bissell Interlake and red Hiver regions mainly sunny today with the Chance of a Thunder Shower late this afternoon and evening South wind at 15 . Cloudy tonight with showers. Mainly Cloudy Friday North wind at 15 . Low tonight near 50 High Friday near 70. The Prairie dog Central builds up a head of steam for the first of its summer sunday trips to heading Ley. The team Joe motive trans Cona shops. Wednesday after its annual overhaul and steamed to its operations base behind the Canadian National railways station on main Street. The Prairie dog starts its regular schedule sunday. It will leave at . And 3 . Sundays and holidays from Elm Hurst Avenue and Ridgewood Street in Charleswood. Elegance restored to Macdonald Home by Johanna Powell free press staff writer the victorian mansion of sir Hugh John Macdonald rescued from demolition in 1370, in ered a new Era thursday. The Oak doors were opened so official visitors could Sec he Complete restoration of the building at cd Carlton Street. The Centennial project of the Manitoba historical society he House has meticulously stripped of layers of Saint and wallpaper imperfect ions have been ripped out and replaced and reinforcements Lave made the Structure better than Ever. Every detail has been care. Fully researched. The Wall papers on almost every Wall Are exact copies of the papers first used by sir Hugh. Layers of old paper were removed until Only the original remained. Samples of the old paper were sent to England where artists used silk screening with Watercolours to get the design exactly right part of the Motif in the Kitchen had to be painted by hand. When the paper finally arrived in sheets not in Rolls Only two decorators in the City had the skill to hang it without marring the delicate colors. Outside gardens arc carefully planted with Flowers in Pat terns preferred by people of the late 19th Century. Barry fair museum curator has spent the last two months carefully. Cataloguing every item used in decorating the 20 room Home. Many pieces of furniture and ornaments o w n c d by lady Macdonald now fill the Large rooms. Other decorations of the time have been donated or recreated to fit the period exactly. Victorians tried to stuff As much furniture into a room As fair said in an interview. The front parlor s packed full so people would know. That you were doing Well Evryl Ihfe in the Home is elaborate. The colors used Are deep dark and or. Fair said. Hardly any surface is left simple or Plain. Even the inside of the fireplace is decorated although you d hardly Ever see special decorations include two sizes of fire screens in front of the fireplace. If a woman sitting by the in a special chair to accommodate Long full skirts Felt the heat was spoiling her complexion she used a fire screen to protect her face. Near Bialik seen As threat to nothings Bank credit unions h e larger screens Hung from Small poles but hand held screens Complete with needlework decoration could be used. The House was one of the first 1c in the City to have electricity. Some of the original wiring still remains in the attic. The fixtures arc Gas fix turns that have been adapted because electric fixtures had t been manufactured or fail said. The original Cost of the Home was or about 10 times the Cost of most Homes built at the time. Most floors and Ceil Ings Are. White Oak and elaborate turned Wood forms the top of Many doorways. The Cost to rebuild the Monure mint to sir Hugh was about sir Hugh John Macdonald built the Home Wheir he was a member of the Manitoba legis lature. A lawyer and the son of the provincial government s entry into the banking Industry will curtail the credit Union movement in Manitoba and cause serious problems for the proposed North lands Bank were told wednesday. Henry Wickbe vice president of the co operative credit society of Manitoba said the is t a b 1 i s h m e n i of Treasury branches would dilute credit Union influence while having Only a minimal effect on chartered or. Wiebe made the com ments at the legislature s Law amendments committee during discussion on Bill trea s u r y brandies act which would enable the government to set up near Banks in Competition with credit unions. Or. Wienc said the govern ment s entry into the banking Industry could jeopardize plans to establish the head office of the proposed North lands Bank n Manitoba. He said the participating provinces in the credit Union sponsored Bank which is expected to receive a Federal charter in september were having second thoughts about precipitation total Lor Arll 1 to june Imi Normal 4.33. Winnipeg temperature pc comparisons figures Tor 24 hours which Edar Max. Man. Prt., june 1 75 41 last year 70 u 7 Normal 73 51 ;