Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free press thursday february 13, 1975 new York in 1945 it took an average of 12 kilowatts of electricity to produce a Pound of aluminium. Today it takes Only 8, and the most efficient plants use Only g.5 a Plant under construction will use 4.5. Turkey is higher than most meals in protein and among the lowest in calories and cholesterol nutritionists v1jo juu1 1 Lilia Mick a triple tubed Tunnel under the Elbe River has been opened to relieve the bottleneck of Hamburg Bridges. The two mile project Cost million. I group urges Board to reconsider plan a five member delegation asked the River East school Board wednesday to reconsider a planned addition to or. F. W. L. Hamilton school and the need for new facilities in the Bird s Hill school. The delegation told the trustees that enrolment in the Bird s Hill area could increase by several Hundred students with in the next three years because of housing developments now and in planning Sale ends March 1st 1975 super Tex Interior Latex our top Quality White and pastel colors Only Reg. Gal. Sale Price under Way stages. Trustee Brian Peterson chairman of the Board said one of the problems the Board faces is that it has no firm word on exactly what additional housing developments Jwill be going into the area. Such information is needed before the Board can decide on what school facilities should be built although the Board expects it will have to decide on a new school for area within the next few years he said. At present the four room Bird s Hill school which is located in the town of Birds Hill serves students in grades 1 to Mil Craft Interior Latex for the Economy minded. White and pastel colors Only. Reg. Gal. Sale Price free a x 12 plastic drop Sheet with Purchase of one Gal. Paint limit 1 per Cust. Free wallpapering kit with Purchase of 20.00 Wal covering. Limit one per customer. Watch for Many unadvertised specials in the store. Mills Mills paint Wall covering 99 Isabel pm. 943-5567 open . P.m., Fri. . 9 ., sat. 9 . 5 Community clinic opening Winnipeg s health action Centre a Community clinic at 461 notre Dame Avenue held an official opening reception for area residents wednesday. The Centre organized by inner City residents began operating several weeks ago. Brian Teixeira chairman of the Centre s Board said the number of patients enrolled particularly since Jan. 1 has increased however no definite figures will be available until the Centre has determined How Many of its patients intend to use the facility on a permanent basis. Or. Teixeira said the Centre currently employs one part time physician but that a full Lime doctor is expected to be lured soon. Several Hundred people at tended wednesday s reception. 3. Next fall Wilh the addition of two temporary school units it will take kindergarten Stu dents trustee Peterson said. At present kindergarten Stu dents and students in Grade 4 and up Are transported by bus from the area to or. F. W. L i 11 o n school which is about two Miles West of the town on Henderson Highway. Trustee Peterson said the addition to the or. F. W. L. A Milton school is intended to serve projected enrolment in creases from the Bird s Hill area and from the northward expansion of the City of Winnipeg. Sketch plans for the new addition have been submitted to the provincial department of education he said. The parents asked that the need for the new addition be reviewed and that trustees in Stead consider building an addition to the Bird s Hill school or a new school on the site. Such a new school could be attached to the old one which could be converted to Library music and other similar facilities suggested Vernon Lees who presented the delegation s Brief. The delegation also stated that the parents of the area want conventional classrooms rather than the open area classrooms now planned for the new addition. The delegation presented in formation to the Board com piled from a Survey it conducted in the area. The delegation is scheduled to meet with the Board feb. 26, when a decision is expected on the request. Wheat Board handles billion in Grain by Vern fowl1e free press staff writer the Canadian wheat Board handled billion Worth of Grain wheat Oats and bar Ley during the 1973-74 crop year and exported Grain to 60 countries. The figures Are contained in a wheat Board report to producers which gives a break Down of the sales picture the International marketing Situa Tion and the transportation problems which plagued the Board from aug. 1, 1973 to oct. 31, 1974. Wheat from producers amounted to 612 million Bush Els Worth about billion. The report said initial pay ments to producers were about billion. That left a surplus of million. Total operating costs were million. After deducting these costs and then allowing for interest earned there was million left for distribution to Farmers in final payments which now Are being made. There were 269 million Bush Els of Barley Worth Mil lion. Initial payments to farm ers amounted to million and left a surplus of Mil operating costs were Ion. Total Given As million. After de ducting these costs and allow no for interest earned there Vas about million left for distribution to Farmers in final payments. There were 40.4tmiuion Bush Els of Oats Worth million. Initial payments to Farmers were million and left a sur plus of about million. Total operating costs were about million. The net sur plus left for distribution to producers was about million. Total wheat exports were 419 million bushels and Barley was 127 million bushels. The five largest importers of Canadian wheat were Asia and Oceania 132 million Bush Els Western Europe 96 Mil lion bushels China 53 million bushels ., 35 million bushels and South America 37 million bushels. The largest Barley buyers were Asia Western Europe Eastern Europe North Ameri Ca and the Labor problems beginning in the fall of 1973, transportation problems and bad weather last Spring hampered Raiji transportation. Prizes awarded to Daiiche studio a Winnipeg dance studio and local dancers have won first prize in an International ballroom dance Competition. The first place awards recently handed out in Chicago went to two of the dancers while a third won second place in the supervisors awards. Of 17 studios competing the Winnipeg Arthur Murray dance studio won the Over All first place award. The report said the delays proved costly to producers. They resulted in the biggest and longest buildup of waiting vessels Ever experienced in this country and the highest demurrage costs Ever paid in the 39-year history of the wheat demurrage charges for wheat and Barley Are estimated at More than million. Regarding food Aid and Export credit the report said food Aid shipments were made to a total of 27 countries during the crop year. These shipments consisted of 20 Mil lion bushels of wheat and flour bushels of Barley and 1.1 million bushels of rapeseed. The major recipients were Bangladesh India Pakistan Ghana Indonesia and Algeria. Total exports of wheat and wheat flour under medium term and Long term credit arrangements were 115.2 million bushels this represented Over 25 per cent of Canada s total wheat exports during the year. Shipments of just Over 10 million bushels of Barley were also made under a credit arrangement with Poland. Medium term credit with a repayment period of up to three years is provided by the Canadian wheat Board but the Loans Are guaranteed by the Federal government. Long term credit sales involving repayment periods of Over three years Are insured by the Canadian government through the Export develop ment y consume snuff swedish people consumed a record breaking tons of snuff in 1974, More than two pounds per adult male the swedish tobacco co., announced. Every week More people who appreciate Fine Canadian whisky Are discovering it and staying with it reason a full Mellow taste the unmistakable smoothness of a perfectly blended whisky Golden touch. i i Tuuli n ii Hie i convention Centre holds Canada s largest car Sale this is the largest Auto Sale Ever held in Winnipeg. We Are completely overstocked on new and used cars and must reduce this inventory. We have rented the entire 3rd floor of the convention Centre for this Sale and we Are prepared to make you the car buying Public the finest new or used car Deal you have Ever moving in today Corby Good taste in Canada since 1859. Free admission phone 942-6505 3rd floor convention Centre ;