Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 16, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Repair costs too High financial woes threaten to close War memorial Lodge by Noelle Boughton fearing loss of a was memorial one Branch of the Royal Cana Dian legion is trying to give the building to another the has been rebuffed by the Winnipeg found which has the final say Over the the women tribute memorial Lodge stands in front of Deer Lodge Hospital on the Northwest Corneto Woodlawn and dedicated in 1936 As a tribute to veterans of the first world the building was originally used As a recreation Centre for Deer Lodge Hospital staff and several prominent Winnipeg such As Manitoba first woman legislature member Edith raised the Money to build the the women banded together to form the women tribute memorial Lodge it was incorporated by an act of the legislature in this act says the Deer Lodge Branch is responsible for managing and maintaining the but if a time comes when the Branch cant handle the building becomes the Winnipeg foundations Respo Sibili problems have flow Afi Seti because the Lodge needs increasingly More and Deer Lodge Branch Doest have enough members to pay for Deer Lodge legion member Ray Funnell says the Branch has Man aged to pay in the past two years for window and roof repairs As Well As for a new water Supply sys but the Branch cant keep this Deer Lodge Branch Doest want the legion to lose custody of the memorial so Funnell says the Branch is now negotiating with another Winnipeg legion 1 wont say which Branch that he because its very vital that nothing throw a Monkey wrench in our he says negotiations should be completed by and then the Deer Lodge Branch will ask the Winnipeg foundation for executive director of the Winnipeg Alan says that approval cant be he says the legislative act specifically states Only the legions Deer Lodge Branch can have custody of the if that Branch closes or cant main Tain the the act states the Winnipeg foundation then becomes responsible for the building and must maintain the memorial room but the room Doest necessarily have to be in the Howison says if the foundation gets the it might suggest the Deer Lodge Branch merge with an other Branch to keep the tribute Funnell says that meet the acts terms either because the merged branches would not be the Deer Lodge Branch defined in the Howison says the Winnipeg foun Dation cant help the Deer Lodge Branch with any we cant give them a says because were not in the business of making Grants to Royal Canadian legion All the Deer Lodge Branch can do is maintain the building or Funnell says the Branch May can cel its charter and move out of the Hall on the lodges top floor if an other legion Branch will assume Cus Tody of the women tribute memory Long term smokers successfully see Page 5 Winnipeg free press september 1978 City news 2nd class mail registration number 0286 it leaves you breathless Barbara Cansino the lines Are open Peter Warren of Job got right Down to business on thursday of youre the former City editor and reporter and freelancer for 11 newspapers called in to one of the reasons i left newspapers was be cause they had so Many inaccuracies in whats your sir the Point is that in no an item in thursdays column about Peter Mike and open line shows on Job and there were two inac Cura said what Are they the Public has a right to said the column says that Mike Ward is the first opposition Hes Ever that is an absolute Bunch of Well the word used was not theres a difference Between opposition and that an absolute Bunch of More absolute said complaint number two where is the open line show biting the dust in Toronto get Back to you on that chum Toronto discontinued the John Gilbert open line show in and while chum has traditionally had an open line talk show for 15 or 18 chum decided to abandon the open line were doing a different kind of its More with news rather than people calling its More of an interview Type of said a chum John Howe went Over to cd ii where he has the same kind of open line its the Only one in metro Toronto with no opposition or is there a trend in the East to discontinue open line shows in Ottawa there Are two am open line one on Fra and one on they Are in different time the Coy hosted by Bill 9 to 11 monday to has been shortened from three hours to two whys that audience fatigue and Host fati the Calls were still coming but the people sounded said Stuart president and chief executive offi cer of Coy in cad has the Only English daily open line sounds like Montreal is a four hour 10 to 2 Mon Day to the open line Seg called is limited to one 11 to on the subject of open line Pat assistant to the program director of says there Are not As Many As there used to they used to be part of the package of just an accepted she pointed that the French stations in Montreal Are very heavy on open line of of Montreal used to have a daily open line Tine Dave Patrick which evolved into an interview Type of program in Stead of a Callin says Ralph chief announcer of it was a conscious change of programming in the Spring of this it was just the Way the program we found we were getting a better response off the it seemed to be a reaction to the Public need of what the audience he the most dramatic example is a Kim which had a 24 hours Day open line with people like Pat in the late sixties the format was changed to straight top 40 music 24 hours a the reason says Reg a Kim program direct a Kim want doing that Well from a rating when they just we rent doing anything but when they they just went right up to the we have a people weekly cumulative at the time of it was people tuning you have you made your bed ladies mottos some time in an item called pet a pet Peeve cited was the Secretary who tells you the Boss is out after youve told her your there was such an Over whelming response to this particular that its been difficult to take anyone Secretary seriously except for the Secretary of the cultivated Derek clerk of the executive Tele phoned thursday at 1 15 caller is Bedson there please Secretary May i ask who Call ing please caller Oriana Secretary in bed son int in at the May i have him Call please caller 2 15 Derek return ing the Call anyone who in at 1 15 is not a in Francais every season hundreds of Anglo phone Winni Eggers take French battling it out with the duals at the Thibeault of void it some people go year after know Madame Thibeault like their own what else to turn to the adult education Branch of College Universita ire de Saint known to the fledglings As Boniface is offering the following evening courses in French effective 4 to 6 on wednesdays Crea Tive 5 to thursdays French As 1st Lan 3 to tuesdays metric 3 to tuesdays handwriting 2 to mondays photog 2 to for More information phone Dianne at a a from the editorial department a perfect Man gets himself the Only difference Between the Man and the clone is the clones foul the clones Mouth is so foul its and the perfect Man decides to do away with the he drives the clone to a Cliff and pushes him that very moment the police arrive and arrest the perfect Man you cant arrest in still All Ive done is get rid of my Duple the cop we Arent arresting you for were arresting you for making an obscene staff photo Arnold artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg stands among some of the props from past productions which will be on fan invitation to see what we do9 Rob opens its doors to show scene behind by Janice keys we Many new also the ballets Complex lighting Ings where the faces should be an 4 Torii my of gift tit n n r t f in i Knurr Tih Minh 111 rim an t my 11 1nii in i r Imit that Itri to by Janice keys for the past the Royal Winnipeg Ballet has been preparing for a performance of a different for the first time in its As part of its 40th the Ballet will hold an open House to let people know what goes on behind the from 11 to 6 today in its studios at 289 Portage this is an invitation to the City of Winnipeg to see what we artistic director Arnold Spohr everyone on the staff and the company members will be Here to show our hospitality and talk to to get involved with the this is our 40th so were going to open the doors to former friends we Many new the company is in rehearsal from 11 to 2 and the Public is invited to after the Large upstairs studio will be the Loca Tion for several workshops on stage Given by principal dancer Bill Lark on Given by soloist Joost Pelt and on by professional student Ted and set pieces and props from several including the bed from the ecstasy of Rita the image of Christ from in quest of the the old fashioned camera used in nut Cracker and pieces of the Ginger bread House from Hansel and Gretel will be on also the ballets Complex lighting Board and sound equipment will be on general manager Edward Roger will be showing films of the company in performance in another if you should suffer hunger pangs in the Middle of All this the Ballet has that base dancers Marina Margaret Georgia Kerr and Susan Ben net have baked cookies and other and Coffee will be Avail for those who have frustrated dreams of the piece of Resis Tance in All this is the cardboard cutout of two dancers in a typical Ballet the cutouts have open Ings where the faces should be and you poke your own head through the have your picture snapped and voila youre an instant retail beef Price Down 6 in 2 weeks by Jack Francis the retail Price of beef at five leading Winnipeg outlets surveyed this week by the Manitoba beef growers pricing service averaged a Down six per cent in the last two the decline is not expected to con and some strength ening in live cattle prices is indicate stores monitored by the service 30 had an average Price of with 22 prices averaging at a of major cuts sirloin Steak registered the largest drop at an average of a Down 30 cents from on 30 and Down 40 cents from on sirloin tip roast at was Down two cents from two weeks ear but was seven cents higher than the average three weeks stewing beef declined to from two weeks earlier and three weeks medium ground beef was set at Down 14 cents from two weeks but the same As three weeks a Manitoba beef growers spokes Man said that retailers appeared to be responding to news reports show ing that cattle prices had declined slightly earlier in the have levelled off since and now appear to be on a slight uptrend which could mean another increase in retail prices when new carcass meats hit the retail rail Grade prices quoted last week by packers to producers advanced from per hundredweight to committee backs land Purchase Winnipeg civic executive policy committee has recommended Council spend More than million on the Purchase of a methane Gase Dan gered Industrial property on the for Mer Boniface Landfill the owned by York tire is located at 150 Warman Road and is by far the most expensive to be recommended for acquisition under a program approved by Council last a report approved by committee behind closed doors thursday said the settlement is consid ered by the civic administration to be fair and reasonable and in the Best Eastern times in today weekend the new fall television season is however All times listed Are for the Eastern time for Correct times of the programs in subtract one hour or con sult the to scene Section of today free interests of the if approved by Council the York tire property will become the fourth acquired by the City since explosive methane Gas was first found to be seeping into buildings on the former Landfill site in others include Washington Cabi nets All fab building components and Schunaker Mackenzie the City is continuing negotiations with three remaining property owners on the who is this Man Cubas Leader of almost 20 years has been maintaining a Force of about troops in Ethiopia and can you name the cuban Premier will Canadian soldiers leave or stay when their tour of duty with the in peacekeeping Force in Leba non expires next month what football position do Montre Al Alou ettes players sunny Joe Barnes and Larry Lawrence play readers interested in testing themselves on these and other questions about names and events in the news can turn to the news quiz on Page s3 of today free the free press publishes the quiz each week it is As part of its school news its a Good Way to find out How much you know about current National and world try the quiz ;