Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, December 08, 1979

Issue date: Saturday, December 8, 1979
Pages available: 241
Previous edition: Friday, December 7, 1979

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Shirts by Brian Cole controversy Over the Selling of shirts with a picture of a Drunken Man in earlier this year has subsided with a Public apology to Indian Garry a spokesman for the Manitoba Metis said yesterday he was satisfied with written apologies received from the Thompson inn and Dave kurpies mens Wear for Selling the the a promotional gimmick which sold for bore the inscription Thompson inn is for under Neath was a person clutching a bottle and laying in a complaints upheld spokesmen complained to the Manitoba human rights commission last october that the shirt was discriminatory and the com Mission subsequently upheld the com Moses a former spokesman for the Manitoba Indian said we cant go along with this kind of degrading of our people who have been put Down for so it makes you wonder at their courage to keep going when other people keep trying to Label them with this kind of an Nee pin was unavailable for comment Thompson inn manager Ernie Wright said he ordered the Merchan Dise after requests for he said he had nothing to do with the design and no discrimination was in Jean Dorge spruces up Christmas Plant at government House by Vienna Batuk Lite everyone else at this time of Jean Dorge is Busy putting up off if of Oliaf Liedts Haw a cacti hauled out of the Holly wreathes have been Hung on the front and the outdoor Christmas lights have been checked for bunt out the House is buzzing with eager prep the House is government Home of lieutenant governor r Bud Jobin and his wife As greenhouse Gardener for the rest one of Gorges responsibilities is decorating government House each three Trees unlike most government House celebrates the Holiday season with three Christmas one is Dorge it is already in place decorated with the usual balls and Santa the other two expected to arrive in a couple of will be eight foot he if i had to do the inside decorations by it would take about a Dorge he says that with the help of his retired Bill who has been retained by the most of the plastic and cloth garlands and ornaments were put up in one All the decorations have designated such As the grand staircase and the because of Dorge he appreciated emersons Gui dance and Emerson has been with government House for 32 in addition to Christmas the outside of the White Brick House will be decorated with two ated candles mounted on the porch evergreens decorated Severn every get Trees in front of the residence have been decorated with inside the greenhouse yellow and White chrysanthemums and Christmas plants such As poinsettias Are being tended by Dorge for use within the residence and for functions such As the annual new years Day his arrangements of Christma Cut which will consist largely of will use greenery from the Juniper and Cedar Bushes located on the grounds of the Floral preparations for Christmas Are elaborate and take considerable the for have been under Gorges care for the past four Christmas Here at government House is special and and Jobin Are always while the formalities Are maintained during the tone is i enjoy being part of Hunter in Hospital after Hydro line Brush by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Thompson a Thompson Miner had a narrow Brush with death yester Day when he was burned while climb ing a transmission Tower to spot Moose during a Hunting Vic Sapach is in fair condition in the Thompson general hospitals intensive care he is being treated for first and second degree Burns to his left thigh and other parts of his mine Captain metals company tone was rescued from the Tower by two companions after he received a severe Shock when his hand came too close to a High voltage he was seated on a crossbar 60to70 feet from the ground when he received the Bill area manager for said the line carried he said a person could get a fatal Shock if they came within six inches to a foot of the Sapach clothes were bum Edby the electrical he didst lose we kept talking to him at the said Hunting companion Bob Martin Shanks said the and possibly his could have been in greater except for the fact that a service Crew was working on the same line at Nelson he said after received his initial Shock a breaker switch automatically Cut Power on the he when the breaker cuts it is restored by a dispatch when a Crew is working on the Power is not restored until the Al Clear conies from the the incident left Leaf Nelson House and Rattan mine without Power for 20 temperature continues Seesaw antics in City by Jay Anderson the temperature which has caused the Mercury to Rise and fall from week to week since Early no continued its Seesaw into de this week temperatures were on the High Side of the last with a High of 10 and a Low of was the Only Day of seven in which the thermometer failed to record a tempera even More the 17 Low was the second coldest temperature so far this exceeded Only by a 18 on at this time last the Mercury had twice fallen to the 30 and had not risen above the freezing Point for nearly a mondays High of the warmest of the left doubt that this year is not following temperatures above Normal the average High for this was degrees above daily lows were up by averaging warm temperatures were made even More pleasant by an abundance of at least for those not looking for More than 30 hours were recorded at the with mondays hours Only 30 minutes less than the maximum possible for Early Decem precipitation was re ported on six though on four it Only amounted to a three of those Days had rain mixed in with and two had freezing prec pita tuesdays my of rain and wednesdays pm of Snow were the Only measurable december averages one Rainy Day every two years at none was reported last but 1977 had three Days with despite the pleasant character of the weeks temperature and it was a very Active one for weather it began with a cold but Calm and sunny High overtop the City last but the benign conditions were late in the weekend a deep Low moved into the province and winds and temperatures began to southerly winds ahead of the blowing straight Down the red River gusted to 82 at blowing Snow was not a problem in the but visibilities were restricted across the open windchill hovered around the 1600 Watts per Square metre Mark All winds turned to the West on but gusts still reaches 70 wednesday and thursday were better behaved As winds dropped off to aver age speeds of Only 15 or 20 Friday turned Windy As a second intense Low slipped past the City to the the weather office computers prom ise a warm but Windy weekend for Winnipeg before temperatures tilt Back to the cold Side Early next City Calendar Oral biology seminar set for monday foot specialist consultant Polloc podiatrist Abbey foot i buy used fur Coats winnipe8 fur Exchange 180 Princess 9436766 Klaus biochemistry univer sity of will present an Oral biology seminar on studies of muscular dystrophy in Man and animals at noon 10 in Hamilton lecture faculty of 780 Bannatyne do schools make a difference is the topic of an education weather a environment Canada Fote Cai h High l Low cold from warm front colloquium by Odarka Trosky to be Given at 11 in room 200 of the education University of Colin visiting introduce and screen the new two hour video tape bad girls at 3 15 in Arthur Street 54 Arthur admission is the program is sponsored in part by the Canada councils visiting artists senior students and alumni of the Manitoba school for theatre and Allied arts will present Neil Simons the Good doctor at 14 and 15 at the Portage Leon Michaels will address the annual joint meet ing of the jewish and Manitoba historical societies at 8 11 in the planetarium 190 Rupert his topic will be majority language and minority culture the jewish the annual Santa Claus childrens Christmas party presented by the multicultural committee of the citizen ship Council of Manitoba International Centre will be held from 1 to 4 9 in the 700 Elgin Cedar specials 1x4 a suburban 1x6 suburban see our display Mem 233os06 Chaco 46 Archibald Prober Yard lawyers Paul Walsh Jay Prober Douglas Yard Terry Quitkin Mary Mcmanus Bonnie Helper Martin Tadman 219 Kennedy 9447290 fee schedule available upon Telephone or written request sunday Only mens shirts save 100 Long sleeve in sizes so open 15 a Christmas idea from Halle eco ncn5 we feb 99 Osborn Village 4534903 open sunday 15 for your shopping convenience Gabbrielli 121 Osborne Village crafts our mistake Cloudy and cold Winnipeg area forecast partly Cloudy becoming Cloudy High today 9 to Low tonight tomorrow Cloudy with Light Snow and High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba unsettled with temperatures near or slightly above Normal monday and Northern Manitoba Clear and cold monday and tues Northwestern Ontario near or slightly above Normal temperatures monday and temperatures Canada and world two of the winning numbers in thursdays win Tario draw were incorrect in yesterdays free press the winning ticket number is the four numbers Worth each were 822648 349323 428211 and the Winfall number is it was wrongly reported in thursdays free press that George awns is chairman of the labor relations Council Winnipeg builders in he is director of the construction labor relations association of estate auction instructed by the trustees we shall sell by Public auction very Fine River Heights of highest Quality consisting of 135 at deaths classified death estate auctioneers a appraisers 291 Kennedy custom made drapes come to Admire the most Beautiful patterns imported from Europe and find just nobody but nobody can undersell Bomfim contractors 929 main St 9437541 for carpets 7 stores at main Selkirk immediate cremation including cremation Cost c Iris k funeral Chapel 120 Adelaide Street Manitoba funeral Inta Matton 9436688 National 12 6 8 7 10 14 8 9 3 12 10 7 20 2 10 1 u 3 is Thunder 1 7 2 6 0 9 0 12 8 International 4 2 5 1 new u 6 14 3 11 8 20 10 10 3 3 0 16 8 15 12 17 o 2 o Tel 14 6 16 0 6 3 19 12 resort spots los Las Clear fair Cloudy fair Cloudy fair partly partly Cloudy 29 21 24 27 21 27 26 28 31 29 30 19 11 ii 23 16 25 17 19 26 26 22 Winnipeg temperature comparisons mean 6 last 23 3 highest on record in 1939 Lowi to record in 1972 precipitation total Tor 1 to 7 Millimetres Normal of 141 Dogwood suite husband of Hazel of husband of Maria of be widow of Joseph Dorothy of wife of Chris Gopher Frederick of husband of Annie of husband of Annette Selina of Ernest of 720 Lipton husband of Sadie Alfred Alex of 807 Coventry husband of Kay Frederick of Norbert nursing husband of Margaret John of husband of Dorothy Nezabeth of widow of Alex Marjory of John Allan of son of Edward and Shirley of widow of Nicholas to of 620 Dudley husband of Nettie of 390 Partridge suite husband of Jennie Bessie of Dominion widow of David Edward of West husband of Kay note preview sunday december from to also monday december from to auction monday december 10 at Sharp numerous rare collectable Early British Sterling pcs Fine Dresden Early Cranberry vases t numerous Fine old engravings t antique framed mirrors very ornately carved victorian in excellent Condi Tion f elegant Pecan dining room 8 table with 2 leaves and All like new t various pcs of Fine antique furniture f cased set of 12 Crown Derby Imari 2451 Patt t fruit knives with Hook handles 2 Fine Dresden table lamps antique rare perfume bottle with miniature portrait panel t antique cloisonne Pitcher with stopper t numerous Royal Vienna por Celain pcs t 9 dining room suite excellent Condi Tion t persian carpets f rare Early Crown Derly pcs t Fine estate jewellery Don t miss this very special auction of Tine Coll Clawes catalogues available estate auctioneers Ami appraisers member of auctioneers association member cd appraisers association of America for professional evaluation of entire estates or single antique or Fine outright Purchase or estate wanted Canadian Silver 1966 it dollars per Dollar 1967 it dollars dollars per Dow 1968 Silver dimes per olympic Coin 00 per set mint sets preset coins Silver 1964 earlier per Dollar Peg Coin 325 Donald 9422758 prices subject to chanae he Vang 9439981 for your pining pleasure White House the Only place for ribs Canada s finest rib House serving you for Over 40 443 Selkirk lunch 6 Mon tort dinner closed wednesday 5826734 1635 Grant take out da1lv daily 4539039 ;