Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba It Winnipeg to u of w printing of Rocc paper divides students Hubert Mayes holds photograph of restored grave of red River settlement founder lord plaque sought for Selkirk burial site restoration of grave Amateur historians after Marker for House by Sheila bean the grave of lord founder of the red River had been neglected and largely forgotten in the French town of but Hubert a University of Winnipeg French and Cal Gary geologist Jack Mcmillan encouraged the restoration of Selkirk neglected burial site three years the two Amateur historians Are trying to have a plaque attached to the Fence surrounding the grave and one put on the House in nearby Pau where Selkirk Mayes said a University of Pau his tory professor originally thought the House had been torn but he did some research and Dis covered that the House was still stand right near the City he Thomas the fifth Earl of founded settlements in Prince Edward Ontario and he died in France in 1820 after Retreat ing to the spas of Pau to try to cure his his red River settlement was beset by Legal wrangles and sometimes Vio Lent disputes with fur traders and he had no idea it would one Day be the location of a Large Selkirk was buried in site of the nearest protestant except for one restoration of his grave in 1913 by his Selkirk plot was largely forgotten for 160 Mayes interest in history caused him to look for Selkirk grave while on a trip to he said when he found the grave the ground around it was the inscription on the Marker was almost illegible and two Oak Trees planted by the Selkirk family were Mayes said he was so appalled by the condition of the grave that he wrote an article about it in a historical Maga the a senior Geo Logist with Calgary based Aquitaine company of had become interested in the grave in 1973 while on business in Southwest with just a Little detective Mcmillan tracked Down Selkirk but was dismayed to find it a sad in 1975 Aquitaine French Parent company was planning a drilling pro Gram in Greenland and Mcmillan was in Paris to help with the at a cocktail party for senior company Mcmillan was asked to speak on any subject he he spoke about Selkirk grave and the difficulties he faced in having it res the company officials were so impressed that they agreed More or less on the spot to fund the on his return to Mcmillan saw mayes1 article and contacted with Aquitaine the pair had the grave restored and rededicated in now that the House where Selkirk died has been they would like to attach a historical Marker to we have to raise the Money for the manufacture and installation of the Mayes but its not something that or he i have at least 30 years to think about by Ritchie Gage the red River Community College student association has quit a joint housing service with the University of Winnipeg student Council Over an underground newspaper printed at the the Rocc association has accused the University student government of interfering in its affairs by renting press time to the free a breakaway tabloid from the Asso citation funded the project the times is written by Rocc journalism students who resigned from the projector last term when final editing Powers were lodged with a member of the student John president of the u of w student said the red River association announced its intention to pull out of the multiple listing housing service Over the times Issue earlier this he said association president Steve Dawson first came to the University student office after the third Issue of the times in september and threatened to pull out of the joint housing registry if we allowed the times to be published on our continue to print Hutton said another Issue was in process when a letter from dated informed him the Rocc was pulling out of the registry Over the free times Hutton said University student Council will continue to print the times on the University press on a rental re quest we will continue to make a decision on the printing of the newspaper on each he although conceding that hed sent the denied that his association had used pressure tactics on the University Council to try and kill the we were going to withdraw from the registry anyway because it was not he this be misunderstood As an attempt to Stop the publication of the Burton spokesman for the was not available for com Dawson has said that the student executive took control of final editing on the projector to ensure Good taste and guard against libel but the free times staff say their former paper has now become an Arm of the student the University of Winnipeg student the is financed by the student but Hutton said bloc funding is being considered to give the paper total Dawson said there will be future talks Between the editor of the free times and the student executive aimed at solving the Treyve already attended one executive but i told them i put up with pickets or any thing or id close the meeting search for fishermen reduced the Canadian press the search for two american Fisher men missing for three weeks aboard a Light plane in Northern Manitoba has been a Canadian forces spokesman said Don Marsh said military personnel will no longer actively look for the two men and their which was equipped with an electronic locator he said two air Force Hercules planes and three other aircraft have spent about 850 search hours to Date covering a area North of Lynn the search was launched after Pilot Don Roberts of Iowa and Tom Lacey of failed to show up at a scheduled Landing on a Manitoba Lake 1 in Roberts Light Marsh said civilian and military planes flying Over the area will be notified of the missing plane and Mili tary aircraft exercises will be carried put in the Marsh said if the plane is not found within three the search will be scaled Down to what is referred to As a Monitor Marsh said Rescue planes would be unable to pick up the signal of the transmitter if it had burned or was under City Calendar series on South Africa begins tonight the idea Centre and the Manitoba anti apartheid coalition will hold a series on South Africa at beginning tonight and each wednesday to 28 in room 112 Lockhart University of topics Are South Africa update the dispossessed Afri Ca generations of resistance you have struck a Rock and free brigadier Michael former chief of United nations peacekeeping Force in will speak on peace and Security at 8 Friday at Stephens Broadway United weather Winnipeg area forecast variable cloudiness with isolated showers today and a High near a few Clouds tonight with a Low near mainly sunny tomorrow with a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba unsettled Friday and saturday with temperatures a Little below sunny and Cool sunday with temperatures below Normal readings of 16 and Northern Manitoba mainly saturday and sunday with temperatures near Normal readings of 10 and Northwestern Ontario unsettled with temperatures below Normal readings of 14 and 4 saturday and temperatures Canada and the world the new testament Baptist Church will hold its sunday service at 10 each members Are temporarily meeting in room 101 of the Viscount Gort motor the Manitoba division of the Canadian paraplegic association will sponsor a wheelchair awareness open House from 1 to 4 in the Holiday 1330 Pembina a lecture series in conjunction with a Rock Art exhibit in Alloway hair will be held at 2 sunday in the planetarium 190 Rupert the first topic will be an introduction to Rock Art with further lectures held and Louise Winner of the fifth Eckhard Gramatte will be featured at 8 monday in Eva Clare University of her program will include Liszt and admission is rothmans of pall mall Canada limited will present an exhibition of original oils of Western provinces by the frenc Canadian Bruno the exhibit will run from 1 to mondays and from 9 to tuesday through Friday until 23 at the company Winnipeg 1645 Inkster Winnipeg Volunteer Reading aides will hold a workshop on How to teach Basic Reading and writing skills to adult no readers from to 2 and from 9 to 4 3 at Peters lutheran to phone 7753659 or free tutoring for students will be phone the Manitoba lung association will hold a on Day seminar called lungs at work 5 in the 629 Mcdermot the program will kick off the education Al Campaign lungs Are for life week Kenneth president of the International Reading and a University of Arizona will address the topic today Challenge in Reading at the Reading Council of greater Winnipeg 81 conference 15 and 16 at the playhouse Goodman will speak at the banquet 15 at the Marlborough the programs will continue the next Day with a presentation entitled children and annual deaths classified death National 15 5 16 9 12 3 13 s 19 2 u 11 14 2 16 8 17 5 19 10 Thunder u 3 14 5 9 8 11 8 17 13 International 24 10 20 7 new 23 10 17 15 20 13 31 19 20 16 13 6 23 18 19 13 29 15 7 6 25 15 28 17 12 9 Tel 29 19 resort spots los Cloudy 19 Las Clear 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