Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 1, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba FINAL EDITION Winnipeg Free Scattered showers Continuing very cool Winds west at 25 mph decreasing to 15 mph Friday evening Low tonight and high morrow 40 and 55 VOL 58 No 208 34 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS WITH COMICS lOc WINNIPEG THURSDAY JUNE 1 1950 Rise 5.23 Moon Mse 11.49 p.m VERY COOL AND SHOWERS Set p.m Moon Set 5.41 TRUMAN APPEALS FOR MORE ARMS AID To Pay Flood For Its Homes Exclude Houses Sold OTTAWA June 1 Special Central Mortgage anc will pay flood repair bills for homes which it owns in Manitoba Horu Robert Winters minister of resources told the house commons Thursday The minister made the state when asked by Willian Bryce whethe any of the repair costs would be thrown back on the tenants The houses and op- crated by Central Mortgage will be restored and the ex- pense born by the corporation Mr Winters replied Later Mr Winters clarified his statement for the Free Press by The housing corporation will pay for flood damage on all homes which it owns in not just homes in Winnipeg and St New Committee Launches Survey To Assess Damage Work of the restoration committee of the Manitoba Flood Relief fund began quickly Thursday on the heels of the announcement of the appointment of Harold J Riley Winnipeg lawyer as chairman of the committee and Harold A Steele Restoration Policies 1 The purpose of the fund is to repair and replace essential household and goods not by Insurance or covered by governmental or other agencies to the extent that available funds permit 2 Priority will be given to the most needy and made destitute by the flood 3 Restorations will be made by cash payments An in- dividual appraisal of loss will be completed before payments can be made and damaged goods should be held available for appraisal 4 Local committees are being organized to expedite the handling of cases As these are set up their locations will be announced Relief Fund Mounts Donated Boniface 2 the ownership of the house has been transferred from the corporation to another corporation is not re- sponsible and the repairs will have to come under the general com- arrangement the de- tails of which we don't know yet The corporation is out of the picture as soon as a chaser has made a purchase agreement he pointed out Repairs and restoration of flood damaged homes then become the responsibility the purchaser who presumably will ba given assistance under the compensation ments still to be worked out Still forging ahead the dominion campaign of the Manitoba Flood Relief fund advanced to a national total of by noon day for an increase of in the last 24 hours Canada Packers employees across the Dominion provided day's biggest single contribution to the climbing fund They donated and the company added an additional Manitoba's all-out effort to sist her flood victims sent the River Nears 1948 Level On Way Down flood waters of the Red river Thursday had fallen to within a little more than a foot above the high water mark in Greater Winnipeg Showing a fall FEET contributions relief fund up over mark Thursday to the flood the By noon officials of the cial campaign announced the total had risen to Returns from rural Manitoba anc centres outside peg were expected to push the total ahead rapidly within the next two provincial committee heads said These returns are just beginning to come in What Manitoba has done so far shows splendid teamwork between employer and em- ployee manager and labor commented Allan H Watson chairman of member provincial committee Knowing the spirit of neighbor liness that exists in rural Manitoba the committee feels sure that its contributions will greatly increase the provincial total Heading the rural campaign is D G McKenzie of Winnipeg Here other recent lights the provincial Henry Birks and Sons has donated Credit Foncier Franco-Canadian of has given and the Law Society of Manitoba A total of has come from Page 12 as vice-chairman and Following a policy meeting of the management commit- tee late Wednesday H W ning general chairman reported the fund would be used to repair and replace essential clothing household furnishings and other goods with priority being given to the most and destitute Restorations he said would be made by cash payments Mr Manning also said that a comprehensive survey ready has been started under the direction of the new restoration committee to assess the total loss within the ob- of the fund This in- he stated would ue independent of those being conducted by governmental and other agencies The restoration committee established to assess flood damage and distribute the fund will work as an advisory under the direction of the management com- Members of the A Murphy and G S Jones representing labor R Dales supervisor Bank Scotia Miss Frances of Nova McKay Women's institute D G McKenzie chairman of the board of grain commissioners for Canada Dr H B Sommerfeld Canadian Colonization association Georg Richardson of James Richardson and Sons Steinkopf Winnipeg barrister and Aid J Hebert of St Boniface appraise for the Canadian Farm Loan board The committee has add to its numbers power Flood Grant May Cut Aid Under Farm Act Halt Red Grabs With Strength WASHINGTON June 1 President Truman Thursday asked congress for more money to strengthen free nations to the point where Russia will realize the impossibility of taking them over When this is President Truman said in a special message the leaders of this imperialism will recognize that their own interests will be served by with free nations Then and only then will i lasting peace be achieved Mr Truman for to finance American arms shipments to its allies during the fiscal year beginning July 1 He also sought immediate Counterfeit Case Arrests Now Total 14 Arrests made Tuesday night and early Wednesday as Winnipeg police the and Toronto police swept the remnants of a counterfeit gnet ring into suspected their dragnet now total 14 Of these 11 were picked up here it was disclosed Thursday against most of and three women the who in city police cour Charges eight men appeared Thursday would likely be laid later in the day the crown prose cutor O M M Kay revealed Meanwhile the 11 were remand ed one day The group was picked up in ai series of simultaneous raids in several sections of Greater at dawn Wednesday and in one outside the city 40 Raiders The raiding con- sisting of city detectives and was directed jointly by Inspector of Detectives David Nicholson George Blow and Inspector J D BY BOYD OTTAWA June 1 Special Hon J G Gardiner agriculture minister told of 6 feet in 24 hours the level at James a v e n u e I pumping station i at 1 p.m was 24.51 feet above datum The river is now six feet six inches above the minimum flood level of IS It has been above this mark since April 20 On its upward climb to the 1950 of 30.3 feet above datum the river reached 24.5 feet May 4 MANITOBA SHOWS THE WAY Here is how the province Is the Manitoba Flood Relief fund Manitoba's total contribution to Wednesday Total to Thursday noon At rate the of present fall it Abbott Hints Trade Curbs To Be Eased TORONTO June 1 men on both sides of the inter- national border waited for the 3 emit era tic re A Temperature readings during the hour period ending at 6.30 Thursday Vancouver Calgary Edmonton 41 cultural committee Thursday he assumed the Manitoba government would deduct any payments made to flooded out farmers under the prairie farm assistance act from any grants made to the valley farmers for flood relief and re- habilitation Under repeated questioning from Rene Jutras vencher the minister would not say what regulations might be passed next fall if any in order to deal with the special circumstances of the flood He wanted to wait until then and take a look at the Mr Gardiner thought the area qualifying for bonus ments for crop failure might not be extensive He there would be barley was satisfied lot of oats and month and Tl JP Manitoba's team of Ted Burch left and Bruce MacKenzie arc shown bidding farewell to Trans-Canada Airlines stewardess June Ness of Vancouver they landed at Stevenson field Thursday morning A half hour after their return the team was up in the Manitoba Flood Relief fund office to ascertain progress of the fund Here they are shown checking the Quebec donation list with Cecil Lamont centre honorary national organizer of the fund to extend help which have not been helped pre- by the United States should hey be threatened by Communist expansion He said continuation of the tary assistance programme is id in the face of clear evidence hat Russia and the Soviet lites will not hesitate to use force Mr Truman said the United States and all other members ol the United Nations had pledged to settle their disputes by peaceful means In spite of these solemn Mr Truman said there is clear evidence that certain adherents to the UN charter will not hesitate to use force and to threaten the rity of other countries If it suits their purposes The hard-hitting report Russia for making arms aid sary The Soviet Union has dedicatee itself to the destruction of cracy and everything which it re- presents and is waging a grirr struggle to make the entire fret world slave No nation can be tral for a serious outbreak Harris of the The on earth inevitably up coincided with the arrest in a See BOGUS MONEY Page 12 Will Bridge column page 9 Comics page 23 Deaths and Funerals page 13 Financial news pages 24 31 Radio page 4 Sports news pages 20 21 22 Women's news pages 15 16 Canasta column page 7 Crossword puzzle S everyone No Panacea The task will require more than plans promises and hope It will demand the best and most that every free nation can contribute In itself the programme is not a panacea which will cure the world's ills nor will it ed end the coid war or assure cess in a hot war Combined how ever with the tireless efforts all free nations and with our owe contributions ob- becomes attainable With See TRUMAN Page 12 Thank You Team Astounded At Aid should be within its banks in the Winnipeg area below 18 feet by about June 10 A steady drop in the Red river level all the way from Fargo was noted over the past 24 hours The level fell 35 feet at Emerson and 42 feet at Morris At both Lockport ana Selkirk I Man the Red TODAYS HVf L river dropped three inches over- night The Assiniboine river also showed recessions along its course at Brandon down three inches next move Thursday after getting word that Canada might soon lift more trade re- strictions with the United States Hon Abbott finance minister told an international trade fair meeting Wednesday night that time may not be far off I he said that we shall reach the point in the not too distant future where it will be possible to remove all quantitative restrictions on our trade Mr Abbott said at the dinner sponsored by the tage la Prairie two and one-half inches Headingley one and one- half inches These drops are for a period of 24 hours ending at S Thursday Work on the hydro project at Pine Falls Man is being curtailed by rains and high water on the Winnipeg river D M Stephens mines and tural resources said Thursday Mr Stephens however ed fears that work1 on the projec may have to be suspended gether unless tha recedes He said less men would be employed for the time being but that unless See FLOOD Page 12 Saskatoon IB 64 SI 34 67 Sl 82 75 22 66 60 sugar beets When Mr Jutras shook his head in disagreement the minister I used to live in that country and I know it I don't know any farmers down WINNIPEG Port Churchill ort Arthur hi Halifax 64 See FARM AID Page 12 Small dian Exporters association that had made a point of withdrawing trade ions left over from the war Mr Abbott said Canada has retained her independent tion despite suggestions that she either join the sterling area or enter some kind of union with the United States But both extremes have been avoided We have retained our independent position True overseas exports have fallen as was perhaps inevitable But overseas countries have been their earnings rom us giving grounds for hope that there will continue to be good even if temporarily re- markets for Canadian foods across the seas At the same time we have been expecting to States in quite unprecedented quantities in recent months replacing in value at least all or practically all of the loss of overseas markets Red River Levels The following table compiled from figures obtained from the provincial drainage branch of department of works gives levels on the Red river taken at 8 daily At points where no readings are obtainable either gauges are Inaccessible or not working As the river recedes reports will again be available from these points TOWN Letellier St Morris St Herbert Feet Above 43.05 19.83 24.6 Distance Under Distance Over Rise or Fall 1950 Peak Peak in 24 4.40 under 1.16 -35 no report no report 3.65 1.69 no report -.42 no report 5.7 1.2 -.6 da ump The Red river valley's team pE Ted Burch and Bruce MacKenzie landed at Stevenson field Winnipeg day after a whirlwind nine-day j of Canada's largest cities in lid of the Manitoba Flood Relief iund Mr Burch and Mr MacKenzie ivere unshaven and weary but beaming with happiness in the knowledge that every part of ada was going all-out in aid of Manitoba There may have been a time when east was east and west was but take it from me that old adage doesn't hold water any Mr MacKenzie told the I Free Press The fact that residents of Montreal and the province of Quebec could turn their pathy and money toward Manitoba in view of their own recent fire astounded Mr Burch From taxi driver he stressed they are bearing their own trouble bravely but want to get behind Manitoba to the fullest extent Both ellers believed that out of every national disaster came something good in this instance tangible proof of the unity between inces and the love of people across the country for each other Toronto provided the most spec show with the largest crowd in Maple Leaf Gardens tory turning out to pour thousands of dollars into the Manitoba Flood Relief fund at ment featuring George Formby screen star Jack Carson Giselle and others they said Least He Could Do George Formby told us ally he thought the least he could do was fly over for the said Mr MacKenzie He said that if a man can't help someone else when he's in trouble he's not much Tops in the minds of the tired travellers too was the city of Hamilton's effort There they is expected to be raised in the raffling of -a lot completely furnished new house with new car in the garage All concerned with the project were offering their services and ials free of charge Nearby ford Ont had already raised almost per capita or and was still going strong they added Mr Burch and Mr enjoyed their visits to See THANKS TOOK Page 12 Flood Photo Booklet To Help Relief Fund River Rampant a pictorial record of the Ked river flood is going on sale at Winnipeg to assist the Manitoba Flood Relief fund Published by Stovel Press limited of Winnipeg the booklet will sell at 51 It tells in pictures the story of the advance of the flood waters from the border towns to the city itself It lells the story of the ruined farms and homes of the towns left deserted of the scale evacuations and the battle the dikes Proceeds from the sale of the booklet will go to swell the toba Flood Relief fund Assisting in its publication were the 01 Winnipeg limited Winnipeg limited Canadian News limited Harold White Hudson's Bay company Jack DC Lorrne McKinnon guild of the Children's hospital Mid-West Paper Sales T Eaton company Western Engraving Bureau limited peg Envelopes limited and the Winnipeg Free St John's College School And Will Amalgamate Amalgamation of St John's College school and school was announced Thursday in a joint statement made by members of the governing bodies of both SCHOOL ST JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOOL tions and the St John's Olc Boys association The move climaxed negotiation originally begun more than twi years ago The combined schools will bi known as St John's and will open this fall at the pres ent premises of schoo in Fort Garry Present plans call for construe tion of a hew dormitory and a chapel at a combined cost o The dormitory should in operation by September The school will accommodate IS boys according to the present pro posal 75 boarders and 75 da boys The announcement the build ing fund started for of a new St John's College schoo in Tuxedo will be transferred ti the combined school with of individual donors Collection for the fund now totalling about was halted recently when the future of the school was in doubt The money is held in trust by St John's college The new school will be tarian The original St John's one of Canada's oldest private educa tional institutions was a Church o England school St John's College cade corps will be incorporated into combined school John Wadby former ter at St John's will become hous master at St John's J Ogden Turner present Ravens court headmaster will be ter of the combined institutions Present registration at Ravens court is 105 boys At St John's i is 85 boys Final resulting in thi 1 Sea SCHOOLS 8
