The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 13

HOME MADE WW8 WINNIPEG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1946. Housewives Ask Provence te Subsidise AA53k 1 flGtLX rs ARI DIFFEREN IS mi inof nnmrrnrr i Trnnttri mminnri BOOK CHARACTERS WON'T BEHAVE AUTHORS SUFFER curious experiences when writing novels, but (he most unusual I have heard came from James Sinclair Ross. (He's the Royal Bank employe who added prestige to Winnipeg's name with Ai For Me and My House in M41. Now he's working on a new novel.) "Characters get away on he once remarked. ''My characters, naturally, start out to be inflections of myself.

But as my manuscript develops, I find they become idependent. my have a plan of what these fictitious people should do and say, but somehow as the storv unravels they don't behave. They assume distinct personalities of their own. and I never know what to expect Many professional authors make. their characters hew the line.

Jimmy Ross writes novels for amusement and so won't discipline himself. He enjoys seeing what his characters will Jo next. Although writers frequently prepare an outline of how their storie: will progress, Jimmy avoids tha' chore. Like Phyllis Bentley (au thor of Inheritance) he knows hi plot, but that's all. Miss Bentle' once explained It this way: "Wher I start to motor from Yorkshirr to London.

I know where I'm goin but I don't know whom I'll meet or what farms I'll pass." FEELS NAKED AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE sold around 3,000 copies, an unusual i number for a first lovel. (Authors are lucky If their first born sells 1 1,000.) The book is now out of1 print, and the other day when Jim mv was packing to go to Montreal I where he has heen transferred by his bank) he discovered he didn't I have a copy of his book. Although he has never had an inclination to read It, he thought he would like to have one as a keepsake. i The druggist on his corner operates a lending library, Jimmy discovered he had a SIDNEY COULTHARD Portage by election candidate Coulthard Has Faith In Co Op Movement By L. F.

EARL Repudiation of the old parties in to stress this event as a sign there is La Prairie by electicn on October 4 'candidate which at the moment 'consists of seven M.P.'s and a big 'get group of Manitoba and Sas in th. nrnt tw. election. Todav there it an 1 copy of his book. The drug katchewan M.L.A.'s, apart from'He is a director of the Portagej gist agreed to sell it.

So the jnntional loader M. J. Coldweil and jCreriit Union, the Manitoba Co only copy Jimmy has is dog premier Douglas of Saskatche Operative Honey Producers, and eared and full of date stamp wan, is claiming that election of a district director of the Manitoba! on the fly leaf. Sidney Coulthard, Bagot farmer, Federation of Agriculfre. InrMpntally, the reRsnn not only 8 possibility but a jn Cumberland doesn't like reading his stories "long pionaDini.

England, in he came to Can after they have been puhlishrd is Mr. Coldwell and Mr. Douglas in 1322 Hn'1 worked as a farm that "they make me feel naked." wj both be In Portage before around Portage. Hs amhi Putting his innermost philosophies voting day. Unlike Pontiac, so t'on WBS ,0 have nis fnvn farm an( and emotions on paper Is good fun.

fr there It nn Social Credit he wanted it on the Portage Seeing them In print is another matter. NEW BOOK KINC.T.AIR ROSS has neen writing since ne can remeni 1 nouncement of a fourth candi of the 1930's and the co date in the field at an Indepen operative movement, he says, was dent. What effect he may have the things which helped on divition oi the vote can't be mnst in "nomic storms accurately gauged now. jof nard 'ears Mostof his short stones have pp'im ci.nienn uwu op been published In Queen's Quarte. POMton ohe ventment lV hC "that" nfvo er have no nar'v as an al mln.r 5s Program nut rj infl.incC(, upnn nBver.nd n.t' o7o" 21 rJrfoanc'es 'of'V'her oT the ,0 'M his to0t voters will have no place to 50 1m ,7" either of the a front wnPel hub stppe(1 up th H(, a(J old parties.

ontn fpndpri w.a,kert mn One of his particular antipathies hnn rinu th nthnr ciHo mil nn ror me ana iwu was a surcess, his publisher asked 1 him to submit an outline for an other book. He prepared two, nei ther of which matchd his publish er' notion of what the public wanted. So he resurrected one of I his 14 short stories and used it as Inspiration for a full length novel, It traced the life Of a prairie hero until he was 17. i Tho ih ,,1 His new novel has no name. He hopes to have it written by the end of the year, but refuse, to set date because ne only writes a hours a day.

Alter his first novel He was away more than three i wor" or years, and returned with a deeper: year philosophy nnd a wider canvass onj He wanted to launch out on his which to paint his characters. ScFown but was reluctant to, leave: he merged the story of the adoles because his employer didn't have. cent Into a broader picture, seeing his hero through the war. "It's tragic but not gloomy," Is about all he'll say of his new novel. He doesn't like to discuss his ideas before rnmmlttini them nnr "because then I tret them nnt nf mJ system by spoken rather than written word." Like many he suffers physical anguish when he works.

He perspires, writhes, clenches and unclenches his hands in his struggle to express himself. He works and reworks his material. ''Sometimes when I have finished writing a page, I make so many alternations I have only one line left." Mr. Ross Is an unassuming man who insists he Is a poor subject for an Interview. (It took three lew.

ui took tnree months to tion for th gather rnough Informa lis column.) He doesn't atlng to his cause but he also in r. oPr.i b' nu specialize! in beet. In hit apiary h. hat about 200 eoloniei. On the opening fringe of the latt aepreion perioa ne wn a iarm laborer in the Portage dutrict employed on a farm wh her he Li any help.

He gave as his reason for quitting that he wanted to take a short course in the University of Manitoba. When ho came to Winnipeg the. current course on the sylla bus was one in beekeeping. ICoulthard registered for it amT became a beekeeper. Like his Liberal Progressive opponent he has identified himself with farm organr.stions especially the co operative movement.

His sharpest disagreement with hit opponenti it on government policy for taxation of Both old partiet, he arguet, are determined to frut trate the detire of the people to help themielvei by meant of co operativei. His own interest In them is evi i qq Cadet 1 7 Lt. Cmdr. Gordon W. Gilhart was recently promoted to com rounding officer and Lt.

Harold Orris to executive officer of the! R.C.S.C. "John Travels V.C." and all five ships companies, in Winnipeg. Lt. Cmdr. Gilbart joined the R.

C.N. as an ordinary seaman in Jan uaiy, 1943, and later was divisiona officer In "London, Ontario, ano H.M.C.S. "Chippawa" in Winnipeg. He was discharge officer for Win dedicate his books, "because nobody Offirorc Prnmnforl would rrv riedicatpH Iniwl I IttIS I lUIIIUHU them." Critics everywhere have acclaimed his writing, but Jimmy doesn't think he Is good enough to live by words alone. He turns out books for the sheer thrill of manipulating word's.

He shares that thrill with thousands. Winnipegger Hurt In Ontario Crash I TORONTO, Oct. 4 (CP) Wil nipeg from June, 1945 till his reliant Hoffman, 29 year old amuse turn In August, 1946. ment park weight gueser, died to Lt. Orris joined the'.

Cadets in day of Injuries an hour after his 1912 and has in turn Tilled the. car collided with a truck. W. Ka positions of supply officer, rxecu bulo, Winnipeg, a passenger in ttve officer and captain of No. 2 the auto suffered fact lacerations.

1 ship's company. Pontiac has encouraged the C.C.F. a possibility of victory in Portage 'JL 'denced by membership in the Manitoha Wheat Pool, and the Portage Consumer's Co Operative. flams. He got nis tarm me he lilted just before the de In his campaign speeches he is apologetic aboLt his talents is a platform speaker hut not about nis abiljty as farmer.

As a mem ci ne sometimes disagrees wun ls tne Winnipeg Grain Exchange. No primary producer, he )nok, you should have seen should give a second thought to the nped for prohiblUng specula tion in farm products. The gov LHmo cnn. en0'Kh makin'K the cna. djan whegt Boar(1 thp aKPnry ispoeing of tne wheat crop.

It ril.ain Market Uii Board as the sole marketing agency for all grain products. i. ia 1 smm. 1 St i City Finally Gets Six Huts At No. 8 Depot Six elusive huts at what was formerly No.

8 repair depot, have been officially: turned over to the city for reconversion into emergency shelter nn'lc AM Rrntt nnnnunrprl Thursday. The city has been negotiating for these buildings for some weeks now and they are said to be capable of housing approximately AO fnm Hies. Anticipating easy acqu'sition of the huts, the nty organ work on them before negotiations were completed hut the R.C.A.F. stepped and ordered the work to eras' until receipt of an olticial clearance. The Winnipeg St.

Jimet air port commission was thinking I of using two o' the buildings as a terminal office but the commit ion waived its rights to them in favor of the city's emergency shelter program. Aid. Scott said eeonversittn work would proceed immediately and fit the same time work would he continued on a douhle derker barracks building In the area which will house approximately 54 families. It has been estimated that 12 families every two weeks will be able to occupy the newly acquired huts. St.

Boniface Court Breaks 16 Year Record The St. Boniface police estimate of $7,000 expected from court revenues thrs year tops the all yearly total court incomes since 1930, police figures show. Court revenue for September hat also hit a high untouched since 1930 while last month's court cato numbered the largest in any tingle month of the 16 year period. Finet totaling $1,093.65 were paid in September. While actual figures of court cate numbers are not kept in monthly tequence, court officials ditcloted that the month had establithed a record running back 16 yeart.

1930 court revenuet were $6,845.50. For the first nine months in far this year court income hat already tota'ed $5,466.25, almost at much at the entire year of 1945 and nearly $1,500 more than the 1944 figure. rr Saw As the trnffi? light turned red Garrv and Portace a car com ing oft Garry stopped well over tnf ypllow n'nye. Tw nlost of the Pedestrians walk out around the fpoB. nt fh nnt, nn, the street without a back: eynressinn on the driver's face! MRS.

N. S. McLEAN, Ste. 14, Estellc apts ror today'i wlnnrat I SAW. two tlcK et to th Capitol Thfatrf.

whtr To mll rt to Mnn. Whnt rt.d you mtewrtins. Writ. Each HH Ow" is j)v unowinn. win 11 0111 llnn pen0 11 10 1 rnnnr.

n.r T.ii,..r.. Txo tickrt will fc fr rarh I SAW published and a 10 prlza (or the neft or the montn M. li. nnaini TAXI BABE AND FAMILY: Mr. and Mrs.

D. Or, Trans cona, smile proudly with their five day old son, Donald Patrick, who wai born in a Nash Taxi Sunday while it was rushing his mother to Grace hospital. It's not every day that a baby can beat a 1946 model cab and acknowledging its defeat in the race, the same cab will give the Orr family a free ride home. iV, i T.J rftr rr nrfl H1 wi'r rn irirmmiTiiiii mr rrr irniiM iiiinimiiiiiiiimj MILK PRICE RISE DEBATED: Mrs. Ann Ross of the Housewives Consumers' association (standing), flanked by a delegation from the association, suRRested to Premier Carson at Legislature this morning that the province take over the recently discontinued federal milk subsidy.

The premier explained that the province was without means ot revenue to pay any such subsidy. November Referendum Plan Time Bylaw Wording Splits Committee Failing to agree on the exact wording of a daylight saving time referendum to be submitted to the electorate this November, the civic legislation committee Thursday left the matter in the hands of Aid. H. C. Morrison, committee chair man, and R.

W. Wydeman, city solicitor. The argument centred around whether specific dates should be named or whether the effective dates should be determined by city council each year. Feeling of committee was that council should have the say and should set dates that conform with those adopted by other cities. Aid E.

A. Brotman held out 'or specific dates and tuggetted that the electorate be given two alternatives, "Some who rinn't want longer period might vote for daylight saving time for June, July and August, which might be a happy compromise." he said "They should he allowed to chno between this short period and a longer period." But Aid. J. G. Harvey, H.

B. Scott and J. Penner Insisted that the wording on the ballot should be as simple as possible. In a draft bylaw authorizing the re'erendum. Mr.

Wydeman tuggetted the following wording: "Are you In favor of daylight tav. ing time being observed in Winnipeg approximately between May 15 and Oct. 15 In each year?" Aid. Morrison and Mr. Wydeman will reword the bylaw to ronformi wlth the general feeling of commit tee and the result will be considered by council Monday night.

In 1037 the electorate defeated a referendum whose ballot waS worded as follows: "Are you in. favor of the use of daylight savins time in Winnipeg from the las. Sunday in April until the last Sat urday in spptemner 01 em eu. It might habe been lack of coad, water, or too many years spent in a dingy room on Rupert street that caused the change. Or, perhaps, the two shabby gamblers were just allergic to courtrooms.

Whatever medium had stripped ithcir fares It was certain that Oriental blandness and Eastern ni.vs were as far from their expressions as Babb, Montana is irom Zolphyznj kzynski, Silesia. I It was all too plain that Man ami Tin were two little Chinamen 'with more woes than a river has iripples. Tin's shoulders were hunched up as if to ward off attack. And Mali's shoulders sagged with a sort of go ahead and hlt me air. In the big room, crowded with equally big policemen, they didn't know which way to turn.

Guided into the right channel by a blue Icoated attendant, Tin finally shuffled into the prisoner's dock. Man 'scuttled after him like a fright ienerl hnhy monkey trying to keep jup to its mother. And they sagged Idisconsnlately to a standstill on jtheir battered slippers. Tin was short and round. A 'faded pair of pants and a disreputable shirt hung gingerly from his frame by the grace ol tnree or fou.

strategically placed buttons. A lock of black hair hanging over his forehead made him look like old and wind blown cocoanut. Mah was thin and bewildered. I As his partner in their Illegal gambling den he locked to Tin as 'the leader and echced his "Yup, me guilty." Tin was still the leader when he $100. Proceedings were 'tayed against Mah and he didn't have to pay anything.

i 1 Opening and closing houn of civic ofticet will remain at they are, committee decided after re. viewing opinion! expreised by department heads and by the employes of some civic The civic reception committee decided to give a civic reception to a choir of Icelandic singers at jnoon of Nov. 19. The choir will perform in Winnipeg under the auspices or 1 ne i pienr.iy concei series jnov. jb ana aa.

Fire Destroys Home While Owner Away Fire which broke out shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday niffht, believed to have been caused by a spark from a front room heater, completely ra.ed the home of W. Currie, 131 Arden during the owner absence, Total riamaep was estimated at ,4 t.h 0. vital fire department hattled the blaze with the help of fi.e truck and crew from gt. Boniface. They were on the scene about an nour nn(j a htf, The el wa received at 10 52 thg feaze had fceen gong forabout hour when creWf arrived tne fjjce of lhe hj Jnd thfJ aready e.tabliihed by flamet, there wat little chance of taving the dwelling.

A passing neighbor noticed the flames and turned in the alarm. By Liquor Tax Replacement of the Dominion inilk subsidy to producers by the federal government on September SO by one of equal amount paid by the province was asked today, by a delegation of nine members of the Manitoba JIoust wives Consumers' association which met Premier Garson and Hon. D. L. Campbell; The request tor a provincial sub sidy was part ol a 3 point program submitted to the government for relief of consumers in the increasing costs of household and family maintenance.

The other two requests were. 1. That the province either put a tax on liquor or increase the tailing price to a figure lutticlent to replace the 55 cent per hund. red pounds milk subsidy formerly paid to producers, 2. That it appoint a commission or board of inquiry to investigate the whole question of milk production and dittribution and that if findings of inquiry thowed that producers should get more money, the province ittelf make up the needed amount by a subsidy tufficient to hold the price to contumert at What It was before October 1.

The proposed program of the as sociation was presented by its pres. ident, Mrs. Annie G. Ross. Speaking for the government.

Premier Garson Indicated it would be out of the question for the prov ince to make un the subsidies which the Dominion government dropped this year. Its tirst cut off was the consumers subsidy of 2 cents a quart on June 1 and this was followed by discontinuance of the pro ducers subsidy on September 30 i 1 which forced an additional 1V4 cent I increase per quart in the retail price. Although agreeing with spokes men for the delegation that milk was a highly necessary part of food diet and that the 1946 price increases added to household ex penies, both Mr. Garson and Mr. campbe ta.d the province was in exactly the same potition as the householder who had to pay the increased pricet.

The province had no revenuet to attume any tuch liability at attumption of the milk subsidy would require and If it did so it would have to impose burdentome taxation. The wage tax which caused so iimurh controversy few years ago when it was two percent might have to be increased to 10 percent if the provincial government adopted the practice of paying subsidies. Under the Dominion provincial agreement soon to be signed, Mr. Garson said the province was gain inir ronsiriemhiP hut had fore! tor the period of the agreement the right to impose personal and cor poration income taxes and succession duties. The only other tax source which would yield revenue in any olume woulc be a sales tax.

Mr. Ross suggested that if a sales tax were required it might be limit ea to luxuries. This is ui. Ideal theory," th u'unier answered, "but the bl oin.cuny a irat it eoesn yie.o rm, money. I 'The Peoples Co Operative ii a statement today, fully support tn demands the Housewives Chest Agency Helps Aged Jewish Old Folk's Home Cores For 108 People Over Seventy One of the most beautiful build lings in Winnipeg is in a spot where few ce it.

It is a two storey stone ft ivi cm, i dj 'oi. ir.v rnnrla i Although only intended to houte i 104 old people of the Jewith faith, I th building at pretent hat 108 people living in it. Each year the overall expentet of the home are looked after by the Community Chett of Greater Winnipeg. Only people past the age of 70 are admitted to the although 'special cases have been admitted. One woman of 30 suffering trom a form of hardening of the arteries jvvas once in the home.

"It's a real home," taid Rabbi Prero. "Such a place serves i an Imperative need in a commun ity." I he old torn home is a compieie unit. Two doctors are in attendance idaily. There are six nurses working shifts. The home has its own operating room and dispensary.

There I iis a readig room, a lunchroom andj also a 200 scat chapel. A. Osovsky is the executive direc tor of the home. He told The Tribune that the new building was In its seventh year. Eight people are.

now on the waiting list to enter the, Jewish home. "We have three tervlcet daily i In our chapel," he taid. "About 30 to 40 percent of the members cannot attend becaute they have to ttay in their beds. We have a microphone tyttem that carr'et the urvlco right to their bednde. Would Finance in the price of milk and here, too, v.e believe the provincial govern rr.ent should rtep in to hold ths 1 pi ire down 10 the contumer.

Tne Tribunj Ottawa bureau re t'rtid today (hat provincial m.ilc boards have full power t3 rnuc the pW fif milk without consulting the P.T.B. in shy way. question came out In Ottawa, cecouse Mayjr Stanley Lewis had w.itten to Donald Gordon, W.P T.IJ. chief, asking if It was legal for local milk ooards to alter milk p. ices without tefei ence to Federal price control authority.

Lrgal counsel for W.P.T.B. ta'd today that local boards wer ful within their rights In rait, ing milk pr'cet if they taw fit Ati order of the W.P.T.B. date's May 17, and effective June 1, parted full price control on milk 1 'jack to the provinces, and as of 1 that date the local boards could C. maximum or rrtinlmum prices, Tne same Older provides that, ai June 1, the maximum pric would remain at the figure In effect on May 31, and that price cild be changed by an order of tilt mint ooaro. 4 CANDIDATES MAY RUN AT PORTAGE A fourth candidate in the La Prairie by election is considered to be certain when nominations come on Oct.

14 with entry of Rev. Harold Lloyd Henderson, pastor of the First Pres. byterian Church in Portage. Mr, Henderson will be In the field as an Independent. Mr.

Henderson has been minister in the Presbyterian church at Por. tage for the last three years. has taken a keen interest in public affairs and while not associated with any political party he is known to be sympathetic to socialist programs. Last year he was a candidate in the Portage la Prairie civic elec uons oml WBS "lc LUU" cil by the largest majority ever given an alderman in a Portage municipal election. Mr.

Henderson was born in Prince Edward Island and graduated from Mr Gill University with his M.A. degree. An honor student during hil college days he was offered a teaching fellowship in Toronto University; but the ministry. He was ordained in 194? nrt hit first call was to Kemptviile, Ont He came to Portage la Prairie when he left Kemptville. 1.

New Zoning Plans A public meeting of St. Vital residents will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in the Gienwood school auditorium to discuss the zoning by law. E. W.

Frith, director of th metropolitan plan for Greater Win nipeg, will be the principal speaker. He will have lantern slides to illustrate his talk. Eviction Ordered For Not Paying Rent Non payment of rent was th reason for the court order to evict George Stokes from a residence at 40 Carriere St. Vital, The Tribune learned today from the St. Boniface county court.

The case was heard by Judge L. P. Roy. Owner of the house who seeks possession Is H. North, 97 Bristol st.

HULL'S CONDITION GRAVE WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (CP) Cordell Hull, former U.S. state secretary, ill at Bethesda naval hospital, spent a more restful night Thursday but his condition continues grave. iv.unftuiin i i in i.iFir IIUI 1U I ICUI terview with Premier Garson ard Mr Campbell. "In our op.riion the recent sub 'Ay removal which brought thr r.icps up to 14 cents was entire'y vwarranted.

Therefore the provincial gove i.ment should take t'er paymopf. of this subsidy ir er to bring the price of milk 'k to its i ptember level, th tement ref ri "In addition we are absolutely opposed to a iy further increase Many vititort from Outtide come to our tervlcet." Thp tnat been taken Care of by the Jewish Home the longest has heen with It 22 ears lHe ls suffering from a form of para lysis received in the First Great War. Another couple have been with the home for 15 years. They reme her living in lhe old Jewish home before the present one was built, 1 w.iu ii i 1 iUi i iter i r.imi a ACCD FIND HAVEN: Two of the 108 residents at the Jewish Old Folks' Home of Western Canada, a Community Chest agency, chat with Nurse Smith in one of the home's dormitories..