The Leader-Post from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada • 3

The Third Page a I BUSINESSMEN! fSave Time and Money CAPITAAQ LTD. IT FROM BIRKS inun tins tci in iccisins W. Mjaajtt THE LEADER-POST, REGINA, MAY IS 10 separate contracts confirmed Water project contracts let ft expected to be awarded this summer; the contract for installation of some $400,000 worth of equipment in the filtration plant; and the contract for laying the pipeline from the lake to Regina. The last job will probably not be contracted for until early next year since shortages of steel mean the pipe will not be ready any earlier. -v ff A- 4 ft i Disposal plant needs renovation 4 il.

Photo REPEAT PERFORMANCE: Re-elected to their positions on the executive of the Rural Municipal Secretary-Treasurers Association of Saskatchewan were, from left to right, H. S. Riddell, Vanscoy, vice-chairman; S. Ferguson, Borden, chairman, and C. Walsh, Regina, secrctary-treasuref.

The association held its annual convention in Hotel Saskatchewan Thursday and Friday, with about 230 official delegates in attendance. Rural municipal secretaries change name, re-elect officers 4 1 fok! KEY TO CITY: Mayor Garnet Menzies formally welcomes home Regina's Cinderella soprano, June Kowalchuk, and presents her with a golden key to the city the first ever awarded a Regina resident. Miss Kowalchuk sang Thursday nigh at the first of two recitals. RECITAL VIBRANT June shmved dramatic insight and creative imagination sang the delightful Go away from excellent account of herself, but a By DAN CAMERON Two contracts awarded by city council for projects at Buffalo Pound lake will go ahead as originally planned, council learned Thursday night. The two were awarded a week ago but one of the firms, Harris Construction Co.

of Winnipeg, later wrote council objecting to the second job going to another contractor whose bid was slightly higher than that submitted by Harris. The Winnipeg firm asked that its tender be withdrawn if council could not award it both jobs. Asked to investigate the matter, City Commissioner G. M. Gil-lis reported Thursday night that the second firm, Poole Construction Co.

of Regina was not willing to relinquish its contract but that a telephone conversation with an official of the Harris company indicated the firm would go ahead with the one job. Harris is to construct the filtration plant foundation and sewer while Poole is to build the lake pumping station. 10 Contracts These contracts bring to about 10 the number of jobs already assigned on the mammoth project Some large contracts are yet to be awarded. Contracts let to date are: Installation of the intake and intake pipeline, to Poole Construction Co. of Regina, about the lake pumping station, also to Poole, about $85,000 filtration plant foundation and sewer, to Harris Construction Co.

Winnipeg, steel pipeline, to Vancouver Iron Works steel couplings, Crane pipeline valves, to local firms, treatment units, Graver Water Conditioning Corp, $82,000. Pipeline Biggest The big contract for the pipe' line costing an estimated has been let to Preload Co. of Canada Ltd. but is contingent on the pipe passing tests to be conducted by waterworks officials here soon. Other big contracts yet to be awarded include those for the installation of the filtration plant, A report on extensive renovations needed at the sewage disposal works was submitted to a special meeting of city council Thursday night by City Commissioner G.

M. Gillis. Council deferred consideration of the matter to a special meeting May 29 in order to give aider-men a chance to examine the report. Total estimated cost of the rehabilitation and extension of equipment is $378,200 which the commissioner recommended be carried out over a three-year period. Biggest single item is $160,000 to cover cost of rehousing four filters.

Others are a high rate filter, clarifier, new rising main, administration building, $17,000. If approved, a money bylaw for the project would have to be submitted to a vote of burgesses. The work is necessary, the commissioner said, both because of badly worn equipment and the need for increased capacity at the sewage works because of the increased population of the city. could tell You, favorite, and my Window, If 1 1 the Richard Croolci "Annie Laurie. great deal of pleasure besides.

To Lois Pearson goes a pat on the back, too, for hep fine, and treasurers weft forced by the act.convention Friday morning. Dele-to have the municipal council gates also heard brief addresses apply to the department of muni- from Miss C. I. Forrest, editor of cipal affairs department for an the Western Municipal News, and extension of service. S.

J. Safian, solicitor for the Sas- In view of the fact that the katchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. Mr. McIntosh outlined new provincial legislation affecting rural municipal secretary-treasurers during his speech. department invariably granted the extension, it was felt there was no need for the practice.

John McIntosh, deputy minister of municipal affairs, spoke to the This deservedly popular young knowing piano support. This was singer deserves an extra pat on the 'a genuine achievement, prepared back for keeping her head above jin very short order, and presented the popular flood all evening and with the flexibility and initiative giving her audience not only an I so extensive a program demands. City gives her second gold key Repina slill studying The complete slate of incumbent officers was re-elected for another year Thursday afternooh by the Rural Municipal Secretary-Treasurers association of Saskat chewan, in convention at Hotel Saskatchewan. Earlier, the association changed its name ftom the Associated Committee of Rural Municipal Secretary-Treasurers. About 250 official delegates from all parts of the province are attending the two-day convention and summer school.

Re-elected as chairman of the association was S. Ferguson, Borden, with H. S. Riddell, Vanscoy, returning as vice-chairman and G. C.

Walsh, Regina, as secretary-treasurer. Division representatives reelected include G. E. Cripps, Wol-seley; J. C.

Mehain, Limerick; J. R. Ballentine, Dollard; G. J. Nielson, Tisdale; A.

G. Vetzal, Purdue, and V. Woodward, Edam. Change Sought Friday morning delegates passed a resolution asking repeal of the proviso in the Municipal Secretary-Treasurers Superannuation act requiring retirement at 65. The resolution pointed out that, at present, municipal secretary- A bouquet was also presented to Miss Kowalchuk from her friends at Simpsons by Diane Gindrick.

Miss Kowalchuk was a former employee of the Regina and Toronto branches of the department store chain. Sustained applause followed each number on the singers program and the sell-out crowd in the Metropolitan United church brought her back for three encores after the last number. A reception in the church followed the conclusion of the program. A second concert was to be presented Friday night in Darke hall also sponsored by the Regina Ki-wanis club. Farm home burns A fire on Tuesday destroyed a farm home eight miles south of Saskatoon.

The family of five lost all their possessions and two of the children, aged 1 Vi and three years are hospitalized as a result of partiaL suffocation. Red Cross divisional headquarters has sent supplies of bedding and local purchase of essentials has been authorized. Saskatoon council applies for housing An application to the Saskatchc-l The matter is at present in flie wan and federal governments to hands of the finance and civic take part in a three-way housing development committee and a scheme of 200 units was passed meeting of this group is slated for early next week. Commenting Friday morning on the Saskatoon move, Regina's city commissioner G. M.

Gillis pointed out that Saskatoon is in a position to take advantage of the federal assistance since it will have defence personnel stationed there at the airport. He recalled a recent announcement from Ottawa that only centres with such defence projects could be given aid under the National Housing act now, in view of material shortages. A final report of the housing authority here is being prepared by that group now. Hon. J.

H. Sturdy, provincial minister of social welfare, attended the Sabkatoon meeting Thursday night clarifying the various sections of the federal legislation. Mr. Sturdy is to go to Ottawa next week to confer with Reconstruction Minister Robert by a vote of 7 to 2 by the Saska toon city councils standing committee Thursday nfght. While Reginas housing authority has completed its housing survey and, in an iterim report, noted the need for some 800 housing units in the city, the matter of application for assistance from senior governments has not yet come befft-e the council.

were entiled to such payment, especially when he recalled that Stephen Foster only received $10 for writing Way Down Upon the Swanee River. Aid. Joseph Wilkie thought thc OUT-OF-SEASON WATERING Two Regina women were summoned before city police court Friday to face charges of watering their lawns during a prohibited period. Both pleaded guilty to the offence but were let off with a fine of $1 without costs when City Prosecutor H. E.

Sampson spoke in their behalf. Both of the accused are ladies and, since your honor is a ladies man, perhaps you will see fit to show leniency," he said. The two charges were the first laid this year under the bylaw which prohibits the watering of lawns in the city except on certain days. But police warned Friday that, from now on, the law will be rigidly enforced. They said several more summonses had already been Issued under the bylaw.

Watering is permitted all day Sunday throughout the city and between 5 and 7 a.m. and 7 and 10.30 p.m. two other days a week in each of the citys three watering zones. A picture is better than ten thousand words, and June Kowal-chuk in Metropolitan United church Thursday night, serenely herself and jewel-like in a dramatic and decorative setting, was victorious youth itself, on. the way and unforgettable What with all the flowers and speeches and gifts and golden symbols.

Junes recital developed into a warm-hearted, spontaneous occasion, vibrant with the mass electricity generated by a host of excited fans liberated by the unique and eager to let the young artist know how much they ad mired her. All these arresting factors are being dealt with elsewhere and this column will be concerned with the musical factors only. Miss Kowalchuk," she is, but In Regina and for most of us she is June, the girl we have seen grow up and win her way steadily up the ladder to a very considerable Success. June has many assets, a beautiful voice, a level head, a charming ease of manner, a natural flair in the matter of beauty of line and, above all, dramatic insight and the creative imagination tq give it wings. True Atmosphere The true recital atmosphere, the steely artist composure essen tial to the implementing of exacting stylistic imperatives, to the marshalling of artistic values to determined ends, were caught up Thursday night and, as it were, dissolved in the general warmth and excitement and Junes success in concentrating on the singing business in hand was all the more commendable.

Only a soprano of heroic, mold would venture on Come Unto Him" as an opening number, but June took it, long phrases and all in her stride and, with the Mozart, Alleluja, paid her deft tribute to the classics. Her four French songs and the Depuis le Jour were closer to her, heart, replete with feeling and arrestingly in the mood. Junes intensive operatic experience has developed her art in the direction of ends rather than means, a fact that gives her singing an astonishing dramatic maturity in one so young, and makes these sensuously beautiful French numbers for her a thoroughly con-ginial medium. Delius The Princess, sung with an exquisite feeling for the text, topped the after-intermission group which embraced Rachmaninoff and GretchaninofT favorites. Thereafter, the young Canadian singer who made so deep an impression on the Toronto opera world came into her very own in three Puccini arias.

A new note of authority, of sparklingly direct and moving communication came into play at once and particularly Ontario city explains its stand on music fee Salvation Army asks $15,000 for capital Regina citizens individually flocked to June Kowalchuks recital in the Metropolitan United church Thursday night and collectively, they gave her an honor never before given to a Regina citizen. Mayor Garnet Menzies presented her with an engraved gold key to the city, an honor pre sented only once befqre in the citys history. It is engraved on one side with the crest of the city and on the other with Miss Kowalchuk's name and the date. This key comes from the hearts of the people of Regina," the mayor said as he handed it to Miss Kowalchuk. The mayor said city officials were at a loss to know what they should do to honor Miss Kowalchuk, After great consideration they had decided to give her the gold key to show our great appreciation and admiration for you.

She was also presented with a folding travelling clock by the provincial government. Provincial treasurer C. M. Fines said on behalf of all the people of Saskatchewan, I want to say how proud we are of you. O.

M. Paulson, president of the Regina Klwanis club, which sponsored the concert, said, the herb tage of Miss Kowalchucks own people is very close to her and it is entirely fitting that her church should have a part in these presentations. Mr. Paulson introduced Miss Olga Pyrma who presented flowers to the singer on behalf of the women's society, St. Basil's Ukrainian Greek Catholic church.

Flowers were presented by Dorothy Arkinstall on behalf of Canadian Industries limited which sponsored the national radio talent competition, whose grand award Miss Kowalchuk recently won in Toronto. A special campaign for capital funds will be launched next week in Regina by the 'Salavation Army. Objective will be $15,000. The campaign will be confined to appeal by letter and will conclude June 15. whole matter was not Staters on the housing question, bothering about and observed that sometimes this council spends more time discussing the spending of $12 than it does on $300,000.

Aid. Leo LaBelle countered that the subject under discussion was more important as a matter of principle than the amount of money involved. 4,100 owe part of hospital tax Some 4.100 Reginang still havent paid the final instalment City council Thursday night received and filed a letter from the London, council explaining its stand in connection with a request from the Composer, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada that cities pay a fee for music used in public concerts whether or not admission is charged. Several months ago city council endorsed a petition by the London body asking that in future the copyright appeal board refrain from awarding a copyright fee to the C.A.P.A.C, fpr free public concerts. Regina at present does not pay such a fee.

The city of London has been asked repeatedly by the association to take out the annual licence and last year did so but passed the resolution in the hope it would not have to pay it in future. London is also seeking amendment to the federal legislation covering the matter. In discussing the subject Thursday night. Aid. L.

McK. Robinson said a large number of influential bodies have been trying to do away with this for years and he had, In the past, favored such action. Now, he said, he was beginning to think that composers The Army obtained the permission of the Regina Community Chest to. carry out its drive for funds for capital-expenditure. Announcing the campaign, Edgar Petersmeyer, recently elected chairman of the Regina Salvation Army citizens advisory Airport contract for Regina firm A contract for the electrical workat the new R.C.A.F.

station at Moose Jaw has been awarded to the North West Electric company, 1532 Eleventh avenUe, Regina, and Moose Jaw. The contract which covers work valued at $122,500 Is for the electrical system and lighting at the station. This will include underground cable, the wiring of building and installation of of their 1951 hospitalization tax, due next May 31, Saskatchewan hospital services officials reported Friday. Those who pay more than $15 can take advantage of the instalment system. They were required to pay the first Instalment by Nov.

30 of last year, with the final to be paid by May 31, 1951. About 12 or 13 percent of all hospitalization taxpayers ere eligible to pay on the Instalment basis. Approximately 5,000 pay by this method in Regina. Payments after May 31 Involve a loss of hospital coverage corresponding to the extent of the delay in paying the tax. Sailors honor Atlantic battle Ships company of H.M.C.S.

Queen and the Regina sea cadet corps Impregnable will muster at Queen at 10.15 a.m. Sunday for a church parade which will mark Battle of the Atlantic Sunday. Sunday has been designated as Battle of the Atlantic Sunday in memory of Canadian navy and merchant seamen who lost their lives in the Second World War. Invited to take part in the church parade are navy veterans, members of the Regina branch of the Naval Officers association and ex-members if the Womens Royal Canadian Naval service. The parade will leave Queen at 10.30 a.m., march south on El-phinstone street, east on Thirteenth avenue to Albert street and south on Albert street to the First Presbyterian church.

Rev. Norman D. Kennedy will preach. ENGINEERS TO MEET CHURCH PARADE H. P.

Swarthout of New York The I.O.O.F. and Rebekahs will will speak Monday Gas their annual church parade'bines to a dinner meeting of the Sunday morning to First Ba ptist Engineering Profession of Sas-church. Lodge members will meet katchewan at 6.30 p.m. in Kit-at the church at 10.40 p.m. Ichener hotel.

board, said that allocations to the Army from Community Chest appeals were for maintenance purposes only. 'Last direct appeal made by the Army to Regina citizens was five years ago, when a successful Bum the Mortgage" campaign raised $38,000, Money for capital purposes has hitherto been available in only limited quantities from Army headquarters in Toronto. Running the capital campaign will be a committee consisting of Mr. Petersmeyer, chairman, William Houston, R. M.Balfour, K.C., H.

E. Drope, A1 Hulme, C. E. Hird, and Maj. Chapman.

At a recent meeting of the citizens advisory board, two new vice-chairmen Mr. Balfour and Mr. Drope were appointed. New board members include Mayor Garnet Menzies, L. J.

Gingerick, R. A. Milliken and G. A. J.

Wilson. Farin machinery extra road hazard Motorists should take special care at this period of the year, J. A. Christie, highway traffic board in the Madame Butterfly favorite, chairman, said Friday in a bureau making it the finest reading ofjof publications release, Tuberculosis meet first for Regina The 1952 annual meeting of the Canadian Tuberculosis association will be held in Regina, officials of the group announced Friday. This will be the first time the meeting has been held here.

E. G. Hingiey, Regina, president of the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis league, is national president elect for 1952, and will be "installed here next year. i ft Un bel di" we have heard in Regina to date. For her encores, and in response to pressing demand, the soloist ii MEETINGS CHANGED The Sateen club of the Youth Centre will meet on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays until further notice, Jack Riddet, chief supervisor of the centre announced Frl day.

Mr. Christie said it was not enough to simply keep to the right and obey other general safety laws. Farmers all over the province are moving heavy pieces of agricultural equipment from place to place, sometimes useing the highways as routes, he said. Motorists driving up a hill dont always know what is on the other side. Proper procedure in safe driving ia to use extreme caution in moving into places on the road which cant be seen much in advance.

Very slow speeds around curves and up hills are advisable for safety. Truckers oppose any railway-oil rate deal RETURNING HOME: Arfe-laine Ulmer of 2037 Elliott street now is en route home from receiving successful treatment in Toronto for a blue baby condition which hag bothered her all her life, A member of her family in Regina said the 17-year-oid girl went east about three weeks ago for correction of the unusual heart condition. Given only two years to live before the Toronto operation, she now is expected to be able to live a normal life. Seven-day Icrm for Regina driver Emil Shanse, 49, 2209 Osier street, was sentenced to seven days in Regina jail Friday when he was found guilty in city police court of operatng a motor vehicle while intoxicated April 28. Shanse wag arrested In the 1700 block St.

John street just north of Eleventh avenue at 8.30 p.m. when police spotted him slumped over the steering wheel of bis truck. Evidence by three constables stated that Shanse was too much under the influence of liquor to be operating a motor vehicle. After being brought to police station, Shanses truck was examined and a bottle containing liquor was found, police said. He was also charged with having liquor in a place other than a dwelling house, pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and costs or 23 days.

School secretaries finish conference The annual convention of the Larger School Unit Secretaries' association was to conclude Friday afternoon at Scott collegiate where some 50 secretary-treasurers were meeting since Thursday. Discussion centred around the problems faced by the work of secretary treasurers in larger units of administration faced with increased costs of school construction and maintenance and higher teachers salaries. Prior to the convention, the secretaries met for a day-long session of workshops and discussions aimed at increasing efficiency of the work in unit administration offices. If the oil company could sufficient storage throughout the country to handle rush periods, then the service the refinery wbs not too an issue. However, he questioned why their gratuities and made loans Issue, from banks and finance companies to purchase equipment, he said.

They had worked day and night and travelled through all kinds of weather to give service. In fairness, Mr. Mitchell said, It establish the from great the Possible negotiation between the railways and Imperial Oil Ltd. of an agreed charge rate for transportation of oil to rural localities will meet with strong oppos tion from the Saskatchewan Motor. Transport association.

Angus Mitchell, association secretary-manager, said Friday that tbjs nature considerations were reported being given to such negotiations. If the agreed railway charge rate was implemented, several hundred truck owners in Saskatchewan might be put out of buri-ncss, he said. Under an agreed charge rate, the railways agieed to charge a certain rate for hauling a partic-, -'j ular commodity. This rate, which truc't dwners 0Lt of business to be, agreed railway charge was may be computed on a mileage logical or consistent. basis, is usually lower than regularj Many of the truck owners were Oil Ltd.

was consider one fairest employers in Canada. truckers had gone into with their eyes Pen given no assurance they lifetime Job. He said at times the owners were cautioned by possible but he did not think the pany officials not to expand possibility of putting hundreds be a serious blow if Zri company should tie up capital actional country storage that of the jwo(jd on)y bc to capacity during two periods of the year, business, wuh present thc refinery and In the country, it had appeared that the trucks could handle the peak periods of de- truck man(j. com- The farmers were gradually pro- Sask. mail gets $750 fellowship A special award of $750 has been granted to John Garner of Simpson by the Cody fellowship committee for graduate studies at the University of Toronto.

The announcement was made Friday by President Sydney Smith of the University of Toronto. A similar sward W'a made to City surplus A surplus of $198,117 toe the first four months of the year was revealed in a report presented to special meeting of city council but if-viding additional farm storage, heithursday night by J. W. Watmore the gad ancj consequently it shouldcity comptroller. STORY HOUR The recorded stories to be playd The report showed $1,005,556 on the children story hour at 19 AUSTRIAN CONSUL Dr, O.

Rtedl, in charge of the Austrian consulate general's office In Ottawa, will visit Regina July i Martin O'Connell of British Co-4 and 5. An announcement says umbia. The Maurice Cody fellow-he will be pleased to see anyone ship of $1,500 was won by Gordon desiring information about Austria. Blake of Toronto. acjnot be so necessary for the oil companies to increase their stor-has already been spent of the es-am.

on Saturday in the public storage age facilities throughout the coun-Jtimated $2,707,975 as expenditures library are Little Black Sambo" land Rapunzeh tariffs. llfor the year. returned soldiers who had Invested; and service might be the deciding try..