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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1950 THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE PAGE FIVE Yinnipeg (Cou from page 3) ground, L deeply conscious of these hum... qualities that are far more important than material things. He was glad to have the opportunity of again telling sym- pathetic listeners from the east how very, very grateful Winnipeg and Manitoba was and is for the thousands of large and small gifts that poured in to the Fund to alleviate suffering. and hardship + and that are being used today for the purpose for which the money was subscribed. Winnipeg citizens gave generously too, he pointed out, but could not possibly have carried the terrific load alone. It was simply amazing, said Mr. Graham, the feeling of kinship that was shown by all parts of Canada in the hour of need. And the amaz- ing thing is that while the fund was officially closed July 15th with a total at that date of $7,- 500.000, a further sum of $1,100,- 000 has since come in, so that the total for the fund at this date is $8,600,000. Good Men In Charge Naturally I asked Ald. Graham how the money contributed is be- ing spent. Are the people who suffered hardship and loss be- ing taken care of? Are there many who are hard to satisfy or who think they have not been well treated? What precautions are being taken to ensure against ov- er-payments. On the other hand |- were sympathy and understanding being shown? These and many other questions were asked and Ald. Graham had the answers which I will pass on to you. First of all the Fund is being administered by an Executive Com- mittee composed of men of wide business and financial experience and this committee is responsible to a much larger group of citizens representative of all sections of the community. The personnel of the executive I took down because it seemed to me it should give as- surance to anyone who might have doubts as to the administration of the Fund. The chairman is HL W Manning, vice-president and man- aging director of the Great West Life Assurance Co. M. A. O'Hara, recently retired as superintendent of the Royal Bank of Canada, is Honorary Treasurer, and Mrs. Coulter, who, previous to her mar- riage to Mayor Coulter, was for fourteen years secretary of the Federation of Mayors of Canada, is Honorary Secretary. Cecil La- monte, President of the North West Line Elevators, is Honorary Organizer. Other members are His Worship, Mayor W, R. For- rester of Emerson; Hon. J. 8, Mc- Diarmid, Minister of Natural Re- sources and Ald. C. E. Graham. Honorary . Chairmen are Hon, R. F. McWilliams, Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Manitoba; Hon. D. F. Campbell, Premier; His Worship, Mayor Garnet Coulter of Win- nipeg; His Worship, Mayor George C. MacLean of St, Boniface, and Mr. W. H. McKinney, United States Consul. How Money Is Being Spent The committee recognized at the outset that its responsibility was not confined to Winnipeg but ex- tended to the entire flood area. During the flood the entire section of Manitoba from Winnipeg to Emerson at the U.S. Boundary, a distance of 65 miles, was one enor- mous lake. The town of Morris was inundated with from five to twelve feet of water. Automobiles left on the highway barely had their tops showing. It was a dis- tressing sight as seen from the air and even more distressing for those who could not escape from it. Another fact that confronted the committee immediately was that there were a number of related but distinctly different problems and each called for the getting up of a competent and reliable sub-com- mittee. Assess Claims Liberally 'The most pressing problem and the one that will entail the biggest expenditure is that dealing with losses of furniture and clothing and other personal effects. Two outstanding men head up this "Restoration Committee." They are General Harold A. Steele, vice- chairman and administrator, who has been loaned by the T. Eaton Co, "for the duration." This com- mittee has employed from 40 to 60 valuators who have been select- ed because of business experience and integrity and who have been instructed to give sympathetic consideration to every claim. These men are sent out in pairs. Up un- til today 8,100 claims have been dealt with and that has meant personal visits to that number of homes. There are perhaps anoth- er 500 claims to be dealt with and it is estimated approximately $3,- 500,000 will be needed to meet all these claims. At first the com- mittee instructed the valuators to make their estimates of damage on a depreciated basis but it was soon realized that this was unsatis- factory and the method was chang- ed to assess all claims on a replace- ment basis and claims previously dealt with were re-assessed accord- ing to this formula. Help Small Businesses Another type of relief was found to be needed in respect to small businesses, In many cases small merchants lost their entire stock in the flood. Health officers con- demned food stocks and ordered them destroyed. These small bosi- ness 'men were virtually bankrupt. The Flood Relief Fund came to their aid and here again men of wide experience and unquestioned integrity made themselves avail- able. The Chairman of this sub- committee is Allan Watson, Man- ager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and other members are W. E. Davidson, Credit Manager of the J. H. Ashdown Hardware Co., and F. W. Ross, retired supers intendent of the Bank of Nova Scotia. It is estimated over one million dollars will be needed to provide this emergency need. In- cluded with these small business men are market gardeners, poul- trymgn and fur farmers, many of who! also suffered substantial losses. Evacuation Costs Heavy At least a mill®n more dollars it is estimated will be required to meet claims, now numbering 13,- 500, of persons evacuated during Black Marketeer ~--Central Press Canadian. Sidewalk shops like this operate openly in Pusan, and a flourishing business is done by the native mer- chants. In this instance an enter- prising Korean boy displays tobac- co, cigarettes, gum and mints. It's illegal, of course, but no one pays much attention. Royal Matriculant --Central Press Canadian. Princess Astrid of Norway was among the 1734 students matricu- lating from Oslo University recent- ly. She is shown in the school uni- form as she received her diploma. the flood. Trainload after train- load was sent to other western communities and were temporarily housed and fed, often by persons who could ill afford to do so. These evacuations were not volun- tary but were ordered by the au- thorities as the flood stages pro- gressed in the various parts of the city and district. A total of 88,- 000 were evacuated from their homes--a record number of 5,000 in one night. A new recommendation just ap- proved by the general committee of citizens concerns claims of farmers for grain seed and feed, live stock losses and land deprecia- tion or loss of crop due to having to summer fallow the land follow- ing the flood. Over 460 farmers made representations to the Pro- vincial Government for aid but the Government felt that it could not accede to this request and a committee of the farmers then appealed to the Manitoba Flood Relief Committee and as a result a new Agricultural Committee will be set up. While no one knows yet what amount of money will be required to compensate for these losses the amount will be large, likely in excess of another million dollars, - Hospitals, Churches Need Help Ttie need for some help to hos- pitals, churches and institutions may offer another field of service. Many of these suffered heavy dam- age and have no funds of their own to meet these unexpected losses. Incidentally we learned that the two Winnipeg municipal- ly-owned hospitals, the King George and King Edward, will this year cost the taxpayers $378,379.7 That is the amount of their com- bined deficit for the year . After talking with Ald, Graham, as well as with others whom I questioned briefly, I was thorough- ly convinced that the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund is being admin- istered wisely and sympathetically, just about the way the thousands of donors would expect and de- sire. One thing the Winnipeg flood has done is to weld the com- munity together as nothing else could have done. More than that, it has drawn closely together the whole of Canada as every part of this great Dominion realized that as Canadians "we share each oth- ers woes, our mutual burdens bear, and often for each other flows the sympathizing tear." Winnipeg is still a -great city, greater than ever in heart and purpose by reason of the experience through which it has passed. Its If BACKACHE is Holding You Back it's nt You May Need! When your Your kidneys act up and backache follows--get and use Dodd's Kidney Pills, the 50-year-old Canadian remedy. Dodd's Kidney Pills quickly and safely help restore i Subp the kidmas, Ask any druggist for 's Kidney Pills, look for the blue box with the red band. Dodds Kidnev Pills Typhoon Adds To Misery Flood waters rise chest-deep on wading residents of Osaka, Japan, one of whom clings to a downed Arolley cable as he edges along the inundatel street. The worst typhoon to hit Japan's main island of Honshu in 16 years biought the disastrous floods to the Osaka-Kobe Industrial hub, with 10,000 homeless in Kobe, 36 known dead and 31 missing thus far. --Central Press Canadian. Canadian Representative In Moscow Acting Lieut.-Col. Bernard J. Guimond, 29, has beh appointed Canadian military attache to Russia. Veteran of the Italian campaign, he succeeds Brig. J. V. Allard, shown, right, with him. Col. Guimond will reside in | Moscow. --Central Press Canadian. | Dress Occasion For Yemeniies Wearing traditional native dress, these three dignitaries from Yemen are putting color into London street scenes. They are ministers from the government of Yemen who are in London for trade negotiations with British officials. Left to right are Quadi el Amari, minister of state and chairman of the Yemen delegation; Mohammed Elchamai, governor of Alneida, and Sayyed Hassan Ebrehim, minister of state. 1 1p2 2 ' v as people are already showing splen- | did courage and determination, | they were immensely heartened | by the warm-hearted and practical | help of their brothers and sisters | across the Dominion in time of urgent need, and I ven- ture to say that sympathy and help will never be forgotten. 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Lorne Bethune, of Alberta, pictured as he was about to leave England with a party of R.C.AF. cadets returning home after a three-weeks tour of Britain, For Bethune, the tour was interrupted when he had to undergo the appendix operation in Cambridge. The illness wasn't so bad, though, as Flying Officer Mary Hills, shown here, was assigned to look after him. --Central Press Canadian. their | pesent -- "The Daughter of Rosie | Wouldn't Escape If They Could Several hundred North Korean soldiers, taken prisoner by U.S. troops, have their water bowls filled by a South Korean girl delegated to that job as they wait transportation at the Pusan railroad station. The captives are closely watched by MP's though they say they are glad to be out of the fighting. --Central Press Canadiar, * We say "YES" to 4 out of 5. Outsiders not involved. YOU select payment date. Credit Card estab- lishes your credit at over 475 Po { offices. Fast, friendly serv- ice. Come in, phone, or write today. 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