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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
4
A scrambled note from the Estavan Progress agency references a meeting on the twentieth avenue and an upcoming debate. The legible fragments indicate planning for a public discussion or press event with maritime topic hints. Further details are unclear due to garbled text.
The Saskatchewan press editorial urges employers to prioritize returning soldiers in hiring, noting their strong drive to rejoin civil life. It argues veterans seek useful work, prefer no charity, and deserve opportunities in stores or factories to aid national postwar recovery.
The government allows service pay to continue six months for returned soldiers who seek municipal secretary or typesetting work or other duties not blocked by physical disability. Such roles help men gain proficiency and earn a livable salary, benefiting both veterans and employers. Director Riches, himself a veteran, advocates employment and discusses the policy.
The essay argues Canada enjoys vast natural wealth and productive capacity despite wartime limits. It cites wheat yields, oats, natural gas value in 1915, forest products worth 172.88 million, salmon yields in British Columbia, and coal and mineral deposits to emphasize future potential. It urges generosity to support war needs, noting the country’s overall fortunate position.
A Western farmers' stance contrasts with Eastern appeals for exemptions. Ontario and Quebec farmers urge continued exemptions for wheat, while Alberta farmers telegraph support for the government, ready to bear the war burden. The piece highlights community aid to a distraught farmer headed overseas and urges mobilization of labor, including female workers, to sustain production.
A $400,000 lignite briquetting plant for this fall faces delays as no one in Bienfait or the local Board of Trade knows its exact location. After Sir George Foster promised immediate work a month ago, there is still quiet on details and growing public boredom with talk and no action. The call goes out for the Board of Trade to press for definite information and progress.
Pte. Tom McLean visited Moose Jaw military hospital Monday evening and expects to receive discharge from the army soon.
A cautionary民 essay argues towns lose taxes churches schools and charm if residents shop only by big city mail order. It warns that driving out home merchants drains energy, jobs, and property so the "flag-station" village becomes a crepe hung community.
At a joint Board of Trade and town Council meeting last Thursday evening a vote of thanks and hearty appreciation was passed for the International Harvester Co for plowing and discing land for gardens and the secretary was instructed to send a letter to local manager Mr Porter.
Mrs looks committee will hold a pantry sale in the 1.0.1 and rooms on Saturday May 18 from 4 to 6. Rose Day will be held on Saturday in charge of Mrs Philp's committee. Proceeds for the circle funds.
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