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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1948
Page
2
In a parliament report, Hon. C. lb Howe notes Canada built over 200,000 houses since the war and leads among nations in postwar construction. He cites 1945 with 50,000 homes, 1946 with 67,000, and 1947 with 77,000, while 45,000 houses started but not finished last year.
Mr Howe told parliament there is no bottleneck in building materials but labor shortages in some construction areas. He noted costs are rising, while material costs level off, and discussed population shifts from farms to cities causing vacant farm homes. Research in Prairie universities aims to improve farm home standards and related rural housing issues.
Alberta and Manitoba split the four major awards in the $25 000 national barley contest of attempt with Alberta taking first and second prizes Manitoba third and fourth The national champion is 28 year old James W Bussey from land eight miles north of Airdrie Alberta Runner up was A Henry from Legal Alberta Last year's champion George G Elias from Haskett Manitoba won third prize and J F Bradley Portage la Prairie Saskatchewan farmer took fourth place Saskatchewan winner Jack A Wylie Norquay who was 1946 provincial champion again in 1947 did not win a national prize.
George Cruickshank observed a pure white robin with only a red breast among a flock of standard colored birds in his Victoria garden. The unusual bird stood out amid the common grayscale plumage.
A fictitious letter humorously laments mounting taxes and licenses imposed by many governments and institutions. The writer complains of myriad charges from business, liquor, and insurance laws to dozens of licenses and charitable demands, ending with a vow of nonpayment and sarcasm directed at Mr. Johnson.
Ottawa reports Trade Minister Howe said in the Commons that aerial rain making tests with dry ice will begin this summer by the National Research Council to supplement ongoing laboratory work. Park Manross asked why focus on Western Ontario amid flood conditions.
London expects about 750000 spectators for the Olympic Games in July with around 200000 visiting from overseas officials said. The forecast underscores the event’s scale and international draw.
A collection of light anecdotes including a prank where a student claims a prune is candy, a Chinese worker’s name joke, a pupil’s elephant answer, a butcher’s sales slip item, and quips about skin functions and a birthday gift. The humor centers on quick misunderstandings and witty retorts.
Fort St John reports a spring stampede to the new gold camp on the Firth River Yukon with mounted police ready for patrol. Ins H H Cronkhite warns the area is harsh and isolated, risky for unprepared parties. prospectors from Fairbanks and Alaska highway routes plan dog team or raft marches to Herschel Island and Beaufort Sea bases.
The Canadian Wheat Board shows a surplus of 158.5 million dollars from the five year crop pool begun August 1, 1945. It holds 576,398,606 bushels bought by July 31, 1947, having paid producers 756.8 million dollars and sold 530.4 million bushels. Major figures include sales and stocks totaling 929.2 million against costs.
Edmonton city officials plan a hostel at the municipal airport to address scarce hotel rooms for air travellers. They negotiate with the federal government to use a large H shaped RC A F barracks block offering a cafeteria lounge and twenty bedrooms, aiming to buy or alternatively pursue a lease transfer.
The Yorkton branch drafted a resolution at its annual meeting asking the province to adopt yellow as the official color for hunters uniforms. Members argued yellow provides greater safety and is easier to distinguish for color blind individuals.
More than 13 000 persons now receive old age pensions in Alberta after the Old Age Pension Act was amended to remove the requirement of British nationality proof. The change widens eligibility and increases the pensioner roll.
A DIY plank drag built from 2 by 12 planks smooths uneven garden soil and preps seed beds. It uses bolted front edges for angle, crosspieces, reinforced hitch holes, and a chain hitch. ideal for fine seedbed preparation and vegetable sowing on larger plots.
Manitoba sunflowers become a million dollar industry as 900 farmers in the south split about 1.2 million dollars from a 20 million pound yield at six cents per pound. The Advance hybrid from Morden was grown on 88 percent, aided by favorable fall weather boosting oil content.
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