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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1958
Page
6
A columnist argues political socialism survives in rhetoric not policy. He notes voters are informed and reject party promises while Liberals and Conservatives both use socialist lure tactics. He stresses true socialism as voluntary charity, not legal coercion, and warns against moralizing state schemes.
Thi Kim Hoang, six, in Viet Nam endures barefoot treks through mud while her family faces hunger after her father died in 1955. Foster Parents Plan aims to fund rubber clog shoes for 100000 children. fifty cents buys one pair lasting three months, two dollars a year. Submit to Foster Parents Plan P.O. Box 65, Station B, Montreal.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers demands a 25 percent increase in daily pay for 1,400 locomotive engineers in the Canadian National Western region. Three additional working condition demands are included, all to take effect when the current agreement expires on April 30.
Local editor urges readers to phone in tips and information about ongoing events. Callers may provide leads on crimes, community issues, or urgent public interest stories to aid reporting.
The Brotherhood seeks a 25 percent pay rise and a 100 mile basic day reallocation with 5 hours for freight 3 1/3 for passenger and 6 hours for yard work. They press for health and welfare plans 12 to 30 day vacations and new holiday rates plus higher freight train pay. CNR will study the proposals and meet representatives later this month.
Douglas W. Gilmour, a Winnipeg native, has been appointed assistant secretary of Canadian National Railways. The announcement adds to the executive team as the company expands its administrative leadership.
Forty seven representatives met in Hamiota on April 9 to organize the Western region of Manitoba hospital auxiliaries. Miss C M McLeod and Mrs G L Carr spoke on regional goals, noting 84 auxiliaries and 7 000 to 8 000 members in the province. Officers for the Western region were named with an invitation for the 1959 meeting in Virden.
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