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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1947
Page
2
Fire losses across Canada rise yearly with 1946 losses 12 percent higher than 1945 and a five year increase around 55 percent. Despite public education efforts many fires stem from carelessness and disregard of basic safety rules, causing widespread human and economic toll.
The report states 498 lives lost to fires in Canada in 1846 and 55 409 fires nationwide. Of these, 41 005 fires destroyed residential property, equating to about 90 percent. The record estimates homes burned could shelter 200 000 people, with additional unreported damage to commercial property and forest wealth as fires routinely affect stores warehouses factories and forests each year.
Fires occur most often in winter when heating units are taxed and objects are placed too close to heat sources. Many residential fires involve helpless children and result from disregard of safety rules, with tragedy rising as accidents increase nationwide.
The United States Air Force will begin test drops of a 42000 pound bomb at Muroc air base in California. The bomb will be suspended from new shackles and may clear the ground by inches on takeoff, likely to be duds, with experts to study explosive potential.
Toronto report says more than 20000 pairs of shoes collected by Canadian school children are in Montreal ready for shipment to British children as announced by the Junior Red Cross.
Cartoonish humor and quick quips fill a column of dated gags. Interchanges include dainty confusions about babies car troubles and a fortune teller’s comic misread, all tied by pithy punch lines and domestic vignettes.
In dry weather keep lawns hydrated and clip weeds regularly to prevent blossoming and seed formation. The note emphasizes timely maintenance to protect turf health.
The Anne Adams Pattern 4898 offers a simple to sew dress with flower embroidery and easy illustrated instructions. Sizes 34 through 50 available. size 36 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents for pattern to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man with name address and style number.
The North West Line Elevators association projects prairie wheat production at 318,414,500 bushels from 22,992,000 acres. Manitoba yields 41,200,500 bushels, Saskatchewan 174,654,000, Alberta 102,560,000. averages 15.8, 165, 12.4, and 16.0 bushels per acre respectively.
Ottawa reports officers and soldiers will wear new summer dress uniforms next spring. Air force officers adopt a US style battle dress blouse with gilt buttons. navy gear remains unchanged. Army officers may receive a related pattern pending policy. khaki drill uniforms to be replaced. a note on human rib count follows.
Canada announces a four cent postage stamp to mark the wedding of Princess Elizabeth. First day covers will be issued only by the Ottawa postmaster on Thursday January 15.
Easy modern mince pie using corn flakes crust and quick mincemeat filling. Crushed corn flakes with sugar and butter form the crust, then a cooked mincemeat mix thickened with gelatin and folded egg whites fills the crust and chills until firm. Yield notes adjust water and mincemeat amount.
Labour Minister Humphrey Mitchell told civic leaders in Welland that Canada now has the world’s highest standard of living. He attributed the rise to Canadian courage and tenacity and said the dollar saving program would sustain freedom and justice for years to come. The note adds a botanical aside about mace origins from the nutmeg kernel.
Ottawa says the veterans department is testing a suction cup artificial leg for amputees. Maj C A Bell notes it is experimental and not a cure-all, with several trials underway. A Berkeley dispatch says the leg, attaching by suction, will be issued to some above knee amputees in the United States starting February.
A collection of notable quotes on toleration and kindness from Burke Shelley Eliot Gibran, Mary Baker Eddy, Mme DeSiael and others. The passages urge restraint, patience, and universal charity while warning against intolerance and harsh judgment.
Health officials warn laypeople cannot judge proper lens type after vision tests and should not pick up glasses from store counters without professional guidance. They emphasize consulting optometrists or opticians to ensure correct prescription and lens choice.
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