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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
5
A promotional appeal invites farmers to visit the Winnipeg Grain Exchange to learn how members operate for growers. It argues against price fixing and stresses open world pricing, noting the Exchange acts as brokers in over sixty countries and advocates a Canadian Wheat Board floor price with access to top world prices.
The Christmas concert is set for Tuesday evening in the Hall. Local residents report travel to Vancouver and Brandon with visits, gifts, and conference attendance. W.A. and W.M.S. held their Dec meeting to plan the Christmas base and officers were elected. The McConnell Baby Band hosted a Christmas party with twenty two children and thirteen adults. Snow removal updates note Tommy Thompson’s plow and Hedley and Sons equipment clearing sidewalks and main street.
Seven long serving Boys' and Girls' Club leaders were feted by the Hamiota and District Board of Trade at a December dinner in the Orange Hall. Certificates were presented by W. S. Frazer with remarks from R. M. Hopper on agricultural progress.
By the committee the Board appointed officers led by President Mrs. T. Jasper and Vice Presidents Mrs. A. Park and Mrs. M. Hazlewood. Secretary is Mrs. M. Hemphill with treasurer Mrs. E. J. Venables. Agriculture chair Mrs. B. F. Brooks, horticulture chair Mrs. H. Way, press chair Mrs. N. Dale, program convener Mrs. M. Hazlewood, plus a four-member committee: Mrs. N. Dale, Mrs. H. Way, Mrs. Hemphill, and Mrs. Jasper.
The Women's Institute met in December with Mrs. C. Penny presiding. Members repeated the Women’s Creed and arranged the Homecomers Dance during Christmas. A note of thanks from Mrs. Dale for aiding her book Golden Windows was shared as a copy circulated. The group discussed the History of Hamiota’s size and printing costs and planned a light supper for Boys' and Girls' Clubs attendees at the Board of Trade Banquet. The Junior Ensemble conducted by Mrs. Cummings performed Christmas selections and carols.
BERT PEARL is recognized in Canada and the United States as pianist singer and master of ceremonies of the Monday to Friday Happy Gang broadcast at 12 15 p m over the CBC Trans Canada network. He has been with the program since it began ten years ago.
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