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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
8
Lavinia McConnell and Decker churches schedule Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Sunday School follows at noon with Decker at 1.30 p.m. Lavinia church service and Sunday School are set for 3.00 p.m. Local readers are urged to attend.
At the Decker Red Cross annual meeting on Wednesday all officers were re elected. Treasurer W Cumberland reported 1078.77 dollars sent for Red Cross benefits. Women s Work convenor L Coch rane noted 150 sewn articles 52 knitted items and 94 quilts produced. Salvage convenor V Little announced 65.86 dollars in salvage sales.
The C W A C Vancouver group featured W Little and E Sunley. next Sunday at 1.30 Gordon Rivers will conduct the service. In Winnipeg, Mrs L W Cochrane, Red Cross work convenor, reports a Decker shipment with 5 boys sweaters, 9 boy socks, 2 girls coats, turtle neck sweaters, 5 men pyjamas, and 10 boys undervests.
The notice lists January rationing validity for sugar butter and preserves. Sugar coupons 46 49 valid with no expiry. 50 51 valid from January 18. Butter coupons 90 91 valid now. 92 valid January 11. 93 January 18. 94 January 25. Preserves coupons 33 36 valid now. 37 38 with date announced.
Christmas events at Chumah church featured lights for a tree entertainment and a Toronto to Winnipeg and Yukon trip. Local families including Miss Louise Thornton Miss Louise Kirk Olive and Velma Smith Amy Foster and others spent holidays at home or visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Cecil Kidd and Mr and Mrs W Pollock traveled to visit kin and the Christmas service Sunday afternoon was well attended.
The Hamiota McConnell Crop Improvement Club held its annual meeting on December 19 with large attendance. C. M. Partridge chaired. guest speaker was agronomist R. Whiteman. Geo. McConnell spoke on Soil Erosion and The Value of Forage Crops. Officers elected: President J. McGhee, VP C. M. Partridge, manager T. M. Levins, sec-treas J. C. Richardson. The Christmas program and tree were well received. community church services were strong. Several members and guests noted holiday plans and vacations. The Women's Work Committee met November 25 with 1945 officers named and packing duties assigned.
The year saw over 150 pounds of waste fat and 2 waste wool shipments organized. The Red Cross donated a premium blanket and 25 pairs of socks for boys’ Christmas boxes. $75 was collected, 18 pairs of socks knitted, with all items sent to the Navy League. Articles in bales included 300 sewn items and 158 knitted pieces plus 49 quilts. Two V-bundles sent to Britain, 113 boxes packed for boys overseas, cigarettes sent every two months, Junior Red Cross contributed $10 for Christmas boxes.
The annual Sunday School Christmas concert at United Church occurred on Thursday December 21 with praise from teachers and pupils. Mrs R Milne provided piano music and Santa Claus brought a happy close. Visitors include Miss Henderson at Mordon and Mrs Simms at Oak River. Several locals and visitors from Winnipeg Flin Flon Neepawa Shoal Lake attended and Mrs Dave Brown and son David arrived home from overseas. Cpl L B Dutkiewicz CWAC Winnipeg visited Mrs J Stewart.
Dr. E W Neatby director line elevators Winnipeg Manitoba reflects on sixth wartime Christmas and the gradual changes in daily life. He urges gratitude for sacrifices by soldiers and families and calls for shared sacrifice while recognizing the effort behind victory.
Seed time harvest notes show stable recommendations across the Prairie Provinces with Regent leading gains, Thatcher fading from 45.6 percent in 1943 to 39.2 percent this year, and Renown dropping from 19.9 to 16.6 percent. The surge in Regent is reshaping varietal rankings amid interprovincial comparisons.
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