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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1950
Page
2
The Arctic coast of Canada accounts for much of the nation and demands more settlement. Early air services and radio tied the North to the country, with wartime strategic value spurring rapid development. Since the war, mining, fishing, and many weather stations have expanded activity.
The Indian Affairs Branch in Canada reports expanded education for Eskimos and Indians in the North. Day schools are under construction at Coppermine Fort Norman and Hay River on Great Slave Lake. Promising students may attend larger schools in Yellowknife and Edmonton for mechanics and technical training. girls will study nursing and teaching. all will learn English.
The program aims to educate natives for work in mines fisheries and weather stations and to prepare them for citizenship. It contrasts with past residential schools and views the new system as practical and a milestone in Arctic development, enabling fuller participation in emerging activities.
In Alberta 4000 Hutterites sent 20 representatives to Mexico to study possible farm land acquisition as a contingency if the sect leaves Canada. Spokesmen say the delegation covers all Alberta colonies and no departure is planned, but they seek a prepared retreat site.
Dominion wheat flour production totalled 19 957 000 barrels last year a drop of 11 percent from 1948 The year marked the lowest output since 1940 when 16 271 000 barrels were produced Exports fell 22 percent to 9 698 000 barrels from 12 378 000 the prior year
A regional survey highlights northern France as home to Europe's premier grasslands. The study notes expansive meadows and diverse flora attracting researchers and conservationists seeking pristine European pastures.
Herring production in British Columbia is expected to reach a record high in the 1949 50 season. At 115 714 tons, the total leads last year by about 400 tons as strong hauls are reported from the north coast fleet. Most catch goes to oil and meal with 75 000 cases packed already. Oil demand lags while about 2.5 million gallons produced so far.
Alberta sent 244 immigrant families to British Columbia this month while BC received 109 from Alberta as part of a Canada wide mobility trend. Saskatchewan sent 144 and received 46, Ontario sent 60 and received 66. January allowances rose to 1,772,897 dollars for 296,727 children in 155,161 families.
Ottawa reports total exports fell modestly last year amid tight world markets while shipments to the United States rose to a record 1.503 billion dollars. Wood products led exports and farm products rose, with Britain also increasing trade to 704.96 million dollars.
An advertisement promotes a cooling liquid medicine for eczema pimples rashes athlete's foot and other itch troubles. It claims fast relief from intense itching with a trial bottle priced at 35 cents and a money back guarantee.
Reverend Everett Bachelder of Wasilla Alaska reports a brutal attack by a wolf pack on his sled dog team while en route to distribute clothing to native families. He endured five days in severe wilderness, two dogs surviving, before reaching Chickaloon Lodge with one dog. Bush pilot Elmer Rasmussen found wreckage and deputies traced papers to him. Bachelder says he survived by God’s grace and did not report the incident.
A collection of teacher student quips and jokes from a classroom scene. Students ask about waterworks spelling, prejudiced meeting, unopened mind at rubbish, buying whistles, hippo potamus plural, widow jokes, and a speed limit remark.
Applicants from 39 states and five provinces seek spots in the Canadian American School Girls band sponsored by a Brandon service club. Arthur R. Thompson of Sioux Falls leads the project. The 80 girls will train in Brandon next July and then tour North America and western Europe. No eastern Canada applications have arrived yet.
Brantford Ontario reports Howard Winter cites a humorous slogan Vote for Winter and have summer all the time noting it was an accident that the city enjoys a prolonged springlike spell during the campaign and after his mayoral victory.
Ottawa reports a new 50 cent style stamp issued March 1 to honor Alberta oil industry. The green design features an oil field with two derricks, storage tanks, a gas flare, and Rockies foothills with a dark plume signaling a new well.
Aster family plants in New Zealand appear covered in white wool from a distance, giving the impression of tiny sheep grazing among the rocks.
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