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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
2
The Merchant Navy of Canada has seen wartime fame and now ferries vast amounts of food and goods. Costs of maintaining Canadian ships are high, second only to the United States, prompting a recommendation by the Canadian Maritime Commission to shrink the fleet from 218 ships to 40 in operation.
Canadian merchant shipping faces high daily operating costs at 810.50 dollars per ship, with the United States well above at 972.52 and government subsidies in Britain. Britain, Norway, and the Netherlands show lower figures, prompting a plan to convert most ships to British registry and subsidize a bare 40 as Canada weighs its defense and cargo needs.
In Idaho, young Ruben Butler shot a duck that allegedly carried gold. The duck was given to a friend then to neighbors Mr. and Mrs. C V Sweet. Mrs. Sweet spilled the gizzard contents and five raw gold pieces tumbled out. The largest nugget measured about a quarter inch long. Mr. Sweet, 78, quipped that this may be as close as he comes to finding gold and urged sharing the nugget to learn where the duck came from.
A National Federation report shows University of British Columbia female students spend 816 dollars yearly, including 195 dollars in tuition, the lowest cost among Canadian universities. The note ends with an odd remark about teaching.
A collage of quips and vignettes highlights everyday humor from cross cultural jests to clock judgments. The piece references a Doberman, a judge asking for an eight day clock, family finances, a wedding reception misread, and the giant spider crab of Japan, weaving light anecdotes with cultural observations.
Up to December 23 only six regulars in the National Hockey League had not been penalized. The list includes Bill Quackenbush Ed Kryzanowski Don Raleigh Pentti Lund Red Hamill and Harry Watson. Paul Renty of Boston drew his first penalty on December 21 against Chicago. Bud Poile has moved through five clubs since 1942 joining Boston after a Ranger sale. Kenny Smith ended his consecutive game streak of 237 with a groin injury Dec 21.
Princess Margaret has been appointed colonel in chief of the Highland Light Infantry regiment of Canada based in Galt Ontario. She already serves as colonel in chief of the Scottish Highland Light Infantry City of Glasgow regiment, with which the Canadian unit is allied.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police first formed in 1873 as the Northwest Mounted Police.
A new compact radio battery unit fits in the palm and promises a reception range of about 100 miles, signaling a breakthrough in portable communications. The device emphasizes portability and long reach for users in various environments.
Ottawa reports a 1950 world wheat demand decline forecast by the bureau of statistics as improved crops reduce import needs. Exports from Canada, the United States, Australia, and Argentina may total 850 million bushels, down from 908 and 893 million in prior years, with Russia and others adding 50 to 75 million. Canada’s 1950 crop outlook is uncertain. 1949 wheat acreage was 27 million acres with shifts from other grains due to price and weather.
OTTAWA Canadians bought 1.6 billion dollars worth of life insurance in 1949 according to H L Guy president of the Canadian Life Insurance Officers association. He notes per person coverage rose from under 100 dollars in 1900 to over 1000 dollars today and 25 times more life insurance was issued in 1949 than in 1899. He urges careful actuarial study of any new social security plans to assess need and private insurers impact. Miss Senda Berenson at Smith College chairs rules for women’s basketball.
Ottawa reports cash flowing to Canadian farms totaling 1.7942 billion dollars in the first nine months of 1949. Higher wheat, coarse grains, tobacco, and cattle payments, plus wheat board disbursements, lifted farm income 2.6 percent from 1948 and 40.9 percent from 1947.
Canadian Press year end poll names Josip Broz Tito as the world newsiest figure of 1949 for his stand against Russian domination. He outscored Andrei Vishinsky and Winston Churchill, with votes also for Truman, Pope Pius XII, Mindszenty, Rita Hayworth, Cripps, John L. Lewis, and Dean Acheson. Louis St Laurent narrowly beat L. B. Pearson for top Canadian.
Bennett Cerf and Stanley Frank recount a cub reporter in Johnstown Pennsylvania during the 1889 flood. With wires down and hours of isolation, the lone green rookie filed the first lines as editors chased veteran coverage. The scene ends with a dramatic wire urging dramatic images over factual dispatches.
France handed Canada a cheque for 11,000,000 marking the second straight year of prompt payment on a 242,000,000 post war loan. The loan is part of 1,800,000,000 in credits Canada extended to several countries after World War II.
Ottawa reports Canadian shippers completed a deal to ship 300000 bushels of wheat to Spain. It marks the first such sale to Franco Spain in more than a decade.
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