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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1948
Page
7
Sharon, anxious as a late train nears, recalls a fear fueled by a past tragedy. An elderly stranger offers calm counsel and a comic warning about worry as a delay stretches into hours. Dick arrives finally to comfort Sharon while a nearby couple tend to an ailing husband.
Vancouver. Commissioner James Cunningham told sportsmen at the Princeton and District Fish and Game banquet not to worry about moose as there are plenty, and stressed conserving other wild game. He said real progress is being made in wildlife conservation in the province. President G M Harman urged intelligent appreciation of conservation. In 1947 the Princeton Club built a rearing pond and dam at Lost Lake, plus lakefront work and lake shore cleanups.
Experts surveyed by La Prensa say the 1947 48 Argentine wheat crop now being harvested may reach around 4 000 000 tons, far above earlier estimates of 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 tons.
Dr. W L Graham acting Dean of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan told the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association annual meeting that more than one half of the world’s annual food production is lost to insect and animal infestation.
Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Randolph, granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln and daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln, died in a Washington hospital at about 75. Family confirms she was the last surviving Lincoln name holder.
Jans Ram of Edberg Alberta marks his 100th birthday becoming Alberta s oldest farmer and longest serving Alberta Wheat Pool member. In Winnipeg Fred J White cites 23 496 job seekers in the district from Thunder Bay to Dawson Creek with 5 206 openings. Saskatchewan directors oppose using 2 4 D on elite seed plots. Kimberley Consolidated Mining plans 200 new homes for Trail workers in Townsite and Happy Valley. Yellowknife opens a 40 bed Red Cross hospital at 258 000 cost. Edmonton pushes 50 mph speed limit on provincial highways.
Ottawa reports a vigorous start toward solving the older worker problem. Labor Minister Mitchell says the picture is brighter than a year ago though employers still favor younger workers. As of October 30 the National Employment Service lists 27,466 unplaced men over 45, about 12,000 fewer than a year earlier, making up 36.6 percent of all unplaced men.
New York Bronx Zoo officials investigate the murder of an adult black footed penguin found beaten and pecked to death in the enclosure. The penguin apparently wandered to the wrong nesting box, said zoo information director William Bridges, noting penguins are highly social and territorial.
Two winners crowned at Calgary and High River event. Lino Da Paoli of Cayley Club placed second. Mary Gingrich of High River won grand championship with 87 points.
A Canadian sugar official said a 12 dollar per ton increase granted by Britain to Dominions and Colonies will not affect retail sugar prices in Canada. The statement comes from the sugar administrator's office in Montreal.
President Peron will present five horses to Generalissimo Franco including one personal mount and three purebred cows. The announcement labeled this gesture as new testimony of friendship between Argentina and Spain.
Representatives of Eastern Canadian interests explore a site in Edmonton for a pulp and paper mill with an estimated cost of 14 million dollars. The project aims to locate a major mill hub in the region and create significant industrial development opportunities.
Ottawa reports a message from Malcolm MacIntosh, governor general of Malaya, stating the Hong Kong war graves are tended with loving care. The Canadian defenders of Hong Kong, who died in December 1941, lie in a cemetery described as magnificent with a peaceful hillside setting.
Rugby North Dakota residents face mail delivery suspension if sidewalks remain unshovelled as postmaster N O Knutson orders clear pathways this winter with strict enforcement of sidewalk duties and postal service rules.
Ottawa reports National Revenue Minister Dr. J J McCann introduced the Prairie Farmers Income Tax Guide and Farm Account Books to improve tax returns from rural producers. He notes 136 039 of 652 928 Canadian farmers filed returns for 1945 46 with 53 000 paying tax and 82 731 exempt under the existing relief scale. He says similar guides will soon be available for all farmers. Brazil alone produces enough coffee in one year to supply the world for 14 months.
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