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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1952
Page
2
Public health progress in Canada is highlighted by a new record low death rate of 88 per 1 000 in 1951, a one percent drop from 1950. Tuberculosis death rate fell under 25 per 100 000 for the first time, signaling notable improvements in national health standards.
The report notes a nearly fifty percent drop in tuberculosis deaths over five years from 39.2 per 149,000 in 1946 to a lower rate by 1951. It warns that accident deaths rose in the past year and predicts highway fatalities might set a new high in 1951, urging broader safety measures and accident prevention.
The report attributes lower death rates to unemployment restraint and higher living standards along with extended hospital and medical services. Infants also benefit as Canada’s infant mortality rate drops below 40 per 1000 live births for the first time. Prosperity raises car ownership and urban traffic, yet fatalities still fall as health standards rise.
Grossinger New York Terry Browne of Detroit retained his world barrel jumping championship with a record 28 feet 3 inches. He surpassed his previous mark of 27 feet 10 inches set last year. In the concurrent Canadian championships Maurice Daoust of Montreal won with 22 feet 9 inches and Guy LaRoche took second with 21 feet 6 inches.
In New Westminster District E Farmers Institute backs higher egg prices and a marketing act. Eric Flowerdew warned BC egg industry faces chaos with rising costs and a 6 cent price drop. A floor price of 42 cents a dozen was endorsed as production costs reach 44 cents plus labor, with calls for early National Products Act marketing legislation.
Edmonton reports two new potato grades Canada One Small and Utility. Canada One Small sets size limits with minimum and maximum diameters. Utility grade permits use of good quality potatoes damaged or deformed, not fit for regular grades. Separate note mentions discovery of aniline by William Henry Perkin in 1856.
Saskatoon Commissioner Jack Vallance warns much damp grain from last year will spoil in spring. He says the issue is too large for farmers, province, or federal authorities, noting lakehead driers must reduce moisture from around 25 percent to 14.5 percent. Farmers lack effective drying techniques. reliance on commercial grain driers is not supported.
Edmonton hosts the Canadian Women’s golf championships at Mayfair Golf and Country Club. The Canadian closed tournament runs August 7-9 and the open August 11-16. Interprovincial team matches are slated for August 7 and 8.
A collection of playful quotes and banter about dancing, romance, exams, pets, and social encounters. The snippets feature a boastful yet clumsy dancer, a sharp retort from a concerned partner, a memory man with an umbrella, and quips about honesty, class, and New Year resolutions.
James Muir, president, warned inflation remains a major challenge and criticized using a budget surplus as an inflation brake. He urged freeing the economy, improving price and interest flexibility, and pursuing tariff reform and freer trade with the United States to sustain growth and national progress.
General Manager T H Atkinson outlines a 1951 Bank of Canada report showing total assets at $2,515,645,208, a new high. Deposits reach record levels with over 2.1 million accounts, profits up but tax increases offset gains, and branch modernization continues with 761 branches worldwide. The bank emphasizes international reach and staff dedication.
Winnipeg. Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the Canadian Club that Canada should exchange some of its food wealth for British immigrants. He said immigrants could help produce raw materials and food, keeping people employed and feeding those at home, stressing it is ideas not dollars that matter if the exchange can be balanced over 50 years. Oldest Christian festival is Easter.
FASTEETH is an alkaline denture powder that prevents sliding and rocking of upper or lower plates. It eliminates gummy taste and odor, keeping dentures secure without souring taste, and is available at any drugstore.
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