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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
2
The opening of new oil wells in western Canada and parts of the north marks a major step in economic growth. Surging demand for fuel for autos ships airplanes and farm machinery underscores the need for new supply sources. March production of petroleum and natural gasoline reached an all time monthly high per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
Output in March across Canada reached 2 457.72 barrels, up 4 percent from March 1949 and 13 percent from the prior record set in September 1949. Alberta led with 2 330 066 barrels, followed by Saskatchewan with 79 309 and Northwest Territories with 27 581. Saskatchewan sees active exploration around Prince Albert, Nipawin, Hudson Bay, Blaine Lake, and Batford area as surveys expand.
The Dominion Department of Mines and Technical Surveys organizes a large legal survey due to rising western activity. Eleven percent of twenty five field parties will work in the far north and west to aid oil lease grants and boundary surveys between Northwest Territories Alberta and Alberta British Columbia. Subdividing Indian reserves in Saskatchewan and Alberta where oil searches occur is planned. Findings like Leduc and Redwater could be replicated, boosting oil development and Canada’s economic future.
The Lands Department in Ontario orders 200 Sawyer traps for a winter trial by provincial trappers. The English invention is touted as more humane, killing as it grips the neck or chest, and will be tested on rabbits and other animals such as mink and marten that escape steel traps.
Campbell brothers from Avonlea Sask defeated G W Lick of Swan River Man 11 10 in an extra end to claim the Kootenay challenge. Art Simpson of Bassano Alta won the main event by defeating E C Thode of Saskatoon.
Alberta reports a total of 900 sawmills, of which 306 are portable. The statistic highlights the distribution between stationary mills and mobile operations in the province.
In Oakland California R C Trotter reports a hen hatched not eggs but potatoes. The hen has been sitting on the potatoes after being fed them by Mr Trotter. The humor centers on the hen waiting for the spuds to hatch just as chicks would.
WAINWRIGHT Alta troops at the summer army camp nickname Canada’s dangerous new railroads Hellfire Pass and Whitbang. The rail line sits within the Wainwright tank firing range with a single rolling stock car bearing a tank shaped target to be hammered by 75 millimeter Sherman tank guns.
A spokesman for the British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers' Association says coastal mills will pledge to supply the domestic market despite strong American demand, ensuring a guaranteed lumber flow for Canada.
S. M. Pitman of Winnipeg extinguished a smoldering box fire in a locked store window by blocking sunlight through a glass jar. The blaze started from sunlit rays and was out before firefighters arrived.
A mixed crossword puzzle list with many clues and partial phrases. Entries include edge of a garment, lifetime muse of lyric poetry, large snake, mental state, to lay siege, and numerous stray fragments. The page presents a dense set of across and down hints with several unclarified terms and names.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about relationships schooling travel and professions. One line notes an clerk amused by ages given on a census form while other jokes cover flirtations pay articles and misreadings with a playful overall tone.
Ottawa reports a mutual decision to remove duplicate quarantine inspections for ships and aircraft visiting both nations. Under the new rules a quarantine will be conducted in one country only, with inspection certificates issued in the other country recognized to avoid repeat checks at Canadian and U.S. ports.
A treaty for the exchange of port privileges for halibut fishing vessels on the Pacific coast becomes effective. Each nation grants the other's boats the right to land catches and obtain supplies repairs and equipment in Pacific ports. Canada gains access in Alaska and the continental United States.
A group of 18 jobseekers answered an ad for out-of-town work at a Baltimore hotel. An interviewer asked them to disrobe for a supposed medical inspection and kept their wallets, totaling $175, as the room was cleared and the suspect vanished.
The Peace River South School District plans an $827,840 building push to add 14 new elementary schools, refurbish 12 more, and furnish many rooms as growth surges in northern British Columbia. Dawson Creek gets a 550 seat main building with annex for 100, plus libraries and multipurpose spaces.
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