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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1952
Page
2
Acknowledges wide migration to Canada since the war and the challenges of assimilation. Notes over many migrants settling in towns and farming communities, learning language and customs, and becoming citizens. Praises individuals and organizations aiding newcomers, highlighting the Canadian Citizenship Council for its service.
The council undertook interviews with over 14 000 displaced persons of 17 nationalities in Germany to aid prospective immigrants. It published free citizenship guides, funded research on immigrant adjustment, and assisted newcomers with language learning and citizenship preparation.
The Citizenship council collaborates with groups nationwide to assist new arrivals in adapting to language customs and life in a strange country. It credits these efforts as central to Canada’s immigration success and asks continued support for helping new citizens settle happily in their new environment.
Regina reports about 500000 will be spent in northern Saskatchewan this year on base metal exploration and development near Flin Flon and in the Rottenstone and Churchill mining districts. Geophysical surveys and diamond drilling are planned as the ministry notes an upswing in activity despite uranium focus.
The Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board reports more than 3,000 wells in the province for the week ended May 15 with 3,003 wells, up from 2,222 on May 7, 1951. The Redwater field has 909 wells while the Leduc field has 900 and may soon lead.
In Cochran Alberta Kenneth Cohoe restores a 1900 Maxwell found in a shed after 30 years. The two cylinder runabout features carbide lamps brass radiator and back tool box with top speed near 15 mph. Cohoe seeks about 2000 from the museum piece once owned by a ranch hand.
Manitoba's 1951 census data from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows the 25 to 34 age bracket as the largest group with 120 780 people. The province totals 776 541 residents and the 35 to 44 bracket is second at 105 984. Other figures include 0-4 with 89 977, 5-9 72 594, 10-14 60 143, 15-19 57 188, 20-24 58 752, 45-54 78 892, 55-64 66 803, 65-69 27 347, and 70 and over 30 121.
A mountaineer fired several times at a roaring motorcycle seen from his road. His wife asked if he hit it. He replied he shot at it but did not kill it and heard it growl while it caused the rider to release a man.
Alberta reports a record pace of oil and gas discoveries with 54 indicated finds in the first four months of 1952. Most discoveries occurred in Alberta, including 20 oil and 34 gas or wet gas finds, while northeastern British Columbia and Saskatchewan also show activity. Crude oil production in Alberta rose to 170 287 barrels daily for the week ending May 12, led by Redwater and Leduc fields.
A string of humorous vignettes unfolds with a poet called Cohen and a boxing champ son, a piano instalment caper, a corn cure salesman and a parrot bid. The crowd, canaries, and barroom exchanges create a satirical slice of hard times and quick wit.
Reginal city officials anticipate a record year with at least 500 houses planned and 220 permits issued in the first 13 months of the year. Nearly 200 lots have been sold this month as demand surges in Sask Regina.
A baking method describes greasing pans with paper, mixing flour baking powder and salt, creaming shortening with sugar, adding milk and vanilla gradually, beating egg whites to stiff peaks, folding meringue into batter, and baking two 8 inch round pans at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
A job hunter in Edmonton placed a witty classified ad claiming that “Back east they say go west, young man. Well I'm here. Now what.” The brief item notes the applicant’s humorous take on relocation and searching for employment.
The Canadian Press reports that snowmelt fed Bow River water to the Bassano dam creating the eastern irrigation district. Water irrigation transformed 1 million acres of desert prairie into productive farmland with grain, trees, flowers, birds, and wild rice attracting ducks. Brooks, Alberta became a center of western prosperity.
In Manitoba near Virden the Daly 15-1 well of California Standard shows daily output estimated at 30 to 70 barrels. John Ower, division exploration superintendent, called it not spectacular but the best in the province to date. Previous highs were 40 barrels per day, with swabbing tests reaching 120 barrels in a month.
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