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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
2
A report from the Food and Agriculture Organization at Lake Success New York outlines ongoing global food shortages. Despite some encouraging notes, the FAO warns that the situation remains grim with forecasts for the near future.
The report warns 200 million more people must be fed than before the war while food production lags. It calls for improved agricultural equipment, trading, and distribution, noting reliance on the United States and Canada heightens shortages if harvests falter. Canada pledges continued responsibility as demand outpaces supply.
Port Alberni man George Tranfield appeals to British Columbia’s forests minister to protect a headwaters stand of giant firs in the Englishman River area. He claims trees survived a 500 year old fire and are about 1000 years old, with 100 trees over 300 feet tall and 36 to 45 feet in circumference. The site includes Neely and Shelton Lakes, formerly Panther and Echo Lakes, and has no marked entry route.
A feature notes four tankers under construction with 30000 deadweight tons each. They exceed the then standard T-2 bulk as ships destined for wartime use, marking a shift toward larger tankers in the period.
Attributed to Egyptians, the invention of glass dates from earliest antiquity. The oldest known specimens are Egyptian, and scholars credit Egypt with the invention.
A collage of quick jokes and quips about professors, barbers, spouses, and working life. A barber mishears, a professor fears ladies, a teacher misreads lines, and a boss questions a late employee while a clock comment closes the page.
Reeve James Fraser of Whiska Creek Rural Municipality No. 106 said L. B. Thomson of P F R A assured an irrigation project for 1949. The plan would store 15000 acre feet of water to 27 feet depth in an irrigation dam fed by springs west of Neville. About 15 farmers are expected to use the facilities for grain gardens and fruit. Water allocation would be decided by the water users association and provincial government after construction. L. M. Ogilvie and P. W. Coolican of Swift Current would organize the users and make recommendations to PFRA and Saskatchewan government.
In Calgary Western Canada set a world employment record with an unemployment rate under 1.3 percent in the three prairie provinces last fall. Fred White of Winnipeg, regional unemployment insurer, spoke at a prairie regional employment committee meeting, noting the record low and stating it was the lowest global rate ever recorded. Louis XIV later paid a separate note of $14 000 for a pair of buttons.
Peter Bennett of the UK Information Office told Kingsway United Church men that the Yukon is a beautiful friendly and exciting region with fur trade mineral wealth and tourist potential. He noted improved Alaska Highway communications but said population and better access are needed to fully develop the area and lower living costs.
Canadian farmers across six provinces borrowed 492 685 50 under the Farm Improvement Loans Act in 1948 to clear and break 59 954 acres for new crop production. Alberta led with 310 231 25 for 35 875 acres. Nova Scotia received 180 to clear 24 acres. The expansion came from mechanized clearing via a 1944 act opening funds for outlying areas, bringing 183 814 acres under cultivation since 1945.
In Port Alberni British Columbia an owl crashed through a window and died in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A Dorman as heavy snow limits bird food. The report notes that owls and other birds struggle to find sustenance amid the winter conditions.
Dr. Howard E Fritz of B F Goodrich in Akron says bright tire colors may arrive within two years. White carbon black, derived from ordinary sand, could replace regulation carbon black, delivering the same rubber qualities without discoloration.
The local office of the national employment service reports the first surplus of domestic workers since before the war in Brandon, Manitoba. The finding indicates improved job availability for household staff in the region.
Ottawa reports the 1948 value of hay and pasture seed crops at 18.099 million dollars, nearly doubling from 1947’s 9.118 million. Seven of twelve types rose in price, with larger crops across most types, while field root and vegetable seeds fell to about 1.908 million from 2.603 million. Provincial values show Ontario and Alberta leading gains, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Maritime provinces, and British Columbia contributing smaller totals.
Report from Edmonton notes a drop from forty slug coins daily in parking meters to twelve per day over six months. The city questions whether honesty or meter shortages explain the change as motorists adjust behavior.
Air force weather personnel at White Sands New Mexico launched a meteorology balloon to 120000 feet, gathering upper atmosphere data. The high altitude test demonstrated capabilities in atmospheric measurement.
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