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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
2
A analysis of vocational guidance argues for early discovery of a child’s interests and talents, coordinated by parents, teachers, and guidance officers. It promotes charts tracking progress and temperament to steer high school studies toward suitable life work, benefiting both the individual and society.
The Dominion bureau of statistics plans a housing survey linked to the 1941 census subject to government approval. A full grown pygmy hippopotamus weighs about 450 pounds while an ordinary hippo can reach 5 000 to 6 000 pounds. Sprats are found in British waters between November and February but their rest of year whereabouts are unknown. Salt is the mineral most often lacking in farm animal feed.
Canada became a world leading spring wheat producer thanks to plant breeders whose varieties meet nature’s challenges. Dominion Cerealist Dr. L. H. Newman notes breeders’ pivotal role in national prosperity. Aviator two miles up can see 150 miles, and Leningrad runs a school for female taxicab drivers 2357.
Governor Graham Towers of the Bank of Canada urged Canadians to fund the war by saving and paying higher taxes or subscribing to war loans. He asked citizens to sacrifice private luxuries and redirect Canadian dollars to the United Kingdom, while ensuring securities repatriation and fair exchange controls. He warned there are no foreign lenders and emphasized self reliance in supporting war efforts.
Milk and crackers form a crust then combine with flaked fish eggs and seasonings. Bake in a hot oven about 30 minutes until firm then turn onto a platter and serve with tomato sauce. Makes six portions.
Condensed milk with grated orange rind and juice, folded into Kellog’s Corn Flakes crumbs and coconut with salt. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Yield about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture and the National Research Council lead Canadian agricultural research alongside the Ontario Research Foundation, provincial agriculture departments, agricultural colleges, university and company labs, and individual investigators.
The Dominion bureau of Statistics in its annual review of 1921 to 1939 revenues notes the growing share financed by students as provincial grants endowments and other income drop. Fees rose from 20.1 to 32.7 percent while government grants fell 49.8 to 42.2 percent and endowments slipped from 16.4 to 13.2 percent.
Colonel P. T. Etherton, famed for a Houston to Everest flight, explored a cave near a French baroness’s chateau and uncovered a Napoleonic era chalk mine rich in calcium carbonate. Paris and London engineers will analyze the ore before exploitation begins. He also notes steel tools endure high heat.
J. W. Stafford, chief passport officer at Queen Anne’s Gate London, has become among the busiest in England since the war began. He once slept in a camp bed as exit permit work doubled duties, with a staff of 250 now handling a surge of international travel amid wartime controls.
Lord Fairhaven, a 44 year old bachelor and Red Cross liaison in Britain, amassed hundreds of Windsor Castle images including paintings and etchings. His Cambridgeshire seat Anglesey Abbey holds a modern tapestry of county views. He inherits fortunes and estates linked to Ashridge and Runnymede.
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