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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1950
Page
2
The Edmonton oil pipeline opening signals a broader western production growth as Canada enters a period of substantial economic expansion. Hon. C. D. Howe highlighted Labrador iron deposits, Quebec titanium mines, vast forests, and western oil as pillars of a changing, more prosperous economy.
Oil interest drives Western Canada as a new Edmonton to Superior pipeline would transfer crude to Great Lakes tankers. The line promises to widen Canadian oil sales at home and into the Middle West United States, with production valued at 60 million dollars annually and savings of about 90 million Canadian dollars on imports and shipping.
Mr Howe spoke at Edmonton of a pipeline expansion that could save Canada as much as 150 million Canadian dollars per year. The estimate could boost Canada US trade balance as gasoline and fuel oil demand rises and motor vehicle licenses double in ten years. Western oil fields gain major importance to Canada’s future economy.
Revelstoke, Canada welcomes Arnfinn Bergmann, world ski jumping champion, and Vera Ratcliffe after Bergmann defeated Hans Bjornstad at Revelstoke’s tournament of champions last winter. Bergmann, 22, met Vera between 226 foot leaps, they wed in July and will reside in Revelstoke where he will coach the local club.
In 1949 Pennsylvania recorded the highest strike total among states, accounting for more than 10,000,000 man-days lost. The figure reflects widespread labor action across industries during the period.
In Cowichan British Columbia a four year old deer named Yellow Horn has settled in with resident Mrs G C Boyd. The animal lounges on the veranda and even enters the house nibbling bread and fruit in the dining room. Loggers had painted its horns yellow for identification.
Angus M. Kay of North Kildonan, a lifelong Maroba resident, celebrated his 88th birthday. He reflects on farming and argues that tractors can be deadly, recalling past injuries and the dangers of machinery in rural work.
Philadelphia officials promote using popcorn for packing to cut costs. Spokesmen claim a nine pound package wrapped in shredded paper plus popcorn weighs six pounds, reducing packing expense and mailing costs and lowering breakage risk.
World championships in wheat oats barley corn potatoes and rye will be awarded at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Navy. 14 22.
Students at the University of British Columbia show heightened interest in military training with four times as many applicants to date this year as in the same period in 1949 for the Canadian Officers Training Corps.
The note states that George Frideric Handel produced an opera before reaching age fifteen, highlighting his precocious talent and early start in major composition.
The federal government earmarks 15300 for Manitoba health improvements. 8500 funds enhanced laboratory x ray services for Roblin and nearby residents. 2500 covers rent and a health department technician salary in Dauphin. 2000 buys equipment for Stobo sanatorium Ninette and another 2000 supports films and filmstrips for location expansion.
A string of light anecdotes unfolds from a new maid Bridget asking for a recommendation within an hour of starting work, a doctor charmer denying gender bias, a wife offering angel cake, and a border cottage survey joke about whether she is in the US or Canada.
Miss Florence Harry-Jones, 71, chosen president of the Young Conservatives of Chingford, the local youth group of the Conservative party. Other items report a Chicago woman knocked from a window by a small dog, a Vancouver drunkard case with suspended sentence, a Cooksville school incident with a skunk, and a Cincinnati man blaming divorce on the family dog.
Regina reports the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association reviewed a draft contributory pension scheme for all city town village and school employees. The plan expects to require employee and employer contributions for retirement at 65 for men and 60 for women and would be presented to the provincial legislature at the next session.
The Chicago Legal News, the first law paper in the western United States, was founded in 1868 by Myra Bardwell, marking a historic start for legal journalism in Chicago.
Ottawa reports the prairies’ 1950 wheat crop at 430 million bushels, down 25 million from 455 million, trimming Canada’s total to 465 million from 490 million. Oats reach 255 million, barley 157 million, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta breaking down by province.
Insufficient funds to honor orders from Canadian manufacturers as Freeing of the Canadian dollar hits New Zealand buyers. The lack of currency reserves leaves importers unable to complete shipments and place new orders amid tighter exchange terms.
Venice in Italy is commonly called the Bride of the Sea reflecting its lagoon setting and historic maritime heritage. The name underscores the citys unique relationship with water and its canal network.
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