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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1941
Page
4
A Manitoba campaign urges Hamiota district to buy War Savings Certificates equal to three machine guns monthly. Farmers may pledge date grain stocks Wheat barley corn and flax to support purchases with bank pledges or post-dated cheques. Participants who reached the $4000 monthly pledge earlier in the year may catch up with $40 monthly for missed months.
Mrs. Decker hosted a farewell party for Bob Gammack with cards bingo and dancing. Mr Milbourne left for Winnipeg with daughter Merle. WL club reports year work and elects new officers and directors for the district. A War Time family feeding talk by Miss Bergstinson planned for November 26 at Memorial Hall. Fall thankoffering service held Sunday at the church with vice president Mrs Brown presiding.
A somber address by Mre Bastyr and Mre Theaille A somber addressed by the Mission Band and a bank offering by Mrs. Edgar Linte. Sympathy extended to Mr. and Mrs Girant Whyte on the loss of their infant daughter at Hamiets Hospital. Lloyd Cochrane attends John Deere tractor school in Brandon. Willie Wyatt and Fay visit Treberne at the Wyatt family home. Melvin Cochrane assists at Birtle Indian School this week.
The monthly draw raised 2800 in War Savings Stamps for distribution, with 33800 to date. Citizens urged to enter next month, submitting by Ted Venables J P Strickland J F Smithson or Hamie's Bank. Last month winners included Mrs Geo Daniele 500 certificate and several 100 War Savings Stamp recipients.
Rail grading report for the McConnell Fat Stock Show dated July 21 1941 from the Manitoba Agriculture Extension Department. Scores are out of 100 with Conformation 15 hips 12 loins 20 ribs 20 shoulder 5 finish 10 color fat 5 interior 10 totaling 100.
A list of names appears with a directive to call and collect prizes where entries were made, urging recipients to respond and claim winnings.
A Manitoba district shows severe erosion reducing organic matter and nitrogen in topsoil. Dr J L Doughty analyzed eroded versus undamaged soils, finding 45 percent less organic matter and 39 percent less nitrogen on eroded patches, with crops also nitrogen deficient by 28 percent. The Agriculture Department circular highlights findings with Dr R D Bird’s photo.
The Hamio ta home and townspeople donated 1125 to the Scouts Apple Day. Hamiets Troop sold red apples raising money that will aid English Scout work under Rev. Harold Newton. The Girl Guides and junior Code also operate in Hamiota, with the Scouts under local Legion guardianship.
Rev. W. M. Turnbull leads morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday School times are 12 and 12.30 p.m. Church services follow at 1.30 p.m. Lavinia holds Sunday School at 2 p.m. followed by a 3 p.m. church service. Decker and McConnell host sessions for their respective communities.
The message urges immediate War Savings stamp purchases and highlights a Dominion Business College course in Winnipeg valued at 200.00 with a 32 percent cash discount. It invites applications at The Echo Office.
The all inclusive Canadian National Railways System reports gross revenues for the 10 day period ending October 31, 1941, higher than the same period in 1940 by 1,841,632 dollars, an increase of 764,9627,928,320.
Last year two germinators with 300 samples weekly were installed to test small grain seeds including wheat oats barley rye and flax. About 5 000 samples were sent by line elevator grain buyers to aid farmers in seed value judgment. Dormancy can cause underestimation of germination, now addressed with a pre chilling process. The lab capacity may be exceeded this year due to weathered grain, so send samples early via elevator company grain buyers.
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