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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1949
Page
2
A discussion on Canada seeking economic self sufficiency, yet relying on foreign trade. It notes Canada’s small population, rich resources, and need to export farm, factory, forest, mine, and fish products due to a limited domestic market.
The Dominion Trade Department plans a new branch of the Trade Commission to sell Canadian wheat eggs bacon cheese and fruit abroad. four farm specialists W F Hillhouse Saskatoon D B Laugh ton Nelson BC W J Van Viiet Quinton Sask and C J Small Toronto will be trained for overseas appointments.
Officials will report on potential new markets for Canadian farm products and instruct officers in countries with established markets to sustain and grow the current flow. The drive by the Trade Commission is crucial since farmer prosperity hinges on sale and demand beyond domestic borders.
Vancouver officials announced Canada's three man squad for the Empire Games in New Zealand next February. Johnny Milliman Lorne Atkinson and Bill Hamilton named to the Dominion team with alternates Eric Oland and Real Lamothe. Millman crowned Dominion champion 1949 after winning quarter and half mile events.
W L McGregor of Brandon reported Manitoba breeders bought the finest Hereford cattle at a sale in Britain South Dakota. The Revelation 75th commanded the top price at 13500 dollars, bought by R J McClement of Hayfield. The 77 lots averaged 1654 dollars overall and 2853 dollars for cattle bought by Manitoba breeders. All animals came from the Thorpe Hereford herd.
Peter Brown used a .32 rifle and an axe to kill a 250-pound bear three miles north of Yorkton Saskatchewan. He chased the animal into a hangar at the airport and fired 12 shots through a window before delivering a final head blow.
Aerial photography covering about 4300 square miles in Saskatchewan has been completed since August 16, 1949. The provincial surveys branch led by A I Bereskin photographed areas around Big River and Fort a la Corne near Prince Albert to aid the provincial forestry branch in a forest inventory.
Sheldon Marston of Detroit and H S Kard of Chicago praise a week of duck shooting on Pasqua lake at Leader's and Antipa points. They report daily limits with mallards bluebills redheads canvasbacks and green and bluewinged teal and plan to try Hungarian partridge near Lethbridge.
A collection of light quips and anecdotes including a misdirected bed joke about Solomon, a ship captain and sky rockets gag, a wife and strike joke, a reunion line about a worker with eight children, and a classroom quip on agriculture.
A Weyburn man won a $50 door prize at the annual fall carnival when his name was drawn while he was away from the hall. A subsequent draw was held and another prize went to another attendee.
The Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association closed its best year on record with 3015 players registered. President Jimmy Dunn of Winnipeg was unanimously reelected to his fifth consecutive term at the 35th annual meeting.
Calgary report on the Alberta governments hospitalization scheme to Union of Municipalities delegates at their 45th annual convention. Health Minister Dr. W. W. Cross proposed the province pay half the ward cost based on 1949 rates, with patients charged $1 a day in hospital.
The Pas, Manitoba announced a record pickerel nearly 27 1/2 inches long with a 16 inch girth and about 10 pounds was shipped to The Pas to be frozen for display at the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival this winter.
A directive requires each municipality to raise funds from ratepayers and dependents to cover half the 1949 public ward hospitalization costs. patients pay $1 less per day. Any rise in maternity and pensioners hospital rates beyond 1949 levels will be deducted from the government's grant share to municipalities.
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