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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1959
Page
1
A meeting of Conservative Poll captains was held in the Committee Rooms MacGregor on Tuesday evening April 14. A further meeting is planned Thursday April 23 at 8 30 pm in the Committee Rooms MacGregor with a special invitation to ladies.
The Path Head 4H Garden Club has met three times in three months and held two films and a public speaking contest. A dance was sponsored at Katrime Hall. At the April 10 meeting the club fixed the second Friday monthly meetings and a social evening on April 24 at Path Head School.
A letter to the editor from Venham requests a village drop-in room for retired men and visitors. The W I coordinated with Mun icipal Council to use the old Municipal Office on a free, trial basis through summer and next winter. The space will be cleaned, rules set, and an oil stove donated by the council.
The Home and School Association met at the school on Wednesday April eighth. The program included an O Canada prayer, songs, and a skit titled Homework with Accompaniment performed by parents. The meeting closed with a lunch social hour and plans to resume in fall with new officers.
John F. Bate a 53 year old West Prospect farmer was nominated by the Progressive Conservatives to contest Lakeside in the Manitoba election on May 14. He predicted a Tory majority and recalled last election where he lost to Campbell by 529 votes. The nomination occurred at St Marys Parish Hall with 125 supporters. Hon Gurney Evans touted the party’s plans on education roads welfare and agriculture. Evans argued Liberals attacked federal issues while provincial plans remained sound.
Mr. Evans announced a Manitoba strategy to invest in a self-sustaining future. He claimed $11,000,000 could be saved by higher education grants and welfare transfers, plus road aid and hospital-insurance admin cuts, while the Treasury Board saved about $1,000,000 at a cost of $46,000. He unveiled a $62 million road program. Neil H. Muir chaired a meeting with Russ Gurr present as provincial Tory organizer.
This week students finish term exams ahead of June finals while flu spreads prompting absences. Four girls and four boys teams will play alternating baseball and volleyball. Next week the Portage Festival results are awaited with several students participating.
The Fir dale-Norfolk Swine Club met April 1 at Reg McFarlane’s with 15 members planned. Officers chosen: President Roy Hughson, Vice Shirley Moffatt, Secretary Murray McFarlane, Treasurer Brian Manns, Reporter Esther Currie. Members voted to donate 5 to H Club Council and 5 to the March of Dimes and discussed Winter Fair reports and a display for the Provincial Exhibition. The second meeting April 10 at Stan Smiths had 12 members and introduced new 4H Swine Manuals. Members plan Public Speaking Contest entries and future display ideas.
At the March 30 meeting three scouts Ron rettitt Bagot George Halkyard Austin and Murray Hodgins Mac Gregor were awarded Queen Scout Badges. Their parents attended as the first such award in the community marking a milestone in local Scouting.
Warm weather precedes a flurry of farm transfers as Tuesday winds shift ownership. A curling club meeting was postponed to April 22 due to poor turnout. MacGregor Chamber of Commerce moved its April 6 gathering to April 20 for better attendance. A missing purse owner remains unfound, and a new blue valet appears with spare change. Jack Emerson cleans streets, improving town appearance. The municipal building is donated for senior social use with cards and horseshoes planned. The old store foundation near the sole store was removed and the site filled in.
Mr. H. Anderson vice president of the Manitoba Farmers Union was guest speaker at a local 189 meeting in the Legion Room on April 8. He reviewed union achievements discussed vertical integration Ottawa delegation and live stock marketing prices and urged farmers to participate actively in their local organizations.
Mission Band gathered at United Church Hall on Thursday April 9 with mothers and WM S members. Children presented a motto and Mrs Hicks spoke about work with Indian children in northern Manitoba. Proceeds aid Miss Margaret Martin, a missionary in Winnipeg. Members will sell carnations on May 9 for Mother's Day.
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