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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1961
Page
3
A fragmentary quotation page presents aphorisms from Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mary Baker Eddy. The lines emphasize living in the present and embracing purpose. The text reads as a daily thought snippet for reflection.
Miss B Holmes outlined the need for more foster homes for older and disturbed children at a CA board meeting in Manitoba. The series of films and discussions aims to aid foster parents, with future sessions addressing development from ages two to nine and teens, plus topics like racial prejudice and adoption.
The government appointed three men this week to inquire into Britain’s security setup following the conviction of five individuals at a spy trial. The inquiry may examine phases of British American cooperation in safeguarding secrets.
Ottawa reports Canada's population rose two percent in the year ending March 1, smallest annual increase in over a decade. Population reaches 18,085,000 with 353,000 added. census countdown to June 1 begins.
Manitoba's cattle numbers rose by about one third over the last decade with most gains between 1958 and 1960. Agriculture Minister George Hutton cited beef stock popularity as the sole driver while dairy herds declined and hog numbers fell amid uncertainty in the federal deficiency payment program. The province plans a major vaccination drive against Bang's disease and promotes sheep-raising with shared transport costs from Saskatchewan and Alberta. A proposal for a large community pasture between the Duck Mountains and Lake Winnipesauosis was floated, with access by road and potential cattle movement from Portage la Prairie.
The Canada Department of Agriculture substation at Wabowden in northern Manitoba sits in a bog rich region 55 percent of its land. Farmers use track type tractors only when bogs thaw with frost ditching during spring and summer. Bulldozer blades scrape thawed muskeg to deepen drainage until frost limits are reached. Drainage remains active after construction but declines in later years. Earl of Harewood invited to Russia to tour the Soviet culture ministry becoming the first royal to visit since 1917.
Rossendale 4 H Garden Club met on April 5 to receive seeds books and pamphlets Safety on the Farm and other materials. The display committee prepared tech plans for approval and an amateur contest set for April 28 in Rossendale Hall with entries due by April 21.
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