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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
4
Starting August 5, Canadians can buy five ten and twenty dollar war savings certificates at chartered banks and post offices without mailing funds or stamps to Ottawa. Purchasers receive certificates on the spot and records are sent to Ottawa. The move supplements bank pledges and payroll savings, aiding Canada’s war finance effort.
A Manitoba district reports excellent crops in most areas with heavy rains and a recent hail event causing limited damage north of the region. Farmers are cutting rye and barley while harvest operations are set to expand next week. new combines, binders, and lumber deliveries aid granary construction as a busy harvest season approaches.
Prospects of a heavy crop and potential labor shortage spark talk of bidding up harvest wages. Government action to standardize pay for hired help over the next two months is sought to curb excess wages.
The government has imposed a ceiling on wages for farmers but due to current high machinery costs and the present economic pressures it will be impossible for farmers to pay the exorbitant wages.
In a wartime editorial, the piece urges unwavering British courage endurance and sacrifice as essential to victory. It argues Britain’s steadfastness in 1940 delayed Hitler’s European conquest, saved democracy, and laid the groundwork for the postwar United Nations, while urging continued unity with allies.
The Winnipeg Board of Trade and Manitoba citizens honored Premier John Bracken on the twentieth anniversary of his leadership. A dinner hosted by current and former supporters featured gifts of sterling flatware and silver fox skins for Mrs Bracken, with remarks praising his faithful, valued public service and kindness to all Manitobans.
The article warns that a large wheat crop will be scarce and stresses storing dry grain to prevent heating and spoilage. Farmers are advised not to cut or thresh until fully ripe and thoroughly dry, as green kernels or weed seeds provoke heating and reduce elevator storage space.
Sealed tenders will be received to August 15 for conveying Birmingham School Children to and from MacGregor School at a rate of 80 per day. Car must be used, roads are fit, at own expense. 00 will be retained from first pay cheque as guarantee of good faith. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. A Werer, Sec Treas, Birmingham
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