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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
7
Reports describe ethnic violence as Polish forces repatriate Ukrainians to Soviet Russia amid rising bandit activity. Villages burned, villagers seized, and clashes leave civilians dead. by mid month a large-scale crackdown killed hundreds of outlaws and several soldiers.
Lethbridge and Vancouver figures announce a $2.3 million sugar beet factory to be built at Taber Alberta by Canadian Sugar Factories Limited, a BC Sugar Refining Company subsidiary. Contracts for engineering go to Stearns Rogers Manufacturing of Denver, and building to Dominion Construction Company.
Justice Minister St Laurent announced a plan to raise the RCMP strength from 2 464 to 3 154 as new personnel become available. He said less than 200 of the needed recruits had been engaged and the expanded force would be available for counter espionage duties.
The United States War Department disclosed plans for second generation bombs and supersonic future planes, stating conventional types fail at higher speeds. Reports mention Arctic patrols near Labrador and rail passenger growth in Saskatoon, with officials noting shifts due to ice and weather conditions.
Statistics Canada reports June 1 civilian labor force at 4,828,000, up 290,000 since February, with 4,320,000 employed and 46,000 fewer unemployed. Regional totals show Ontario and Quebec leading, while agriculture and non agricultural sectors reflect shifts in paid and unpaid work.
An engineer from Yo ken Corporation of Texas reports a plan to break land across 60.7 tractors and gearings may serve the Peace age and Texas Work, with veterans taking over the Alter ta vernment contract. Also noted is a Hillside fire destroying Madson Company outpost at Lake Harbor, and a new multi channel telephone cable being tested between Portsmouth Ryde and the Isle of Wight for simultaneous conversations.
London reports that author H G Wells died peacefully at 4 00 in England after a period of fading health. He was famed for science fiction and history works and regarded as part of the Big Three of English literature alongside Shaw Kipling.
Ottawa reports negotiations on shipping 1 000 900 bushels of packed apples and 260 000 bushels of other grade to the United States as the Tonatee Agricultural Department notes. Canada’s wheat crop is pegged at 16 000 000 bushels in western and eastern sectors with the market expected to demand fresh storage and processing.
Ottawa extends the three year tax exemption to co operatives formed since 1947 and to those that acquire existing businesses. Acting Finance Minister Douglas Abbott announced the measure to close gaps to prevent misuse and to include Swift Current Co operative Horse Marketing Association. Bentley praised the change noting long term employment and support to farmers and UNRRA.
Secretary General Trygve Lie, returning from Europe, expects a formal plan on the assembly site and opening date as delays persist. Uncertainty grows over whether the UN will start in November without Big Five foreign ministers, with budget issues and Arab and other delegations adding to the pause.
Toronto police officers of a narcotics squad raided a Gerrard Street room in Chinatown, forcing entry through two steel doors and seizing prepared opium worth about 30 000 at black market prices. Seven Chinese occupants were present, with an opium pipe and heating lamp recovered. One man was arrested. The report also notes opium imports and Australian, South African, and Indian trade figures from 1945.
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