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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
9
Marguerite Molgat urges sensitive parenting to support overweight children. Focus on self image and positive qualities while reducing temptation and increasing family activity. Encourage outdoor play, transportation to activities, and shared effort.
Leaders demand an all party committee to study proposed Autopac rate increases. Izzy Asper rejects any rise without review, citing past Premier Schreyer comments and a new hint of a 10 to 20 percent rise. A recall session in late January is possible. Also, MacGregor Hospital Aid hosts a December 18 bake sale at Four-Way Motors showroom with donations welcomed.
A $1.5 million federal program to develop capelin profits in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia showcases 28 potential products, 11 chosen for market development. A consumer survey from Vancouver to Halifax found favorable reactions and potential can prices of 30 to 35 cents for 3.25 ounce tins.
A Moosomin Indian band spokesman said the group will push for a full inquiry into the administration and finances of the reserve. They protested at a meeting with Indian Affairs officials over a petition to suspend Chief John Gladue pending investigation into his income and property dealings and a missing $10,000 from band funds.
Alberta Fresh Vegetable Commission officials warn a one percent drop in acreage caused a near four hundred thousand dollar drop in sales. Reuban Huber cites a four point program to revitalize the industry, including a marketing board, loans up to twenty five thousand dollars, and farmer education to boost next year’s output. He notes sweet corn held its own while radish acreage plummeted from 150 to five acres.
Cyrus Kerns, 67, of Ohio, told Municipal Judge William Sammons he manufactured illegal liquor to quench his wife's thirst. He received a $250 fine and a two month jail sentence instead of the six months and $800 penalty originally sought after his admission of making bootleg liquor and possessing the still. He testified the moonshine was for his wife who drinks up to five gallons of liquor in two weeks and 15 to 20 bottles of beer daily.
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