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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
7
Washington reports the United States wheat reserve may fall to its lowest level since 1998 as heavy export demand tests available supplies. Farmers’ selling willingness, export volumes, and a bumper yet insufficient crop shape the reserve’s July 1 level for the 1946 crop.
Montreal reports plans to build steel barges at a Trenton Ontario yard for Hudson's Bay Co to haul pitchblende from Eldorado mines in northern Canada. The low draft vessels will be moved in four sections to Great Bear Lake, welded on site, due to rail gaps in the north.
Kelowna British Columbia Major General RF L Keller, retired after 45 years service, advocates including glider-borne troops and paratroops in Canada’s infantry. He calls for careful study as Canada forms a peacetime army and links assault principles to defense.
Central News Agency reports that communists have accepted in principle a rationalist program for reorganizing the government under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang. The plan preserves the Kuomintang as the leading party with Chiang midway in authority between the U.S. president and the British king, empowers the party to appoint an interim government, and allows minority parties to share in the new state council’s policymaking.
Washington officials say the Big Four are behind schedule on Germany reparations and no final agreement is likely by February 2. The Paris talks announced a plan to pool gold and assign shares among 18 nations with Britain set for large western Germany recovery. Gold reserves and unreconciled values remain uncertain as the disagreement persists.
In Berlin a large scale potato and vegetable program is proposed under British occupation. The Tiergarten and Kaiser's palace grounds will become giant allotments for citizens to grow a year's potato supply per person. Seed, tools, and fertilizer will be sold cheaply while 50,000 allotments are planned to meet looming shortages.
Tokyo reports reveal Japan’s balloon bombing program aimed at the U S and Canada. Balloons launched from homeland sites crossed the Pacific in months long voyages, with one trip noted at 138 days and several failures due to weather.
The Canadian Army plans Operation Muskox an Arctic expedition from Port Churchill Manitoba on February 14 with Lt Col Donasher as military attaché, accompanied by a secretary. The Soviet embassy Assistant Military Attache in Ottawa has accepted the invitation. Col N Zabotin was invited but will not attend. Foreign attaches were invited and several accepted. Also noted, Commissioner T C Davis paid a farewell inspection at No 1 Canadian Wireless Group at Ingleburn camp awaiting transport back to Canada.
Ottawa reports more than 115000 small arms in Canadian hands are unregistered. About 215000 total arms estimated last May 1, with only 100000 registered. Prosecutions may begin as provinces enforce registration rules though war registrations on shotguns and rifles ended 1945. Some weapons traced to the United States or war souvenirs brought home by servicemen.
American representatives bring a plan to London for a United Nations world police force with U S troops scattered geographically so they can reach any aggression site. Details remain under study as negotiations with Britain Russia France and China continue in the UN military staff committee.
London reports Herbert Morrison declares after transAtlantic flight that Britain and Canada share a common aim with the United States. He praises Canada’s war effort and vigor, predicts Canada will take a growing role in world affairs and notes deep friendship and mutual learning across nations.
Tractors will run this week to move 2000 tons to Snow Lake via Wekusko. A second trio from Ford will haul 350 tons to Lingnan Lake, 280 miles from the railhead beyond the Ontario boundary. Flin Flon hosts operations to Reindeer Lake for Hudson's Bay Company with fish from South Indian Lake camps.
Neues Oesterreich reports Dr. Friedrich Berbius a 1951 Nobel laureate has developed a method to make artificial meat from wood shavings. The oatmeal like product claims the same calories and protein as meat and already has funding for manufacture.
Dr. Luis I. Rodriguez former Mexican ambassador to Chile has been named ambassador to Ottawa. The appointment expands Mexico’s diplomatic postings with Ottawa now serving as his next capital assignment.
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