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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1957
Page
3
Local entries record visits among St James residents and Portage families including W Aikens, Lyte Jones, Ed Lloyd, and Gordon Heary. Birthday wishes to Master Morley Aikens. Nearby farms report robbing incidents, animals at feeding stations, and oil well chatter. Curling resumes as visitors return. railway crossing safety at CPR main line draws concern.
Manitoba butter production fell seven percent in 1956 while cheese output rose two percent. December saw the largest dip in monthly butter production at 824,273 pounds, down from 1,072,140 pounds in December 1955.
Mrs. Marion McGregor reports visits from Mrs Cochram of MacGrigor to Mr and Mrs Roy Glover. Winnipeg guests at the Hulme home. Marjorie Chant and Richard Parsons stayed with the Chants. WMS plans a Feb 7 meeting at Mrs Art Chant’s home. 4H Garden Club hosted a Southend School event raising funds for the March of Dimes. Kreitz attended his mother’s Dominion City funeral. John Stewart confined to bed. thanks for parcels and hospital care expressed.
Weekend guests at the William Henderson home were Mr and Mrs McMann of Winnipeg. John Watson won the calf in the Sidney Curling Club draw Friday night. Mr and Mrs Peter Braun and boys from British Columbia visit Henry Braun's family. The Edrans annual school meeting on January 21 elected Henry Nelson and Harry Henderson trustees with Charles Seaman as third. Fred Smith and Nancy spent time in Winnipeg visiting Archie Johnson from Prince Edward Island who went overseas with Fred last year.
Friends and neighbors in the district gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCulloch last Friday night January 23 to honor Mr and Mrs. John Seaman who have left to make their home in Austin. Mr. Cecil McCulloch read appropriate address and on behalf of friends Mr. Mike Kakowchyk presented Mr. and Mrs. Seaman with a torchiere lamp. Marilyn Henderson and Judy Kakowchyk presented Jackie Seaman with a necklace and Bobby Henderson presented Ray Seaman with a book. A happy social time was spent and lunch enjoyed.
Alberta and Manitoba compete to name the barley champion at mid February in Winnipeg. An interprovincial panel will judge about 300 entries for two provincial and regional awards totaling around 3700 dollars. Alberta leads in entries with 441 and shipments, Manitoba trails with 338 entries and 88 shipped by mid January.
Industry sponsors each year distribute between 60 000 and 70 000 in cash prizes to western growers to improve barley standards. Saskatchewan farmers have recently limited participation, yet sponsors have matched contest prizes across provinces. Funds support cultural breeding testing and related programs to raise barley quality.
Premier Campbell and officials witnessed Pioneer Electric Company Limited unveil the largest transformer built in western Canada. The 30,000 kva, 3-ton unit, costing $75,000, was produced in Fort Garry and will boost Manitoba Hydro power capacity, with installation starting February 1 and operation in mid February. Pioneer Electric grew from a quonset hut in St. Boniface to an $800,000 plant with 160 employees, serving western Canada and marketing coast to coast.
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