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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
2
A regional notice urges parents to supervise preschool children as schools close for summer, warning of risks from darting between parked cars and city streets. It argues responsibility rests with parents, notes injuries among young children, and calls for safer play areas away from busy thoroughfares.
Ragweed pollen is identified as the main cause of hay fever, spoiling vacations and causing absenteeism. The text advises travelers to choose destinations with low ragweed presence and to learn to recognize the plant. Federal research offers guidance for finding healthier areas and managing ragweed at home.
The article recalls how communities brace for Beatle concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens costing 91000, while editorialists predict social fallout and youth enthusiasm mirrors past generational panics from jazz to Sinatra. It contrasts public alarm with cyclical fashion and taste, noting enduring cycle of moral panic across generations.
The Manitoba division of the Retail Merchants Association formed a special committee to oppose a provincial retail sales tax. A G Smellie of Russell urged against the Michener Royal Commission proposal, predicting a two percent levy would fail to raise 18 million and that exemptions must stay. The group backed uniform store hours, fair competition rules, and other retail measures. Cecil Elliot was elected president, replacing Harvey Carmichael.
A Winnipeg livestock market reports 7350 United States cattle killed in Manitoba over five weeks to end May. Import volumes surged last week, with 2750 cattle, the heaviest for the period. Most imports came from North Dakota Minnesota and Iowa to Winnipeg plants amid price differences. Prices locally higher than U S rates prompted buyers to push for low margins. about 75 percent of imports were good or choice grade. The influx may ease, but no definitive figures exist.
Federal funding supports twice daily radiosonde launches from over 30 upper air stations in Canada. Balloons carry sensors to roughly 80 000 to 100 000 feet before bursting, releasing radiosondes that drift and land without recovery. Data is rapidly transmitted to forecast offices for analysis, guiding daily weather decisions.
Ambrose Hills argues Manitoba lawyers risk temptations by handling client money directly. He cites probate and executor scenarios where funds move through lawyers, inflating their fees and delaying final accounting. He urges reforms to keep lawyers' business practices above reproach and suggests notarial handling like in Quebec.
A writer recalls panic over looming deadlines and a slapdash rush to finish multiple tasks. He slows, prioritizes, and completes one pressing job after another, learning that steady work beats frantic effort. A remark about Canada Pension Plan reforms follows, noting political haste vs. slow governance.
A friend recounts coworkers in a large plant who exact a compulsory levy from all employees to fund a purse for a hurt shipping department youth. He resents the practice as misguided charity, arguing kindness should be personal and voluntary. He notes ostracism for nonparticipation and questions the cost to those with hidden hardships.
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