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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1968
Page
5
Finance Minister Benson campaigned in south-western Ontario promising a revived Farm Improvement Loan Act. He said the Liberals would raise the five percent interest ceiling to spur bank lending to farmers and reintroduce a variable rate tied to the prime rate, with government guarantees of 10 percent of loans.
Wishart's Service, formerly Wilman Motors, advertises radiator repair and auto service at the corner of Eighth Street and Saskatoon Avenue in the West district, listing the contact phone 857 5468.
Auctioneer Murray Ranna sells a farm equipment lot 6 miles south of Gladstone, 13 miles north of Austin, at 130. Terms are cash with lunch served. Included items cover Massey tractors and a Cockshutt baler, John Deere implements, a Massey Harris combine, wagons, a 1952 Ford truck, a 1953 LH C ton truck, tools, barbed wire, grain bin and more. Sale date referenced as 25-13-12 with local location cues.
Beaver UCW schedules a Dessert Tea and Produce Table in Beaver Hall on June 13 from 8 am to 5 pm. The UCW afternoon meeting is set for Tuesday, June 11 at 1 pm in the church hall. The evening unit will meet at Mrs Hazel Boazs home on Thursday, June 18 at 8 pm.
Scotland exports water alongside whisky as a Venezuelan firm contracts for 28000 dollars worth of Kilpatrick Hills water from Dumbartonshire.
The Manitoba farmers union MFU asked federal election hopefuls to outline their parties agriculture policies at five Manitoba meetings this week. In a memo to candidates for the June 25 election the MFU called for clear answers on topics including family roles in rural life big business farming collective bargaining taxation credit wheat exports dairy policy food imports and national medical care program. The union also criticized government and private research funding as pro production and consumer oriented with little attention to marketing and pricing research. Meetings were set for Churchill Selkirk Provencher Portage Lisgar constituencies.
Manitoba agricultural leaders describe Prime Minister Trudeau's eight point plan as refreshing and interesting. Agriculture Minister Harry Enns backs similarities to past policies, notes potential national marketing boards could raise consumer costs yet should stay competitive. Manitoba Pool Elevators president W. J. Parker calls the plan a refreshing approach, while United Grain Growers president A. M. Runciman sees promise in a National Grain Council and federal provincial cooperation.
The senior 4-H public speaking contest occurred on May 28 at Austin with Karen Smith Lenore Jardine and Iris Mui Read among winners who will advance to inter-district contests in MacGregor. Crop pests like cutworms and grasshoppers are being treated with Toxaphone Sevin Dimethoate and Malathion, with guidance on proper application timing harvest restrictions grazing limits and early problem detection. Assistance is available at the municipal office.
A Wheat Board official forecasts a July 31 end year carryover near 650 million bushels, potentially the second largest after 1957's 784 million. The 1967 crop year ended with 369.164 million bushels carried into 1968, with factors including a large fall crop, reduced exports, and high last year quality. Domestic use and farm-stored grain are excluded from these visible supply figures.
Canadian baritone Victor Braun will assume the lead role of Sir Humphrey Searle's Hamlet at Covent Garden in London during the spring of 1969 marking his debut at the renowned house.
The Winnipeg Police Commission urged longer jail sentences and stricter crime controls in a letter to Manitoba Attorney-General Sterling Lyon. They cited rising crime reports, with violence increasing by 6.72 percent from 1966 to 1967. Chief George Blow cited more LSD and marijuana use and called for tougher enforcement.
The Italian navy at Monfalcone near Trieste accepts the first postwar submarine Toti, a 550 ton minisubmarine for 20 crew.
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