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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1974
Page
6
Saskatchewan faces heavy and sulfur rich oil that flows slowly and yields low returns. Deep deposits are costly, refining needs special equipment, and most oil is exported for processing elsewhere. Saskoil role and province refin ery plans loom as policy questions.
Auction listed for May 13 at 12 30 p m features machinery including 1961 John Deere 3010 gas tractor with front end loader 1957 John Deere 700 and 1970 farm equipment plus a 24 ft Case mower 15 ft Versatile swather 32 ft field sprayer and a 60 ft Inland sprayer Many miscellaneous tools and equipment and cattle herd including Angus cows heifers Holstein heifers steers a Simmental bull and Angus bulls with a range of other farm items listed as part of the estate sale in the MacGregor area two miles north of Esso south of the auction site. single day sale with livestock and equipment on offer.
Toronto lawyer Richard Rohmer leads a nonprofit campaign to build a Sir John A. Macdonald shrine beside the burial site in Kingston Township. Plans include a museum with memorabilia of Sir John and other Fathers of Confederation, a potential Confederation library, and a research institute on Canada’s growth. The group has eight acres near the cemetery and is negotiating for 11 more with St George Anglican parish.
The piece blends devotional guidance urging friendship, gratitude, and trust in God with local notices. It records visits and updates such as Pogue family hospital news, a move to Portage, and congratulations to newlyweds Jack and Don Wright. It ends with thanks for community news tips.
Agriculture Canada notes show Manitoba dairy farmers faced fewer cows and producers in 1973, with policy announced March 29 to stabilize costs and support prices. Butter and skim milk powder subsidies rise, industrial milk subsidies expanded, while export levies adapt. Also mentions weather notes and a recovery update for Robbie Tarr in Portage hospital.
Agriculture minister John Messer told the Saskatchewan Legislature the province cannot locate enough sales twine for farmers. He called on Federal agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan to help secure a national supply, blaming sisal crop failures and unfavorable raw material market conditions for the shortage.
A date for a charity tea and produce table is set for Thursday May 9 at MacGregor United Church Hall from 3 to 5 pm. Donations gratefully received and everyone is welcome.
Former North Dakota governor William L. Guy, a Democrat Senate candidate, endorses the Garrison diversion project noting it offers more than irrigation. He cites continued water supply for residents and small industries, plus environmental benefits like waterfowl habitat, fishing, pollution abatement, flood control and recreation, while acknowledging manageable environmental concerns.
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