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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
4
Former Manitoba minister K W Bend spoke for candidate Campbell criticizing party loyalties. He urged public life as private conduct, attacked arts funding and Bain estate claims, warned of mounting debt, and condemned taxes on fuel power and phones harming pensioners and fixed incomes.
An event titled You Have a Date .WC. will be held at the home of Mrs. Audrey Telford on Web May 11 at 2 p.m. Organized by Mrs. Carlie Robinson. Attendees are asked to bring a mold and a plastic bag.
Prairie grain belt moisture reserves from last fall and a spring snowstorm boost sub soil moisture across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Farmers plan to seed more acres as favorable conditions and strong wheat demand support a potentially bumper year despite weather being the key uncertain factor. Manitoba shows moisture well above normal while Saskatchewan and Alberta vary, warning that yiled depends on later rains and season conditions.
Rural Council approves traffic changes from Division Street to Second Avenue and restricts U turns to Second Avenue at Division and Bromley streets. Ownership changes received from the provincial assessor dated April 19, 1966 approved under section 1023, subsection 111 of the Municipal Act.
Ruth Mulligan of Poplar Point 4-H Club won first place in the Carberry-Portage 4-H Interdistrict public speaking contest at Austin Collegiate. Her speech How to be a Failure impressed judges for humor originality and audience appeal. Donna Oliver of Carberry 4-H Combines placed second with Separatism and the Indian and will be the alternate for Kiwanis 4-H semifinals in Winnipeg in July. About 35 people attended the eight-speaker event judged by Mac Long and Gordon Spence of the Winnipeg Kiwanis Club.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports April CPI at 143.2 up eight tenths from March, driven by higher food and Ontario sales tax. All seven sections climbed, with food, housing, clothing, transportation, health, recreation, and tobacco and alcohol contributing to the rise. The index compares to 1949 prices, with wages at 116.9 in December and nationwide price shifts across Canada and urban Canadians.
Harold Danforth told the Commons agriculture committee that hundreds of creameries could close under the federal dairy policy if kept in its current form. He noted seven creameries are crucial to the industry and criticized Minister Greene for not addressing fast-changing agricultural patterns and broader production goals during a policy statement. Agriculture officials had said the policy aims to steer milk to processing plants, with four dollars per hundredweight guaranteed for manufacturing milk.
Happy birthday wishes go to numerous local residents with dates in May. The Bagot 4-H Club met May 2 at Bagot school and discussed summer fair dates and a Centennial project. plans to care for church lawns were offered. A fire incident injured George Burton near Bagot, with hospital transfers and ongoing recovery hopes.
Ottawa Finance Minister Sharp said a federal provincial conference on consumer credit law is likely but no date has been set. He noted Alberta's provincial treasurer sent a letter and ministers from other provinces showed interest in holding a conference.
A Manitoba Legislature special committee, chaired by Harry P. Sherman, is laying groundwork for a full review of farm machinery costs. The nine member group will start public hearings in mid June after outlining background studies and aims to probe sales, use, and repairs, focusing on whether provincial laws are adequate to shield farmers from rising prices and erosion of competitiveness.
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