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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
5
In Taiwan a farmer accused a neighbor of stealing his water buffalo. The buffalo wandered to the accuser’s home and began eating hay, providing an unexpected, literal test of the dispute and a form of informal evidence. No charges reported as investigators observe the animal’s act.
Classified listing notes a 1945 John Deere AR four harrow fourteen inch No 28 MH plow near new condition and a 1947 John Deere AR machine suitable for farm work.
MacGregor locals note a dry week with no rain and warmer weekend plans for farming. Visitors from Albertsford, Lavenham, Portage and Winnipeg drop by homes. Gloria Embree graduates. Jack Smale recovers from surgery. Brenda Clark hospitalized. May 12 loss mourned. Three MacGregor students compete in Gladstone spelling festival. Bonnie Wark wins spelling Cup.
Rev Philip M Petursson of the Unitarian Church of Winnipeg will speak at the Children's Aid Society of Central Manitoba annual meeting on Tuesday May 30. He has served in Winnipeg church ministry since 1929 and taught Icelandic services since 1935, with a background in education and public service, including the Winnipeg School Board and Welfare Council. Reservations are requested by writing the society. dinner starts at 6 pm Standard Time at the United Church auditorium on Tupper Street South, Parage la Prairie.
A vocal bingo gathering lists numerous participants including Mrs H Montgomery Mrs Remple Mr Picknickin Mrs North Mrs Harmon Ron Bor ton Ruth Muirhead and Mrs Penrice among others with multiple ties and pairings. The report notes there will be no bingo mign or further notice.
Canada’s living costs were mixed in March according to a Bureau of Statistics report. CPI rose in four of ten regions, fell in three, and held steady in three. Food costs declined except in St John’s, Nfld, and Vancouver with Western Canada indices shown for March.
An anonymous donor gave £20,000 to the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, the largest individual contribution reported. This year the committee has allocated £21,000 to the Congo and £130,000 to other regions worldwide.
Bank of Montreal executive Reg Muskett urges customers to rent safety deposit boxes at the MacGregor branch. He notes vaults protect bonds notes stock certificates and important documents and costs less than two cents a day. Muskett says many Canadians use the service for peace of mind and invites visits to discuss renting.
Canada's farmers boosted cash income by 17 percent to 2.86 billion dollars in 1960 aided by federal payments. Prairie support programs, grain payments, and advance payments by the Canadian Wheat Board drove the rise, while income from livestock and products fell.
The Piraate Norfolk 41 club met at Reg McFarlane's home on April 29 with ten members. The agenda included the 4H pledge, minutes, gate signs, demonstrations, and two speeches by Terry Smith on selecting the club calf and Lloyd Hughson on improving farm animals. The meeting adjourned after lunch prepared by Mrs. McFarlane and congratulates the Firdale Norfolk Sewing Club girls who won red ribbons at the Achievement. Gerald Smith, reporter.
In Bagot news, May 9 marked Achievement Night as nine girls completed a sewing course with two earning purple ribbons, five red, and one blue. A program featured gift-wrapping demonstration and remarks by mothers’ representative Mrs. Pettitt.
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