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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
8
The MacGregor and District Community Centre plans a general meeting on Friday October 11 at 8 p.m. in the Legion Room to adopt bylaws for a community centre. Harvest finished, committees resume work, and residents are urged to attend and help.
The Salt Plains Raceway hosted a Sunday program with five stock cars and five hobby stocks. Lawrence Bradley led the first race from start to finish, with Bill Mary second and Wilfred Merke third. The MacDonald Bros led the second race until R Burch faltered, Doug Pennell passed Wheels Edwards for second, and Edwards finished third. The third stock race featured four entrants as Cowboy Wilson was absent, Bradley’s Red Devil led to a close finish. Two hobby stocks were notable in the fourth race, while Greg Dobbin and Terry Rands of Lavenham won the Le Mans event amid mixed results for hobby stocks. The penultimate 6th race saw Wheels Edwards suffer a dramatic end-over-end but emerge unharmed, with only two cars finishing. The day closed with a 15-lap feature where White Knight Bill Moly led early before Red Devil and Cowboys Wilson staged notable moves. Next Sunday, Oct 13, is Ladies Day with a ladies’ gate prize draw and a Powder Puff race.
Dr. Nikolai Burlacov leading a Soviet delegation in Canada said Russia plans to purchase about 1,000 Canadian bred Herefords Aberdeen Angus and Holsteins for breeding. He noted Canadian cattle produced high quality meat and that the USSR has about 100 million cattle, with around 10 million beef cattle.
RCMP last week identified three men found dead in a camper trailer at Harlech campground near Nordegg Alberta about 50 miles west of Rocky Mountain House. All from Wainwright, Archie McLean 42 Harold Marsden 65 and Colin Clark ? likely carbon monoxide poisoning from a gasoline heater. Bodies found by patrolling RCMP on Highway 11 near the Rocky Mountains.
A Manitoba Urban Association resolution urged a municipal government for Manitoba Indians and Metis. It cited an urgent need to extend local governance to Indigenous and Metis representatives. Delegates spoke of Metis forgetfulness and dignity, urging education as a key tool.
About 800 Holstein heifers left Vancouver for processing and new homes in South Korea. The cattle were purchased with an External Affairs loan to aid herd improvement for Korean small farmers. Ron Peake of the Lethbridge agriculture station noted Korean buyers have visited Canada for selection, with shipments pending arrival in Korea on October 12.
Five youths from Winnipeg pleaded guilty to trespassing at Selkirk's St. Andrew's Anglican Church on May 16. Magistrate Wallace Darichuk sentenced Waldemar Rempel John Rempel Wayne McAulley Gregory Confrey and Carmichael McKay to attend church every Sunday in October, six months probation, a $100 peace bond, to aid the church night watchman, and to pay for a broken window.
The government says it will train Indians and Metis to work as loggers in northern Manitoba. The winter program in the Moose Lake district will create jobs for 165 men at Churchill Forest Industries in The Pas, about 300 miles north of Winnipeg and 40 miles from Moose Lake. The Forest Products operation will employ 400 to 500 men when full output is reached in 1972, per the mines and natural resources department.
A claim filed in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench names Mayor AR Cavett and the town of Carberry. The Municipal Act action alleges unauthorized council spending and a town garage firm doing business with the town. The suit seeks return of payments, removal of the mayor from council, and a restraining order against future candidacy.
Manitoba Hydro’s rate and revenue requirements will be studied by a New York firm contracted by the Public Utilities Board. Chairman D. Murray Peden, QC, said the Iowa phase will be supervised by W. W. Carpenter of Ebasco Services Incorporated and include public submissions and venue planning for hearings.
A Canadian business office fire illustrates delays in calling for help and risks to workers. Early warning and safe evacuation are crucial, with water or sprinklers aiding most fires but oil fires needing different suppression. Consult the fire department for portable extinguishers and proper action.
A large Nikkel family reunion was held Sunday October 6 at the farm home of Mr and Mrs John P Wiebe MacGregor. Attendees totaled 101 with 14 of 17 family members present plus many children and grandchildren. The afternoon featured hymn singing a musical number readings and a devotional by Rev Frank Zacharias. A hearty lunch ended the short gathering as the event promises to become an annual host rotation among family members.
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