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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Page
2
A school policy should aim to control smoking for safety and convenience rather than ban it. Define smoking areas with strict safety measures to limit fire hazards and minimize non smokers’ exposure. Public support hinges on balancing convenience and safety, not moral judgments.
Canadian forest fire statistics show 422,403 acres burned from season start to end of July, well under the 1952–1961 average of 1,491,776 acres. June totals: 1,219 fires for 88,357 acres. season to June: 2,778 fires for 182,862 acres. July: 1,414 fires for 237,877 acres. season to July: 4,341 fires for 422,403 acres. April and May figures complete the year’s July-ending losses.
A business weekly chart shows the Canadian dollar slipping from $1.05 US in March 1960 to 97 cents in June 1961 and 92.5 cents in May 1962, signaling a drop of over a third in value. Officials predict higher consumer prices this year, with import surcharges likely, unless three government levels cut spending and restore tax incentives, boosting production and attracting foreign investment.
A Rossendale High School valedictorian reflects on leaving the school after three years and thanks parents, teachers, especially Mr Domitrack, trustees and friends. The speaker hopes for a peaceful, successful future, asks graduates to lead by example, and closes with a poem on true success.
Mr and Mrs Ed Towle and family attended the Collett Pogue wedding on Oct 6 in MacGregor. A private christening at St Marys Anglican Portage la Prairie on Oct 7 baptized Sherri Lynn daughter of Grenville Smith and Diane Shirley daughter of Gerald Faurschau. Gerald Faurschau and Gail hosted a christening dinner after the service. Mr and Mrs J L Faurschau of Portage la Prairie hosted guests. Mrs Gerald Faurschau and Gail went to Winnipeg Oct 10 to assist at the repeat of Pecage Tees Visited and at the home of Mr and Mrs E Towle.
Myrna Beth Peck and Terence Ray Williams exchanged marriage vows in Sidney on Saturday Oct 6. The ceremony featured Chantilly lace gowns and ornate details with a reception for about 150 guests in the community hall. After a short trip, the couple will live in MacGregor with Williams teaching at the local college. Out of town guests hailed from Brandon Winnipeg Swan River Austin and other towns. Prenatal care note follows about medical attention for expectant mothers.
Social notices recount weekend visits and guests at multiple households in the Rossendale district including Bieganski Basler Moffat and Harland families plus high school graduation events for 1961 at Rossendale High School with recipients Florence Watson and Clare Basler. Also notes wedding anniversaries for several couples.
The government cuts avert a $7 billion spending path with a revised 1962-63 budget of 6.048 billion dollars. Finance Minister Newhan cites three major relief fields cutting payrolls and defense outlays, including civilian and armed forces pay reductions and equipment spending, as part of austerity measures shaping the blue book.
Geneva report warns 2,000,000 refugees and uprooted families face a bleak winter with many children unlikely to survive until spring. Red Cross appeal seeks 27 million dollars through League of Red Cross Societies for shelter food and aid as insurgency fallout persists.
The Village of MacGregor Manitoba public notice announces By law No 110 to authorize borrowing 177,700 for water works and sewage system in Local Improvement District No 1. It details the levy plan, dates for public vote on Nov 1962, and counting of votes by the Secretary Treasurer.
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