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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
2
A readerly essay extols a safe vacation without incidents as proof that common sense driving keeps headlines from appearing. It then shifts to Britain's shrinking empire noting under 48 colonies and protectorates as of January 1962 with about 35 million people under the mother country.
A Castlegar News editorial argues advertisers fund papers yet do not control policy. It notes high readership in weekly papers compared to metros, facts that justify low subscription prices and independent open press. Advertisers seek reach, but editors rebuff any dictation to maintain editorial independence.
Manitoba vegetable growers will vote in October on a plan to form a nine member producers board for fresh market vegetables. Eligible voters are heads of households farming four or more acres with registration opening mid September. The board would license producers and handlers and regulate pricing, transport, packing and marketing within Manitoba.
Seven Calgary high school students tried hypnosis from the Calgary Hypnosis Society to boost results. Average top marks reached 67 percent after hypnosis, with no improvement. Superintendent Robert Warren notes the effort shows insecurity about exam prospects and that the hypnotists were bold in their approach.
A New York psychiatrist notes boys aged nine to 12 show twice as many emotional problems as girls, while teen girls have more issues later. Cancer among children is rising faster than in adults, with mortality up since 1930. A student hypnosis program at a school reports mixed results, with several participants showing improved calm and study focus, while others saw little benefit.
Denver physicians warn that inhaling airplane glue and plastic cements can make adolescents “high” from vapors and may damage liver kidneys brain and bone marrow though no serious harm is documented yet. They urge caution amid a wider concern about immature dating norms and parental pressures on teens.
Acting Manitoba public works minister Walter Weir names R N Sharpe director of the Manitoba Highways Branch planning, succeeding Jack Peaccock as he moves to operations. Sharpe, a civil engineer and veteran, joined the highways branch in 1957 after wartime service and is married with seven sons and two daughters. Fred D Young is appointed materials and research engineer. Young, a 1955 UM engineering graduate, previously worked at Canadair and H L Blachford. He is married with three boys and a member of engineers associations. Non smoking high school students show higher IQs and academics than smoking peers in a Newton Mass survey reported in Pediatrics.
Walter M. Hlady, a Winnipeg liaison officer, said Alberta does the least to aid Indians in breaking dependence on seasonal work. He cited oil development and rapid growth as reasons for inaction, noting the Blood Reserve project as one of few formal efforts. He praised Alberta’s Indian friendship centre and urged self driven reform with local leadership.
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