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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
2
In Vancouver police court last week a magistrate considered a $200 fine for an impaired driver but the man claimed he could not pay. He was jailed three days instead, prompting commentary on the fairness and economics of jail as a substitute for fines.
The International Astronomical Union works on a universal moon map with named lakes and peaks. A Prague meeting saw a Soviet proposal for Russian named features met with American objections, leading to a compromise to use numbers until a joint decision.
Nomination day next Wednesday closes the nominating period for candidates across North Norfolk Rural Municipality MacGregor Village and Pine Creek Division School Board. Expiring terms include Reeve CE Hotel Percy Alderson Ward 1 Nelson Hulme and Jim Duncan Ward 4, plus MacGregor Mayor Wenham and Councillors Glen Hotel Grant MacDonald. School board trustees Rob Douglas Vern McKelvy George Snaith and Pine Creek Ward 1 Bruno Town Ward 3 Henry Arthur Ward 5 Mervy Cronk Ward 7 Harry Dankesreiter also face term expirations. If more candidates are filed an election will be held October 25. MacGregor villagers will vote already for beverage license actions at the hotel and for beer wine licenses in the village restaurants.
A federal proposal would set the adult age at 17 across Canada, altering the juvenile to adult threshold from the current 16 in Ontario and 18 in Quebec. T D MacDonald outlined the plan at a juvenile and family court judges meeting, calling it a compromise and noting possible media access to future trials.
The Children’s Aid Society of Central Manitoba targets 21000 in its annual fundraising drive. Board meeting in Neepawa Sept 12 set campaign week for Oct 15 and reported canvassers active across Central Manitoba with a promising response. James G. Dark of Portage la Prairie elected president chaired a 17-member session. Treasurer W. H. Marsh listed August operating costs at 36221.22.
Linda Mae McDonald and Brian Burton wed at MacGregor United Church on August 19 in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Barry Pogue. The couple exchanged vows in a formal procession, with a reception for 66 at MacGregor Memorial Hall and music by Connie Wright’s orchestra. Relatives and friends from MacGregor, Bagot, Dundee, and Sterling sent telegrams of congratulations.
Trade Minister Winters said the United States and Canada aim to strengthen wheat under the World Grains Agreement and foresee an upturn in prices and exports. He noted the market has been soft recently but that talks with Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman show commitment to the pact’s strengthening measures. Prices rose slightly in Canada and U S markets after the meeting, with a downward trend noted over the prior three months and June 1 levels cited.
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