07 Apr 1952
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1952
Page
1
A white paper warns inflation remains dangerous though controlled with upticks tied to regional shortages in labor and capital. It cites 1951 price increases, 11 percent wholesale rise and 13 percent cost of living, while 1952 looks toward high employment and continued defense-led output.
Walsh townolliundated as Cypress Hills flood waters surge down McKay creek inundating most of the 50 residents. Buildings including Albert Lehr hardware and public school were in the flood path after a thaw runoff. A flood relief committee was formed with E A McKay and Ed Reinhardt to aid villagers and prevent recurrence.
The Medicine Hat branch of Safeway Ltd offers 300 in merchandise or cash to the flood relief fund. The gift would be used as raffle prizes citywide with Safeway supplying tickets and related costs. The plan awaits final group decision.
Flooding from a plugged debris dam on a viaduct near Trail British Columbia caused four feet of mud and water in about 75 basements and widespread street damage. The runoff redirected to the Columbia River and left a $100000 damage bill.
An eight year old boy Herbert Macdonald was swept into flood swollen Red water creek near Redwater Alberta while riding a bicycle along a flooded road. RCMP recovered his body two hours later after it was swept into the current.
A feature declares North America the land of opportunity where a man can rise from ditch digging to a desk job, provided he accepts the financial sacrifice involved.
Canada posted a 355 737 000 surplus for the 1951 52 fiscal year the sixth straight postwar surplus. Government revenues totalled 4 003 111 000 with expenditures of 3 647 374 000 and a net debt reduction to 11 077 600 000.
Moscow reports a half hour Stalin India ambassador talks produced a new push for world leaders to convene for peace. The Indian envoy Sir Sarvapalli Radakrishnan urged top people to meet to settle major international problems through discussion and negotiation. Churchill signals openness to a Stalin Truman meeting if circumstances permit, while Dodds questions the British PM in parliament.
Highlights show a 1951-52 projected budget surplus of 355.7 million with 4.003 billion revenue and 3.647 billion expenditures. Debt ends the year at 11.0776 billion, down 2.3438 billion from 1946 peak. Personal tax up 50.2 percent. corporate tax near 1.134 billion, up 334.8 million. excise duties fall by 19 million due to tobacco and liquor drops.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers union, facing a downturn in the men’s clothing industry, puts off seeking a raise for about 150,000 members. It extends expiring contracts to September 15 after a prior 12 1/2 cent an hour increase in November 1950. Current wages average $1.62 1/2 an hour.
Swift Current Saskatchewan Landing bridge, a $1,000,000 structure, lost three steel centre spans weighing hundreds of tons to the South Saskatchewan river during a Sunday flood. The 1,215 foot span linked Swift Current with the province, with ferry service to resume while a Bailey bridge is lent.
The Missouri and Big Sioux rivers swelled by fast melting snow driving 2100 people from their homes. Ice jams near Bismarck closed lines, while Pierre and Ft. Pierre faced possible record flooding. Milk River in Montana inundated 125000 acres of farmland with damages in the millions.
A cold Pacific air mass covers Alberta and western Saskatchewan with snow flurries. Western Alberta sees the heaviest snowfall with about four inches in the Peace River region. Skies slowly clear and winds lighten as temperatures fall tonight, then rise to 30 to 45 tomorrow with spring sunshine. Medicine Hat reports cloudy, flurries clearing to sunny and milder conditions with a low around 15 and high near 40 tomorrow.
A nationwide two line strike disrupts communications as Western Electric and Western Union picket across 43 states, with 67 000 workers involved and steel wage talks cooling under a government mediated process. Union leaders claim countrywide impact remains limited while negotiations continue.
The Alberta Health Survey committee released 87 recommendations in a two year study urging a complete health insurance program. It calls for a province wide health unit system, expanded health department, more rural doctors, and new mental health clinics while detailing funding shared by all governments and upfront patient contributions to curb abuse. The report underscores expanding services in dental, nutrition, mental hygiene, public health education, and rural medical presence.
AlI bert Hall, known for symphonies, becomes a Dixieland club as jazz fans from across Britain packed the venue. The event featured the Galleon band the Christie brothers Stompers the Santis jazz band Freddy Randall’s Dixieland band and Mike Daniels Delta jazzmen.
The Medicine Hat Rotary Club voted a $5000 donation to the flood relief fund at today’s luncheon. President H. O. Duggan called it a leadership gesture and sympathy for local residents harmed by flood waters. The grant was approved by unanimous vote after a motion noted by Maurice Stone. Mayor Wilson Riley received the cheque in a ceremony attended by Martyn Oliver. Stone cautioned the final flood damages may exceed current estimates and insurance coverage, with 250 affected families mostly uninsured. The fund, enhanced by other organizations, is expected to top $10,000 today.
The orange white and blue colors of the New York City flag derive from the United Netherlands flag of 1626, reflecting early colonial ties.
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