05 Mar 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1955
Page
1
The Medicine Hat News reports a contract for a Fairchild Scana graver in collaboration with local photographer Tony Everett. The new machine enables photos to be taken as late as 1:00 in the morning, keeping pace with district demands.
From the air Los Alamos appears quiet with white bungalows and pine slopes. The town sits remote and self contained as birthplace of the atom bomb and later nuclear weapons with power to destroy. Scientists say the West leads in the race, while the town blends college campus and military post with a shopping center and residences serving the laboratory.
Reginald Hardy reports from Ottawa that gangsters in the United States and Canada pose as suave professionals who would not carry guns. Professor C W Topping of United College Winnipeg tells a parliamentary committee he opposes the death penalty, arguing it fails as a general deterrent.
Montreal reports quote Dr. Marvin Wellman warning the wife of a problem drinker may suffer more than the husband when he goes on the water wagon. The crisis often hits six months after abandonment, as the reformer needs rest and the wife may push him to resume drinking.
In Chicago pediatric specialists at Presbyterian Hospital study Peggy Lee Davis, 15 month old with a mysterious bleeding disorder. Doctors ruled out hemophilia and report multiple hereditary leads involving the mother and two aunts. Peggy had 20 transfusions before care moved to Chicago, and her condition remains unstable with ongoing risk of internal hemorrhage.
Alberta's 1955 56 budget totals 222 963 072 with expenditures up 18 million from 1954 55. Education receives about one third of the outlay amid a wider deficit forecast of around 18 million as revenues rise to 177 441 515 and a carryover surplus is used to cover shortfalls.
The Canadian Press reports a record total expenditure of 222,963,072 with revenues of 177,441,515 and a deficit of 45,521,557. Education costs are 34,411,365, health improvements include a hospital plan, and 5,000,000 is added to the electrification revolving fund. The 1954-55 end deficit is projected at 18,000,000 while district highway grants rise to 7,925,000.
Alberta field crop production value for 1954 totalled 302.99 million dollars, down 163.01 million from 1953, per Provincial Treasurer C. E. Gerhart in a budget address. He called the 1954 crop year "the westiest and most backward on record."
Edmonton CP: The district of the Northwest Territories was named Alberta in 1882 by John Campbell, governor general, honoring Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Queen Victoria’s daughter. Alberta became a province on Sept. 1, 1905. The 50th birthday will honor pioneer residents with jubilee auditoriums in Calgary and Edmonton and a jubilee committee to assist local events.
The Hospital in Medicine Hat gains a 30 cent per diem rise to 1.00 with an extra 50 cent maternity per diem, limited to 12 maternity days and 30 baby days. This yields about 13 500 more in provincial grants this year, following 40 000 patient days last year and a 33 572 grant. The higher grant equates to a 40 percent rise from last year and 3 percent of the hospital’s 425 000 operating budget.
Provincial Treasurer Gerhart announced a 1955 56 irrigation appropriation of 4 108 300 including 3 481 000 for southern irrigation. Bow River Development receive 961 000 and St Mary Milk River Development 2 270 000 with 100 000 to clear encumbrances and 150 000 for first year water service in Medicine Hat region.
Federal citizenship minister John Pickersgill urged New Canadians and native born Canadians to study political institutions and democracy at a Canadian Club dinner in Assiniboia. N R Ray elected club president as six meeting season closed. officers named, reports given, and remarks urged broader membership.
Provincial treasurer Gerhart allocated 40,674,440 for the 1955 56 highways budget to advance the provincial network of all weather roads. Funds cover main highways 29,046,900 Trans Canada 6,037,665 bridges 5,000,000 ferries 12,000 and other construction 577,875 for ongoing program.
In the United States, consumer spending at retail rose four to six percent from a year ago. Automobile production increased from the prior week and neared the all time peak. Heavy construction contracts were 58 percent above the year ago level.
Weather report notes Alberta highs of 15 to 25 C today with a expected climb of about 10 C Sunday. Sub zero conditions persist across Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan as seasonal air returns to the prairies.
Broadcast of the world hockey championship game between Moscow's Dynamos and Penticton set for tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. local time on CBC with Foster Hewitt reporting from Krefeld Germany. Includes updates on military talks, deaths, and regional conflicts.
Charles Templeton, director of evangelism for the Presbyterian Church U S, promotes blending faith with everyday living. He targets nonchurchgoers on Look Up and Live, arguing 70 million Americans are unaffiliated and 135 to 140 million do not attend services. His book Life Looks Up compiles 14 sermons and he plans Canadian appearances in Sudbury and St Catharines.
The Alberta government seeks a 25 mill education tax across the province with a 30 percent subsidy for increases. Medicine Hat would see an $18,000 subsidy and keep overall levies near 43 mills, while rural boards qualify only for the 30 percent of increases and not the full 25-mill cap. Total grants rise by 11.6 million to 29.36 million with operation, capital, and tax-reduction subsidies tied to requisitions and 25 mill limits.
In reply to an advertisement a candidate states she has served as both music teacher and organist for several years and is confident she can fill the post.
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