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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1957
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment from a local notice mentions a church event and time near 2 o clock, with scattered names and places including Chisholm and Sask. The readable bits indicate a church or social gathering possibly connected to a faith group and merchants.
Voice of Millbrook discusses long running inflation from 1933 onward with figures from 1939 to 1957, noting the weakening purchasing power of the dollar and government policy. It challenges wage spiral explanations and highlights Bank of Canada cautions and wartime policy effects. Actor Jack Creley is also profiled with CBC and theatre work.
Brownies met in the Parish Hall on Wednesday April 10 at 4 15 p m. The opening exercise included an inspection. They practiced Brownie product making and worked on Golden Hand projects including pretired flags. Birthday songs honored Carol Abbott. A Discussion on the Walking Up Service set for Wednesday April 17 followed. Meeting closed with taps. S W Cheshire comments warn that a Bank of Canada report says one quarter of production funds capital goods could lead to a boom bust if imports rise.
A church calendar lists 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Worship Service and 7 00 p m Evangelistic Meeting for the day.
John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative leader opens national campaign in Toronto with a mass meeting at Massey Hall on Thursday evening April 25. He will be joined by provincial riding candidates while delegates from Ontario centres attend. Band music and a cavalcade will add color, with a committee spokesman calling it one of Ontario’s greatest nights in PC history.
The Ladies Aid of Centreville Presbyterian Church will hold a baking sale in the Millbrook Waiting Room on Saturday April 20. Proceeds support church activities and community aid.
The Durham County Federation of Agriculture held its monthly directors meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Dalton in Blackstock on April 4th. President Clarence Allin of Newcastle presided and invited the Durham County Farm Union director to join meetings. The federation constitution was reviewed and approved. Fieldman Jack Arnot urged farmers to use new provincial and federal marketing programs. Home conference plans were made for Durham County this month covering Durham Victoria Peterborough Hastings Northumberland Prince Edward and Lennox and Addington counties. Attendees from Durham County Folk School were Mr and Mrs Staples and Mrs Bob matsayin.
Moffat of Orono and Mrs. M Allan of Newcastle attended. Mr. Gordon Staples of Bethany was named to the Federation Co operative Insurance Committee in place of Mr Allan Beer. Not all commodity director reports could be received and will be held over. Lunch was served by Mrs Dorrell and secretary Mrs Jessie Bowles of Nestleton.
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