Second million begins for conservation education drive
Edmonton seventh graders James McCullough and Elaine Schultz, the millionth and second million pupils, received watches as the Canadian Forestry Association marks ongoing conservation programs for Prairie Province schools. Alberta officials and Winnipeg staff note 32 000 city children saw 45 minute films on soil forests water and wildlife plus fire prevention and recreation value. The CFA emphasizes hands on education across rural and urban schools to build a conservation conscious generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCullough
H. A. Gray School
Edmonton
Canadian Forestry Association
Prairie Provinces
E. S. Huestis
Alberta Forest Service
C.F.A
Elaine Schultz
Elaine
Huestis
Alan Beaven
Winnipeg
Thomas Baker
A. G Bayly
D. Cooney
E. B. Coley
Tony Lund
Prairie Provinces Division
Canada
Lund
Prairie
Fresh Mess Hall Adopts Hi Fi at Fort Belvoir
A Fort Belvoir mess hall installs hi fi radio units to improve mealtime ambiance, a move intended to drown out the sound of hundreds of chomping teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Belvoir
Loose smut in barley and control methods in Canada
Canadian farmers face losses from loose smut in barley and can treat seed to obtain smut free stock. Two methods include hot water treatment and a newer dry soak method using sealed containers at 72 to 77 degrees F, with rapid drying and less odor. Researcher Dr. L. E. Tyner notes Edmonton tests in 1955 show effectiveness and further trials planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
L. E. Tyner
Plant Pathology Laboratory
Canada Department of Agriculture
Edmonton
Alta
Supersonic Sound Could Fence In Zoo Animals
Marlin Perkins, director of Zoo Parade and Lincoln Park Zoo, suggests supersonic sound barriers may replace iron bars. He notes birds are held by light differences and proposes similar audio confinement for large animals unseen by humans but heard by animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Perkins
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago
Perkins
Fill 'Er Up Shocker At Rural Spencer Gas Station
A man arrived at a Spencer area gas station and ordered Fill er up with a gas credit card claiming his helicopter had run out of fuel. The incident startled the operator but no injuries or further details are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
W. Va
Australian woman prospector seeks inner spring bed
Mrs. Hec tor Jenkins of Alice Springs plans to form a company to work a uranium claim after decades as a prospector. She recalls sleeping under trees and wants an inner spring mattress in later years, noting processing uranium is the challenge rather than mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Hector Jenkins
Alice Springs
Central Australia
Coober Pedy
Opal Centre
Middle Desert
Lightning Ridge
Queensland
South Wales
Meeting a Blind Student Faces a Brighter Path Forward
Sixteen year old Euclide Bierie of Edenwold faced sudden retinal hemorrhage halting his sight just before Christmas. He adapts by studying Braille and typewriting at the Nash Home for the Blind Regina with Miss Lucille Savoie, aided by Government Correspondence School lessons and C N I B tape recordings. He avoids strenuous activity per medical advice yet stays busy with radio, Talking Book records, crafts, and ongoing tutoring as he prepares to attend the school for the blind after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lbuchude Bierie
Edenwold
Nash Home For the
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Regina
Lucille Savoie
Euclide
Institute
C.n.lb
School For
Bacterial Wilt of Alfalfa Spreads via Seed
Studies at the Plant Pathology Laboratory in Canada show bacterial wilt of alfalfa can be seed borne. the organism is carried in discolored shriveled seeds and plant debris from diseased plants. Seed from wilt-infested areas may spread the disease to new fields or regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant Pathology Laboratory
Canada Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Alberta
Eliminate feed flavors from milk with better herd feeding
E. S. Humbert of the University of Saskatchewan explains that feed flavors in milk arise in spring from fresh feeds and weed consumption. To prevent off flavors cows should be removed from such feeds at least three hours before milking and milk should be cooled quickly to below 50 deg F. to avoid barn odors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Humbert
Dept. Dairy Science
University of Saskatchewan
Organize Thoroughly in Case of Disaster
In large scale disasters volunteers must organize to save citizens from death or injury Emergency feeding is vital but must be planned not spur of the moment Civil defence trains volunteers to feed the homeless and hungry Every Canadian should take part in defense and older experienced people are welcome in local groups.
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Radio Moscow
Russia
Internal Revenue Office
Knoxville
Tenn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Siberia
Piscasso
Miro
Bessie M. Barker
H.T.S.T
Secret Service
Pooch
Epsom
England
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