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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1953
Page
8
The text cautions to stop power take-off before dismount and never service a tractor with the engine running. Do not adjust belts on moving pulleys or remove radiator caps while hot. Ensure the tractor is out of gear before starting the engine.
A reflective reminiscence contrasts past mores with present days. The author cites social habits such as coffee boiling with an egg, red fan tails, people caring for neighbors, rural customs, and community trust. It notes changes in transportation, manners, religion, and work ethic, implying a nostalgic view of earlier times.
The piece honors A F Bemis and the pioneer spirit that spurred western settlement, CPR transcontinental dreams, early elevator and merchant ventures, and agrarian moves. It credits diverse settlers, capital backers, and forgotten pioneers for social and economic progress.
Officials from the Man. Dept. of Agriculture warn that tractors can be lethal when neglected. Fifteen deaths last year included eight crushed, six run over, and one strangulation. Advice urges keeping tractors level, in gear on hills, moving slowly, avoiding rearward tipping hazards, and keeping children away from machinery.
Crandall and Groves families moved into local homes while others traveled to Glenora to visit relatives. An Orange Hall Easter gathering featured gifts, a court whist round, musical solos, and a Chenille bed spread prize.
Andrew Cowan, CBC’s European representative since 1940, built a varied career from wartime correspondent to organizing CBC broadcasts in Europe. He spent summers in Scotland as a river steamer purser and later joined a Highlands survey commission.
ARROW RIVER visits noted for Mr and Mrs F Gardham in Winnipeg. Dr James Snarr Watson aged 83 died April 7 in Winnipeg after over fifty years serving Manitoba. He aided Arrow River Minnedosa church work and hospital rebuilding and earned a Doctor of Divinity in 1947. W I meeting featured handwork display and Red Cross news with delegates named. Next meeting set for May 15.
LELAND baby born April 10 to Mr and Mrs J Wm Leland of Arrow River. HARRISON daughter born April 7 to Mr and Mrs Doug Harrison Jeanine Johnson. ISABELLA daughter born to Carla Diare. Adoptive twins Susan Isabel and Philip James arrive March 5 to Mr and Mrs Tom Burt Jean Bieber in Calgary.
Beulah notes include visits to Winnipeg and Dauphin, a T.Forster residence sale, and local farming shifts. Red Cross items totaling six boys sweaters to ten baby garments were sent. W.I. members discussed education changes and Canada as a Playground. District delegates named and social events noted.
Isabella residents note visits by Mr and Mrs R E Heise to Winnipeg and Roland while Mrs Mary Lowes enjoys a Macauley weekend. Gordon Norrie returns from Calgary and Vancouver and Colin Campbell from Lynn Lake. other local visits to Langley Prairie, Makaroff, Burnaby, and Deloraine.
Health clinics for children will run every third Monday of each month from 1 30 to 4 pm in Crandall and Isabella. The first clinic will take place in Crandall on April 20.
In Beulah at 11 a.m. the United Church of Canada holds a service, followed by a baptism at Isabella at 2 p.m. A 3:30 p.m. service is noted for Arrow River with 7 p.m. events in Miniota.
Independent farmers and researchers agree that seed treatment yields double or more for each dollar spent. Many grains arrive with smut or damage that, if untreated, reduces germination and yields. There are single and dual purpose treatments. Seek local agricultural advice and use the Seed Treatment Chart. Treat all seed grains this spring.
Western Canadian grain growers face heavy losses from smut in wheat oats and barley. Experts say treating seed with approved chemicals reduces smut transmission, lowers production costs, and cuts the so called 1953 smut tax. A 1952 sample shows high contamination rates in wheat oats and barley seed.
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