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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1951
Page
2
The report shows 1947 and 1949 figures for juvenile delinquency with 11 756 convictions in one year dropping to 7 545 the next. It notes many cases involve the same youths facing multiple court actions and that unofficial handling by police and social agencies obscures the true picture.
The report links youth crime to broken homes and wartime housing. It cites theft burglary and property damage among youths in Ontario Quebec and rural areas with fewer actions in provinces where families stayed intact. Factors include wartime housing crowded conditions and maternal employment in plants.
The report notes that in 1949 only about thirty percent of court cases involved juveniles from separated homes. It cites Canadian upbringing, lack of recreational and psychiatric services, and school-home cooperation as factors in delinquency. It suggests continued focus on mental hygiene and community involvement to sustain declines.
Regular sowings extend the pea and bean season across weeks in Canada. Protect plants with healthy growth and clean cultivation, using dusts and sprays against insects and diseases. Rotate varieties yearly, try new plants, and consider early maturing types to expand options from corn to broccoli and herbs.
Edmonton reports that the University of Alberta will implement higher entrance requirements beginning with the 1952 53 term. Applicants must hold a high school diploma with at least a B grade in required grade 12 subjects and an overall 60 percent average. Language and math requirements will be reduced to two and three years respectively under the new curriculum.
About two thirds of Canada's occupied farm lands are in the prairie provinces. A light heart lives long.
Wild geese reappear at Delta Marsh signaling success of an experimental program. Al Hochbaum and G W Malaher note hand rearing of eighty birds and release to migrate south with first returns on April 4 and a full flock on April 8 confirming long term breeding prospects at the Delta station.
Dr. A. G. McCalla, professor of plant science at the University of Alberta, becomes dean of agriculture succeeding the late Dr. R. D. Sinclair. A native of St. Catharines, he earned a University of Alberta degree in 1929, a 1931 agriculture masters, and a Ph.D. from the University of California. He was named Alberta representative on the National Research Council last year.
CALGARY. Senator J. W. Stambaugh from Bruce Alta. said the gravest problem in Canadian agriculture is dairy farmers condition and urged increased government support. He recommended raising the floor price of cheese and butter to aid dairy producers.
New Delhi announces India's population has risen 13.4 percent since 1941 to 361.82 million, making it the second most populous nation after China.
A collage of jokes and light anecdotes about work, driveins, shops, and domestic life. It includes a secretary puzzled by letters, a car ride mishap, a shopkeeper and pet gun request, and office banter about pursuits and schedules.
Gimli Manitoba sees booming business from the RCAF training school yet faces housing woes for about 150 officers and their families. Unsightly rents rise from 25 to 35 50 dollars, cottages lack insulation plumbing and heat with drinking water hauled in winter. WC Lipton notes many families live in uninsulated cottages while 180 families reside in Gimli Winnipeg Beach area and 100 couples are separated. The base employs 687 officers students and 215 civilians with population rising to over 1100 by late summer. The new Gimli school gains 60 70 desks on loan easing child accommodation worries.
Mt Olive mayor August Schoppman continues a beautification effort by distributing a dozen gladiolus bulbs to women in the community who wish to plant and grow them for a more attractive town.
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