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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1953
Page
4
Ottawa reports final 1952 foreign trade figures showing 581 dollars per person, second highest in the world. Canada remains US chief customer and Britain supplier, with a healthy trade surplus and strong demand for capital goods while some commodities fall.
Regina notes urge thorough cleaning and repair of granaries and bins for the 1953 grain crop to prevent moisture and insect infestation. Director R E McKenzie advises outside spraying with insecticides, floor treatment with hydrated lime or pyrenone spray, and fumigation of old grain as needed.
In Hampton England the Canine Defence League announced a country wide appeal for dog blood donors after a local branch saved an injured dog with a direct transfusion from a pet in the same area. The group plans a donor panel to stock dog blood.
A cheerful sign on a delivery truck proclaims Drive Carefully The next load may be yours. The lighthearted message highlights cautious driving and potential future cargo for the driver, drawing attention to road safety.
Regina report describes Madame Queen and Hiawatha, two Canada geese owned by Fred Bard, as a conservation lesson. Bard promotes raising wild geese in controlled areas to boost Saskatchewan populations, using a fenced marsh as a model sanctuary for education and research.
Retired farmer Al Hudson reports a potato that formed a potato inside the parent tuber instead of sprouting, an odd growth observed in Weyburn Saskatchewan. The unusual development shows a natural doubling of the crop inside a single seed piece.
In the Edmonton area a five man team led by Lieut. D. S. Buxton packs non Perishable foods for 18 northern army posts. They ship 137 tons of staples plus 12 800 pounds of frozen beef to sustain soldiers and families through holidays and year round. Names of the packing staff from Winnipeg Drumheller and Alberta are listed.
CHATFIELD Manitoba Inwood area reports a surge of garter snakes each spring turning Chatfield into a nightmare. A. B. Martin the municipal clerk notes few snakes this year after a three year peak. Ed Hoborough postmaster and local snake expert calls it a poor sunny year with rock clefts acting as snake pits.
The Canadian Legion's Alberta command will run a one month polio relief drive next January to aid sufferers in the province. At its 18th biennial convention in Edmonton the group voted to launch the project making Alberta the second province after Quebec to undertake the campaign.
Aerial photographing of 2 400 square miles between Cumberland and Flin Flon begins as part of Saskatchewan's forest inventory. Since 1947, more than 14 000 square miles have been photographed from the air.
The 1951 Canadian vehicle registrations rose 10 percent to 3,155,997, from 2,872,420 the year before, with Newfoundland up 17.8 percent and Ontario up 7.2 percent. Alberta averaged one car per 3.3 residents, while Newfoundland had one car per 15.8 residents, with 2,296,479 passenger cars and 770,671 motor trucks among vehicles.
Advice on choosing flattering beach outfits emphasizes full length appraisal and avoiding ill fitting pieces. It notes popular options such as swimsuits and sand-sitting suits, cautions against white or bloomers with ruffles, and suggests a molded pique halter by Dorothy Korby with a denim sandal as a recommended beach ensemble.
The Canadian Board on Geographical Names leans that Canada derives from an Iroquoian word meaning village, tied to Jacques Cartier's 1535 lists. It rejects the Aca Nada legend of Spanish explorers and notes other theories, including a Portuguese origin and a 1621 French presence, but finds Cartier most credible.
A Balcarres Free Lance verse laments farmers from the countryside who shop in town on market nights. They work hard six days, face crowded streets, and plead for fair parking near their stalls to buy eggs, cream, and butter without obstructing town traffic. They urge townsfolk to reserve space for rural customers.
London zoo keepers suspected youths causing lizard tail loss but sparrows mistaken tails for worms, prompting new tails to grow. The incident highlights swift tail regeneration in lizards and lighthearted wildlife mischief.
In Halkirk Alberta the world’s largest dragline operates in district coal fields. It requires 13 railway flat cars to move, features a 165 foot boom and a bucket that digs 400 cubic yards of earth per hour. The note mentions Nova Scotia’s origin as Acadia.
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