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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1950
Page
2
The Arctic region adjacent to Canada’s north coast has seen growing attention for settlement and development. Air services and radio communications linked the North with the rest of Canada, and wartime needs spurred rapid growth in mining fishing and the establishment of weather stations after the war.
Government welfare and education officials announce expanded schooling for Eskimos and Indians off the North. Day schools are being built at Coppermine Fort Norman and Hay River on Great Slave Lake. Promising students may study mechanics at larger schools in Yellowknife and Edmonton, with girls trained in nursing and teaching while all learn English.
The program will train natives to work in mines, fisheries, weather stations and other projects and prepare them for citizenship. It shifts from residential schools, seen as ill suited to Arctic life, toward practical education and fuller participation in developing activities and Canadian citizenship.
Alberta's 4000 Hutterites sent a 20-member delegation to Mexico to study potential farmland purchase in case the sect leaves Canada. Spokesmen say all Alberta colonies are represented and no departure is planned, but preparedness is the aim.
The Dominion wheat flour production totalled 19 957 000 barrels last year, an 11 percent decline from 1948, marking the lowest level since 1940 when 16 271 000 barrels were produced. Exports fell 22 percent to 9 698 000 barrels from 12 378 000 the prior year. The report notes best European grasslands in northern France.
Herring production in B C is expected to hit a record high for the 1949 50 season with 115 714 tons already reported. Daily reports from the fleet off the north coast show rich hauls despite winter conditions. Most catch goes to oil and meal with 75 000 cases packed. oil demand lags and about 2 500 000 gallons produced so far.
Canada’s exports declined modestly in 1949 amid tighter world markets. Exports to the United States reached a record 1.503 billion dollars, while total exports were 2.993 billion. Wood products led shipments at 875.3 million, and farm products rose to 773 million.
Alberta sent 244 immigrant families to British Columbia this month while BC received 109 from Alberta and 533 new families moved in overall. Saskatchewan sent 144 and received 46. Ontario reversed flow with 60 sent and 66 received. January allowance payments totaled 1 772 897 dollars for 296 727 children in 155 161 families.
Dr. Dennis promises fast relief with D D Prescription for itching rashes eczema and athlete's foot. Trial bottle 35 cents. First application may relieve symptoms or money back guarantee. Ask for D D D Prescription ordinary or extra strength now.
Rev. Everett Bachelder of Wasilla Alaska recounts a five day siege by a wolf pack while guiding a dog team toward Chitina. Wolves destroyed sled dogs and gear, leaving two dogs for travel. Bush pilot Elmer Rasmussen found wreckage and deputies located Bachelder alive after he reached Chickaloon Lodge.
A lighthearted sample from a school page features a class visit to a reservoir and student questions. Moments include a pun about waterworks and hydrants, a quip about prejudice, a buyer’s caution, a bass fiddles pitch, a hippo potamus joke, a widow’s sentiment, and a playful speed reprimand.
Applications for 80 places in the Canadian American School Girls band arrive from schoolgirl musicians in 39 states and five provinces. Sponsored by a Brandon club, the band under Arthur R. Thompson will train in Brandon next July then tour North America and Western Europe. Eastern Canada has not yet submitted applications.
Brantford Ontario during the municipal campaign Howard Winter elected mayor said his slogan Vote for Winter and have summer all the time was a coincidence that Brantford has been enjoying a springlike spell since.
Ottawa reports a new 50 cent stamp issued March 1 celebrates Alberta's booming oil industry. The green design features two large oil derricks, storage tanks, a burning gas flare, and the Rockies as a backdrop signaling postwar economic contribution.
In New Zealand aster family plants appear coated with white wool, giving a distant impression of small sheep grazing among rocky terrain. The peculiar covering creates a striking desertlike scene as the woolly growth blankets the foliage.
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