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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
2
Historical report notes ongoing teacher shortages in Canada after World War II and into the 1950s. It cites war losses to the armed forces, migration to other fields, and insufficient training rates, with projections of needing up to 120000 trained teachers in the next decade to meet rising demand.
The article argues that all of the next decade will require nearly twice as many teachers as trained, unless recruitment improves and salaries rise to match other professions. It notes limited gains in the last decade, urges better pay and conditions, and warns that persistent shortages threaten educational standards for Canadian citizens.
Niagara Falls Ont The Canadian Government will open new travel and publicity offices in New York and Chicago this year Labor Minister Mitchell said Leo Dolan director of travel and publicity expects 1949 will set an all time record for flow of tourists into Canada
Britain will invest about 1.8 billion dollars in farms over four years with half for mechanized equipment. Agricultural machinery production now runs at 280 million annually, up from 105 million in 1946. Tractor output in the first nine months topped 82 thousand, with roughly 40 percent destined for overseas markets.
The average minimum weekly wage of British male farm workers rose from 34s 9d in 1939 to 90s in 1947, lifting earnings from seven dollars to about eighteen dollars per week.
A collection of old jokes and humorous anecdotes spanning country manners and light social observations. Bits include a city girl misreading rural life, a jokey judge, a harpist daughter, beauty parlor quips, and playful wordplay about optimists, tailors, fishing, typists, and ancient birds carrying messages.
Hazen M. Carl of Ford's Mills N B, age 29, built a small Hereford herd from three farms and 20 head of purebred cattle. He bought Mighty Otto sight unseen after seeing a Tuttle Bros bull in Nova Scotia and aims to grow the herd to about 50 with plans to breed polled cattle.
A Canadian cousin welcomes seven year old Johnnie Steger among 300 Hungarian Yugoslavian Russian and Czechoslovakian displaced persons set to settle in Ontario. Johann Staudt and wife Maria will live in Windsor. The D P s hoped to spend Christmas in Canada but transport delays thwarted plans.
Theological students at St Chads Anglican college Regina will study automotive basics to meet modern needs. All graduates will serve in the Qu Appelle diocese spanning from the border into southern Alberta. The course is described as the first offered to theology students and already aids travel with quick carburetor fixes.
Officials of the Manitoba telephones system announced a 300 mile Winnipeg to Norway House link extends northern communication. They plan further installations to connect nursing stations fishing villages and trading posts, allowing doctors at Norway House to speak with nurses and speed medical information.
Nine rural areas with 1,254 farms and seven villages were added to the Manitoba power commission system in December. W. D. Fallis announced the expansion as hydro engineers plan routes to reach 14 villages and 38 farm areas in the 1949 construction program.
Canadian mining in 1948 posted record dollar output with Manitoba and Saskatchewan combined at over 61 million. Key gains came from Sherritt Gordon, San Antonio Jeep Gold Mines, and Hudson Bay Mining, plus pitchblende finds at Black Lake and Lac La Ronge. 1949 outlook highlights include Nicholson Mines development, Snow Lake plant expansion, and new nickel copper processes at Sherritt Gordon.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s population rose by 188 000 last year to 12 307 000, with Ontario and Quebec leading gains and Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island showing declines. Provinces show 1946 estimates vs 1941 census totals, highlighting shifts across regions and territories.
Firefighters carried Mrs. Mary Breen from a burning Kansas City apartment. At her request they retrieved a girdle from a trunk, finding $32,200 sewn into the garment lining.
For three seasons in a row a grouse has dashed itself through a window pane in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hoby in Campbell River B C, creating a recurring city wildlife incident.
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