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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1957
Page
2
Brief comments from Free Preas Acton Ont and other papers note efforts to align municipalities to longer daylight saving time led by an inquiry body possibly the Railway Association. Opinions stress community welcome, safe sidewalks, and orderly greetings in Christmas season.
J A Christie, chairman of the provincial highway traffic board, reports 1956 motor revocations and suspensions totalled 1 794, down from 2 194 in 1955, with declines in driving after drinking and other offenses. Red and blue licences also fell sharply amid Vehicles Act amendments and policy changes. Over 161 000 Canadians joined the Red Cross Water Safety program last year.
A child benefits from changing play forms beyond just swapping toys. Large wheel toys and wooden trains build large muscles, while manipulative toys like puzzles and blocks strengthen fine motor skills. Dramatic dress up and creative toys such as crayons, paints, chemistry sets, and building kits satisfy growing interests and foster diverse abilities.
A collection of quotes on solitude by Percival Lindbergh Eddy and Swift plus a note that Canning was discovered around 1815 by Nicholas Appert, a Frenchman seeking to improve food for the army. The brief includes a historical aside about Appert.
The Guide Advocate argues that trading-stamp schemes persist through loopholes after being outlawed fifty years ago. It contrasts retailer profits and public skepticism, noting stamps may raise prices and that government welfare costs are born by taxpayers while stamps offer no mandatory saving option.
Advertisement for pattern 334 teaching rug braiding including dye cutting braiding sewing and oval rug rounds mailed for 35c. Pattern included in Rug Packet with directions and actual size patterns for hooked and novelty rugs. Price $1.50.
A homestead cart with two wheels and a broad base offers easier handling than a wheelbarrow for yard chores. The deep hopper holds litter for fewer trips to the compost, and the cart can be hung when not in use. Pattern price 35¢ or five patterns for $1.50 postpaid. address mailed to Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.P.L., Vancouver.
The text explains that air is a poor medium for cooling cream or milk and water cools faster. It notes cream should reach 50 degrees within an hour after milking, and that air cooling in a freezer or fridge is slow and allows bacterial growth. It warns that uncovered cream in a closed fridge picks up odors and frosting. If covered, odors stay in and can affect flavor. The refrigerator is acceptable for storage after rapid cooling if kept covered.
Goose eggs need the same incubation temperature as chicken eggs but require turning through 180 degrees at least three times daily during the 28 day period and higher or similar humidity. Experiments from E S Merritt show that complete turning and periodic wetting improve incubation success. Gather and store eggs promptly at about 55 degrees F and avoid holding longer than two weeks.
Simple embroidery and crochet combine to form a prize-winning peacock chair set. The pineapple crochet forms the plumage with colorful embroidery on the body. To obtain this pattern send twenty-five cents in coins to the listed address.
John Sadler a Toronto resident dreamed of a four member family. While he was at work his wife Irene gave birth at East General Hospital to triplets a girl and two boys weighing four pounds two ounces four pounds two ounces and five pounds seven ounces. He worries about their two bedroom apartment.
Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street West Toronto advertises two free patterns from the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book. Dozens of other designs are available to order, all easy and fascinating hand work. Send 25 cents for your copy today.
A 35 foot tree was set up in the town shopping district after being donated by Mansell Nellis. The tree, topped by a star and lit with colored lights, anchors holiday displays with Gay lights across Main and Mill Streets. Ted Tyler Jr. led a Chamber of Commerce committee to install it alongside hydro crew support, placing the tree in sand and securing it with gig-wire.
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