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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
2
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations led by delegates from over forty nations outlined plans at its inaugural Quebec City meeting to improve conditions for farmers and urban workers. They returned home optimistic yet aware of the major tasks ahead to materialize these goals.
Sir John Boyd Orr, noted Scottish nutritionist and director general candidate, expresses hope for the venture's success and a world of plenty. He argues farmers supply essential goods and deserve pleasant working conditions, roads, schools, power, and modern amenities, saying tomorrow should bring farm happiness equal to urban life via global cooperation.
The F A O conference aims to raise world nutrition standards boosting health and welfare and increasing demand for agricultural products. George McIvor, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board, said Canada would share, perhaps more than any country, in the benefits of sound international cooperation.
The highest seed class in Canada is Registered seed and it carries inspection grading and sealing under Dominion standards. Seed must come from trueness to type disease free crops and be produced under protection conditions. Certified seed is similarly inspected but less strict than registered seed while Commercial seed carries no trueness to type guarantee.
A broad plan proposed by the Western Canadian Society of Horticulture outlines a network of thirty testing stations across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba to study fruit adaptability to the prairie. The program aims to expand fruit cultivation beyond small orchards and home gardens.
Licenses granted to a British company authorize prospecting for petroleum in two areas spanning Lancashire and Yorkshire as part of wartime energy efforts. Nottingham hosts the largest prewar oil strike and currently yields about 370 tons daily from wells.
An underground reservoir in Istanbul provides water to 600 dwellings and 60 wells. Three hundred carved columns support the roof of the vast chamber.
Canadian farmers will supply milk sugar from whey to aid the production of streptomycin, the antibiotic used against typhoid and dysentery. The agriculture department plans full scale production soon, with whey collected from cheese factories in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec supporting penicillin and streptomycin efforts.
Peter Borough writes that current boards built for long lasting schools may become obsolete as education and teaching methods change. He argues future schools should be cheaper, with a 30 to 40 year life, to stay aligned with evolving educational needs.
A quoted meditation by Adin Ballou in the New York Herald Tribune argues that peace cannot be bought with liberty surrendered to evil. He asserts freedom needs unconditional liberty and that any truce with tyranny is a mockery when moral bonds remain broken.
A compact crossword from a newspaper page lists clues across and down. Entries include countries planets metals plants and common words with hints like plane surface nobleman and morning prayer. The grid features familiar terms such as Hebrew prophet and vegetable dish for solvers.
Wartime prices and trade board clarifies butter coupons remain half a pound even with a six ounce weekly ration by skipping one coupon every four weeks. Raisins and prunes rise about 30 cents per pound on new crop, meat pies are rationed at sixteen ounces per token, and servicemen receive priority suit certificates before discharge. Send questions or request pamphlets to the nearest wartime board office.
Health Week will run the week of February 3 marked by Health League of Canada with focus on national, community and personal health. Canada will also observe National Social Hygiene Day on February 6 to launch another season of the anti VD campaign aligned with a U S observance.
One of the few Commonwealth radar schools outside the UK, it instructs navy personnel in radar plotting and action information organization and trains radio mechanics in maintaining ship-borne radar gear.
A brief note states gunpowder is a mixture of saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal. The text outlines the standard components used in early firearm and blasting formulations.
Prof. F. H. Edmunds of the University of Saskatchewan outlined prospects for extensive oil development in Saskatchewan. He cited three wells National Grant S.A.C. No 1 and Community Services No 2 producing 9640 barrels from April to October and wildcat wells drilled to gauge Lloydminster area potential with forty nine wells drilled since 1934. Indications point to substantial development in 1946 despite earlier unsuitable production methods after gas discovery.
It is estimated that 500000 to 750000 ounces of silver will be required for medals and at least 2500000 ounces for coin minting in 1946 as per the department of finance. The maximum need for other purposes totals 4800000 ounces with wartime prices and trade board arranging allocations for major refiners. Domestic allocations are expected at 4150000 ounces for jewelry flatware plating and related uses.
The Ottawa Journal reports the food production conference findings showing Canadians currently consume more of almost every item than before the war despite rationing. Rationing is described as not a hardship but a tool for even distribution. The sun’s mass loss is noted as 4,000,000 tons per second compared to its total mass of two billion billion billion tons.
Secretary of State Paul Martin disclosed in the commons that 718 Canadian naturalization certificates were revoked during the war but only 75 were canceled for disloyalty to the king. Most revocations arose from prolonged absence. 45 of the disloyalty cases involved German descent with several deported in 1944.
John J. Brophy a 40 year old taxi driver from Fast Orange New Jersey is to get a life income estimated between 1200 and 3000 dollars a year from the will of Carl Rupprecht a Pont executive who died September 10 1944. Rupprecht had ridden in Brophy's cab and enjoyed conversations about sports during his longevity in the trade. Brophy served in an amphibious Brigade of the Fifth Army in Italy during the war.
Bernice Biggs of 2535 West Sixth regained vision after 17 years in darkness, amid advances in corneal transplant techniques. Vancouver Sun notes corneal grafting may soon help about 15,000 North Americans with compatible blindness. Research speeds the day all may be freed from darkness.
The 66 year old peasant born revolutionary leader rose through hardship to power in Europe. His passing could alter Russia’s course and affect world relations, though future changes remain unpredictable.
A synthetic chemical derived from petroleum accelerates pineapple ripening by an estimated 2652 times, according to researchers. The finding highlights potential agricultural and storage implications for fruit producers and distributors, with further testing planned.
After four years in the Army Air Forces the former Child Star Jackie Coogan returns to show business as master of ceremonies at Slapsie Maxie's in Hollywood. He repeats material from his early fame and performs a bit from Chaplin's The Gold Rush in his opening routine.
A new National Committee for School Health Research will investigate all phases of school child health with cooperation promised from Saskatchewan Public Health and Education departments. Regina conference with Dr. A J Phillips of Toronto directs the study supported by a $10,000 donation. The Saskatchewan sub committee includes Henry Janzen Christian Smith Capt Cc G Sheps and Miss Elizabeth Smith, with Dr S R Laycock as consultant. Provincial sub committees will survey conditions coast to coast.
A collection of brief quotations from Carlyle, Richter, Eddy, Emerson, Eliot, and Longfellow urging readers to value today. The notes emphasize living fully in the now, the certainty of present opportunities, and building a strong foundation for the future through mercy, virtue, family care, and deliberate action.
Canada reports a sharp rise in BC salmon catches for canning in 1945. Final pack totals show 1,737,578 cases, down from 10,097,557 in 1944 and 1,259,220 in 1943.
Auction rooms of the 1943 44 period drove unprecedented business activity as wartime demand boosted sales and prices. Dealers report record turnover, with buyers nationwide flocking to auctions to acquire scarce goods and assets, signaling a booming market despite wartime constraints.
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