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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1958
Page
4
As winter nears, animals and humans gather stores of grain hay nuts seeds roots mushrooms and honey. The National Geographic Society notes pine squirrels cache cones in a garage and many species hide hoards underground to endure cold. Beavers befriend lodges with stored twigs while ants bees and birds also prepare provisions for famine ahead.
Premier T C Douglas announces the Saskatchewan Legislature will open on Thursday February 13 to avoid a date conflict with a Dominion Provincial conference. The government says it hopes a conference will occur soon on a nonconflicting date.
Renfrew hospital board members approved a small rate increase. The session focused on revenue needs, patient access, and service costs amid ongoing budget reviews.
The Renfrew Victoria hospital board adopted a 1955 budget showing a deficit of 11 444 on expected income of 264 955. Expenditures for 1958 are pegged at 275 499 versus 245 572 in 1957 and 231 069 in 1956. Depreciation, estimated at 12 000, is not included.
The Surrey SPCA vice-president asserts condemned convicts could be used for interplanetary tests instead of dogs. She calls the practice waste and says many experiments would be required to gain useful knowledge. The Survey Leader of Cloverdale B C reports the idea.
Acton and Guelph St John Ambulance Brigades will host Cubs Scouts Brownies and Guides of Acton at St Alban’s Parish Hall in January. They will show films and answer questions on First Aid in support of Acton boys and girls preparing for Scouting and Guiding tests.
The Peace River region in northern Alberta suffered severe crop damage last growing season. Little rain, frost and snow delayed harvests leaving many farmers with no yield while others averaged about 50 percent. Local officials seek federal disaster status and aid as many small farmers face tax delinquencies and relief needs.
The Sun reports the mayor assessing a year with both achievements and disappointments in Swift Current. He says overall progress justifies cautious optimism and outlines a measured policy program for the city.
Trans-Canada Air Lines carried an estimated 2.375 million passengers in 1957, a second straight year above two million, with 1.15 billion revenue passenger miles in North America and 230 million on routes to the UK and Caribbean. The carrier expanded Viscount service, introduced non-stop transcontinental and trans Atlantic operations, ordered 20 Vickers prop-jets, and planned an all-turbine four-engined fleet by 1961.
A preacher argues that habitual sin makes a person sick in spirit, listing violators from murderers to thieves. He cites Bible verses to claim sin corrupts the whole being and asserts Christ offers cure through repentance and faith, urging readers to turn to Jesus for salvation.
The notice invites purchase of transfer designs for linens and scarf motifs in a single color or two shades. It specifies pattern 7089 with multiple motif transfers and pricing of thirty-five cents payable by coins. Send payment to Household Arts Department, Department P.P.L., 60 Front Street, W Toronto.
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