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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1958
Page
7
Canada launches the Slow Down and Live campaign for a second year with safety officials urging individual drivers to curb the hurry habit. The effort highlights excessive speed following too closely improper passing and failure to yield as key hazards and cites Canada’s 1957 highway toll of 3254 deaths to stress personal responsibility.
Five hundred workers are required in Ontario as farm laborers. Excursion rates for Saskatchewan farm workers to join harvesting operations in Ontario are available. Hutchison notes low cost transport arrangements under federal provincial program. Workers traveling east must obtain transport through National Employment Service offices. warrants issued allow a one way ticket for $1000 cash. Return tickets cost $21 with a stamped receipt. Dispatched workers go to Toronto or Ottawa then to their employment sites. Further details from National Employment Service managers and Saskatchewan agricultural representatives.
The Canadian Institute for the Blind distributes Christmas gifts to all registered blind individuals. Gifts are chosen for real economic value and the spirit of Christmas. Radios may be loaned freely where appropriate, with batteries supplied.
The Journal reports repeated vandalism at the Sewage Disposal building on Mile Plough Road creating a risk for children who might enter through damaged doors or windows. Parents are urged to warn children until boards are restored.
The article notes the wife won a slogan contest, surprising observers with her ability to craft a winning line in twenty five words or fewer.
Saskatchewan marks its fifth Farm Safety Week with data showing 80 farm deaths last year and over 3,000 hospital admissions in 1957. The Health Department notes tractor incidents killed 17 and stresses yard hazards, education, and community action supported by unions, clubs, and insurers. The program relies on mass media to spread safety messages and practical measures to reduce tolls.
Outgoing Manitoba health minister R W Bend signed the hospital agreement with federal health minister J Waldo Monteith, finalizing an 18 month negotiation. The signing, at 12:01 a.m. July 1, completes the plan to launch new hospital services between Manitoba and Ottawa.
Local groups learn farm safety rallies and picnics are useful. Boards of trade and 4-H clubs are urged to join in safety efforts. 4-H conducts hazard surveys benefiting farmers and members. The department shifts to a supporting role, answering what to do to help. Farm Safety Week concentrates coordinated effort to reduce tragedy.
Saskatchewan Power Corporation will host a series of one day cooking schools across the province this fall. Penny Powers will demonstrate the best use of electrical and natural gas cooking aids for Saskatchewan homemakers. Clubs or organizations may request a school by writing to Penny Powers in Regina. applications due August 10.
The Davidson Band and majorettes traveled to Saskatoon to perform at the grandstand before the afternoon and evening shows at Pion-Era. A different band was scheduled for each day of the six day celebration.
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