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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
2
Great progress has been made in recent years to fit disabled individuals for gainful work. War injuries prompted intensive study and new treatment methods, enabling many handicapped people to earn income and improve health and self esteem.
Many develop great skill and bring enthusiasm to their work. Studies show employers can best use the unique abilities of partially disabled employees and increasingly seek suitable roles for them.
The Department of Labor reports 3,028 physically handicapped Canadians found jobs in the first quarter amid 8,831 job-ready partially disabled individuals. It urges greater focus on their employment and notes progress in matching skills to work.
A university study by Gerald A. Carrothers for Lethbridge Alberta outlines a 155 page report with 32 maps and mounted photos. It notes a 27 percent population rise in four years and projects 1970 population between 29 600 and 70 000 with current population near 20 000.
Lands Minister N E Tanner announced a pulp mill costing 3 1/2 to 5 million dollars will be built at Yates Alberta five miles east of Edson and 125 miles west of Edmonton. An agreement was signed with North Western Pulp and Power Ltd. Groundwood pulp will be produced for newsprint at the plant.
Sir Douglas Copland, vice chancellor of the Australian National University, says Australia will admit at least 180000 immigrants in the current year. He spoke in London about immigration policy and long term population goals.
A 1925 to 1947 report cites a 90 575 increase in Johannesburg European population through immigration. The finding highlights significant demographic shifts in the city during the interwar and wartime years.
Mrs Guy Lombardo endorses Blue Bonnet margarine urging a comparison with any spread. The ad touts Blue Bonnet as rich in nutrition and economy with all vegetable ingredients and a two pack option for easy use.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips spanning insurance gags, political satire, social foibles, and everyday misunderstandings. Jokes include insurance against floods and fire, a dig at politicians, and light exchanges about trains, golf, babies, and marriage.
In the Commons Gordon Higgins argues Canada's soil has thinned from nine to six inches since settlement. He blames timber wastage for soil decline and urges stronger forest conservation and wildlife protection campaigns based on resources department estimates. Scientists note a machine that electrically measures kiss potency.
A $2 500 000 international pig hatchery project begins in Dawson Creek British Columbia. The three unit plant will have 44 by 300 foot wings over three storeys with a central feed house and automatic systems to handle 1000 sows monthly. Ted Hawley directs the operation with plans to market weanlings in the United States led by American investors.
Canadian egg output fell three percent in 1950 per Dominion Bureau of Statistics. total production 333.6 million dozen, down from 343.8 million in 1949. farm production 305.2 million dozen. Farm flocks averaged 24.4 million layers, down five percent, with 15 090 eggs per 100 layers up from 14 746. Exports fell about 28 million dozen while domestic disappearance rose 14 million dozen. Poultry meat production declined 14.7 million pounds from 306.7 million, and per capita poultry meat consumption rose to 22 pounds from 21.2 in 1949.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Nadeau of Sandford Maine were the 7000th couple to register for a honeymoon certificate at Niagara Falls Ontario. They were moved back into the bridal suite at the General Brock Hotel after the chamber of commerce marked their milestone during a three day honeymoon.
The 1951 farm income is expected to stay firm and may surpass 1950 levels, despite higher costs for machinery fertilizer and fuel. Wheat, feed grains, livestock, dairy and fruits show strong demand, with government support and export prospects underpinning a generally bright, though regionally varied, picture.
Chaplin A E Rudd reports that no more Wednesday half holidays remain as merchants adopt a Monday shutdown due to CPR 40 hour week rules. Deliveries on Mondays are impossible, so shops will close all day and stay open Wednesday afternoons, with other lines likely to follow. The policy aims to ease farming stockups with a two day shutdown after Monday.
The Saskatchewan wheat pool reports a shortage of lake freighters hampering movement of western Canada's 1950 grain crop to the seaboard, delaying export progress and stressing transport capacity.
Mrs Hoagy Carmichael hints readers compare Blue Bonnet Margarine with any spread at any price. The copy promises fresh sweet flavor and rich nutrition. Mentions Blue Boxset and Rice Bonnet in quick prep bags and economical regular packaging with color wafers.
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