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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1951
Page
2
Preparations begin for Canada’s ninth decennial census to be conducted in June this year. The survey aims to capture rapid population changes since 1641, reflecting ten years of industrial growth, resource development, price increases, rising incomes, and higher employment, along with immigration influences shaping the forthcoming data.
The census underpins representation in Parliament and per capita funding, reveals migration between regions, and provides a comprehensive survey of social and economic progress over the past decade. Data guide administration of public services and policy decisions.
Between 1931 and 1941 the population rose from 10 376 786 to 11 606 655. The three Prairie Provinces fell by a quarter while British Columbia gained about 8 000 annually. The first census was 1666 with 3 215 people. Estimates aid vital statistics but the decennial census remains the legal basis for many public matters.
Prince Albert reports a historic first as Snake Lake, 250 miles north, switches on electric lights on February 24. Officials note rapid growth from primitive beginnings to a modern northern settlement with gardening, livestock, regulated fishing, and a trading post.
In Saskatoon reports say fl ax supply may be insufficient for Canadian crushers this year. The unsettled outlook raises concerns for producers and processors in Alberta and Saskatchewan as the season approaches.
Some of the world’s best figure skaters are expected for the North America championships in Calgary on March 23 and 24, a first for the city as a host venue.
Collectors can order Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book with new season fashions for all ages and sizes. Ready now, the promotion offers one yard patterns and pattern numbers including T4508 with sizes 12 through 20. Send 25 cents per pattern to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union Toronto.
Skim milk provides calcium phosphorus iron and protein about as well as whole milk. For safety choose pasteurized milk whether skim or whole to ensure proper safety.
The article notes newer and larger beans, sweeter corn, and hardier varieties. Early maturing corn lets gardeners in Prairie and Ontario areas harvest before frost. It urges using humus rich soil, proper drainage, and annual green manures like clover or rye to improve even stubborn soils.
A jumble of quick wits and domestic quips unfolds from a lighthearted page segment. Jokes range from teachers and students to florists and widows, with a punch line about a medium and a departed husband.
An 89 year old Manitoba pioneer recalls Winnipeg in 1882 on the prairies and buffalo, describes tents, mud streets, floods, and a shift to Lilyfield farming as she proclaims there is nothing like the country. She visits Winnipeg summers and cherishes country life.
Ottawa officials announced a three year extension of the farm improvement loans act. The ceiling rises by 130 million dollars to 380 million with banks allowed to issue short and intermediate term loans to farmers on livestock tools land and other security. Banks have lent about 180 million so far.
Victoria report states British Columbia will plant about 7 5 million fir seedlings in a two month season to sustain a 400 million dollar annual lumber industry. Harold McWilliams heads the reforestation division and 350 men will plant on Vancouver Island on 10 000 acres with wages near 1 02 an hour. The effort brings total trees planted since 1930 to 2 0 million on about 100 000 acres of burned and logged land. The division also collected 4 900 bushels of Douglas fir cones in 1950 yielding 2 500 pounds of seed worth seven dollars a pound.
Report notes that the Andean condor or vulture may achieve a wingspan near 100 feet. Observers discuss the bird's enormous reach and compare it with other large raptors in the region.
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