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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1954
Page
5
Garden tips warn against rushing planting while soil is damp and sticky. Most vegetables and flowers should wait until soil dries. some hardy items like sweet peas grass seed first garden peas shrubbery and herbaceous roots can be planted in spring as soon as soil can be dug without puddling. Where mild regions allow March planting others aim for April or early May.
A Canadian garden feature highlights easy to grow flowers and practical beds. It suggests petunias zinnias and marigolds for showy beds with solid planting, plus alyssum portulaca and poppies for shaded or poor soil spots. Extra advice covers early tomatoes and protective coverings to extend the season.
The Queen, patron of the British and Foreign Bible Society, sent a message praising 150 years of vigorous work. In Melbourne a commemorative meeting heard the message and noted Australia’s support. A 950 pound birthday cake marked the festival, with 3,000 children attending in London.
John Marek and Son opened a large timber barn 34 by 156 feet featuring forced air heating a floor level unit humidifier and an automatic manure system. The facility houses 373 White Yorkshire pigs with forty farrowing pens arranged along a central aisle and an exterior view shows the manure truck. Dr Harold Fredeen praised the operation as among the finest he had seen and the project sits on L C Anderson’s former cleaning plant site with Roman and Leon Marek running the venture.
The British Columbia Beef Cattle Growers' association voices concern as the provincial government halts removal of range horses from crown lands. Cattlemen warn horses could multiply and harm pastures if not controlled. They urge earlier consultation and note past rounds and sales have ceased due to low value. A Kamloops meeting discussed the issue. the association's annual in Clinton is planned for May 29.
Virden Manitoba council approves a 1954 budget of 121266.97 the largest in the town since 1904 with an unchanged general mill rate of 50 and an increased assessment base to 1659570. Secretary-Treasurer E Anderson notes possible tax hikes in 1955 as demands for improvements grow.
The Alberta Wheat Pool offers two annual $500 scholarships to Alberta high school graduates. One goes to a southern home student and one to a northern home student, for undergraduate study up to five years with at least 65 percent average each year. Applications via the University of Alberta Registrar with an August deadline.
Saskatchewan game branch officials say the winter beaver harvest may exceed the 1952 53 total of 23,000 animals as beaver populations rise and trappers receive higher quotas this season.
Blaine Lake Sask officially became a town on March 1. Elections for town councillors and a mayor are set for March 15. The piece recalls J J Coffin a village council veteran who moved his store with the railway in 1911 and notes Blaine Lake is the largest town on the CNR line between Prince Albert and North Battleford with a 676 population and plans for new homes and buildings.
In Alta Barons a debenture drive for a new town arena lagged as farmers couldn't ship wheat due to clogged elevators. Wheat was moved from the elevator to the arena, freeing room for more deliveries while the storage money helps fund the arena.
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