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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
2
A Royal Bank of Canada monthly letter argues soil moisture governs crop growth and erosion. Contour ploughing and tree planting help conserve moisture on the prairies, while forest loss worsens floods and soil loss, linking moisture to national food security.
Major Edna E. Andrews of Battle Heights Sask becomes Matron in Chief Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps after serving overseas in World War II. She succeeds Major Dorothy Ballantine of Prince Albert and Winnipeg who retires after holding the post since 1946.
Rome reports discussion of abolishing tourist visas between Canada and Italy with possible action this year. Holy Year activities in 1950 attract up to five million visitors, with Canada among about sixteen thousand. Italy has already eased entry rules for Norway Denmark Luxembourg and Belgium and maintains arrangements with the United Kingdom France Ireland and Sweden. Canadian visitors in 1949 spent about $750000, contributing to Italy's roughly $20 million in tourist receipts that year.
During spring, handy workers can craft seed boxes from discarded packing and fruit crates for raising young plants. They may also build bird houses and garden furniture to attract birds and provide benches for relaxing amid flowers.
The governor of the Tower of London appealed for aid to protect the ancient fortress from a horde of wild house cats living in bombed buildings around the city.
At Ottawa a press conference Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands says Holland has a surplus of farmers and could move 10 000 or more yearly to Canada. He notes 20 000 Dutch farmers and dependents have already migrated since the war and favors thousands more settling in Canada to avoid losing their people. He also mentions Indonesia could absorb Canadian civil servants and experts to help rebuild postwar industry.
A satirical column by A. T. Cross derides Ottawa lady curlers for lacking glamour in their attire. He mocks flat tams, bundled coats, shapeless skirts, and utilitarian hosiery, contrasting with sport figures in golf tennis and softball and noting curlers’ and wrestlers’ fashion shortcomings.
Ottawa reports Canada's international trading surplus fell to 11.8 million dollars in January from 74.9 million in December and 15.2 million a year earlier. The drop highlights a weakening trade balance as exports and imports shift.
The town of Assiniboia Sask may receive piped gas. Mid Way Propane Co of Lethbridge surveyed the area for a central supply at Assiniboia with rail shipments to replenish and meters installed in homes.
A string of lighthearted vignettes and quips about family, neighbors, and daily life. An Arab driver mishap spurs an apologetic joke about riding. a winter street sighting prompts a snowplow gag. anniversaries, handwriting doubts, and schoolwork mix with playful family banter and a clumsy carpentry scene, all in brisk, humorous fashion.
Prices for lumber in British Columbia have shown a sharp advance due to strong United States demand and reduced production during winter closure of mills. The report notes mills stopping operations contributed to the price boost.
Commissioner S T Wood of the RCMP argues efficiency over glamor as the force moves from mounted patrols to motorized units. He admits RCMP now largely unmounted, but says machines cover more territory and boost productivity. He would consider horses again only if officially proposed.
Official figures show 4.1 million hogs were slaughtered under inspection in Canada in 1949. Western Canada accounted for 36 percent of the total, reversing the 1944 wartime pattern when the West produced nearly two thirds of the kill.
The 1949 Ontario wheat harvest valued at more than 58 million dollars, the highest since 1882 records began. The estimate signals continued strength in the province's grain output amid postwar agricultural expansion.
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