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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1938
Page
3
In Ottawa a debate centered on relief funding with Dr. T F Donnelly arguing Ontario’s $6,000,000 surplus and a large Dominion deficit. Norman Rogers defended grants citing unemployment and provincial finances, noting no fixed formula for relief grants and outlining quarterly Ontario relief costs.
London announces a new 21 year term for army career men open to ages 18 to 24. Pensions of at least 14 shillings a week follow a 12 year enlistment with optional nine year re-enlistment. Hore-Belisha says plan includes higher pay and family allowances and would cost about £2,000,000 yearly.
Ottawa civil aviation announces new stringent regulations for transport pilot licenses. Minimum age rises from 11 to 23 with 45 as the upper limit. Required flight hours increase, endurance test climbs to 12 000 feet for one hour, night tests require three 15 minute flights, spins include no exterior view.
In Case Of War Geneva proposed extending neutral zones to shelter the entire civil population. Charlotte Whitton of Ottawa urged universal application if feasible. A Spanish representative questioned feasibility and noted camouflage of hospitals and refugee camps to shield them from air raids. No action was taken on the resolution.
Hon. D. L. Campbell Manitoba agriculture minister proposes a joint plan by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to ask the Dominion government to appoint a wide powers livestock commission. If federal action fails the three prairie provinces would act together to push the inquiry.
Plans for the 42nd annual Western Stock Growers' Association convention in Calgary on June 2 and 3 are near completion. Alberta’s proposed production tax to replace land taxes will be a major topic with addresses expected from Lucien Maynard D B Mullen and N E Tanner along with George Spence of Regina leading the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act administration.
The Montreal Star notes over 40 million bushels of American grain booked via Montreal with about 160 tramp ships and numerous lake vessels to unload at St Lawrence ports. Montreal may receive 25 million bushels, Sorel Three Rivers and Quebec the rest, moving mostly in tramp tonnage. In New York a separate item quotes an 11 year old Jerome Augusta praising Roosevelt as Robin Hood in a school essay contest.
The 25178 ton French liner Lafayette was nearly destroyed at its pier in Le Havre by a spectacular blaze. Thirty firemen trapped aboard were rescued after being presumed lost as the fire, started in the heating system and fueled by oil, spread through the ship before firefighters arrived.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will visit France from June 28 to July 1 with ceremonies similar to 1914. Plans include an official reception, state dinner, and wreath laying at the Unknown Soldier tomb, plus a gala opera and Versailles luncheon. The defense minister also announced Australia will spend £8,000,000 on overseas armaments, including two British cruisers for £1,950,000.
Within 24 hours the Empire exhibition in Glasgow drew over 150000 visitors. King George and Queen Elizabeth opened the display praised as a comprehensive showcase of empire resources in industry and art. Canadian high commissioner Vincent Massey called the event a meeting ground for empire unity and mutual contacts. The king sent telegrams of congratulations highlighting science and industry as key to national development.
The government of Eire issued a general amnesty releasing six political prisoners as a peace gesture after Dr. Douglas Hyde was elected president for a seven year term. The ceremony, attended by party representatives, marked a historic shift in Ireland's politics. Finance Minister Sean MacEntee announced a forthcoming loan to fund part of £160,000,000 paid to Great Britain under the Anglo-Irish agreement, though loan details were not disclosed.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons no provinces were consulted before appointing a royal commission to probe Dominion provincial relations. A. M. Young had questioned whether some provinces were consulted, referencing Premier Hepburn’s Toron to remarks prior to the Rowell commission. Dr. J. S. McEachern of Calgary is elected president of the Canadian Society for the Control of Cancer. He plans to return west to organize provincial branches. Wop May concludes a three week eastern business trip returning to Edmonton after visits to Winnipeg Chicago Detroit and Toronto.
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