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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
5
A Christian Science Monitor piece by Cora B Jensen extols keeping spaces orderly to enhance beauty and efficiency. It links kitchen discipline to workplace methods seen at an engineering plant, urging prompt cleanup, proper storage, and clutter prevention for peace of mind and productivity.
The Financial Post reports from Winnipeg that Canada has enough timber to sustain the forest industry indefinitely if actions follow. Key steps include reducing losses from fire insects and decay, utilizing more of each tree and log, reactivating idle forest land, expanding forestry work on fringe areas, increasing foresters and research, with costs dwarfed by long term gains.
A. M. Wilson of the Alberta Department of Agriculture notes a large quantity of seed grain in 1957 must be heavily cleaned to remove shrunken, frosted, and weed seeds. In areas without well equipped plants farmers should use portable cleaners, as dockage machines in country elevators are unsafe and ineffective for seed cleaning. Early arrangements to have seed cleaned with proper equipment are advised.
The message urges homeowners not to attempt electrical work with poor wires and overloaded circuits. It stresses hiring a qualified electrician and suggests periodic fire hazard inspections by the local fire department to prevent fires and save lives.
Since the war more than 10 000 men and new manufacturing plants have been established in Canada and manufacturing now employs nearly twice as many people as agriculture.
Soviet timber minister Go Morrows announced purchases of thousands of dollars in sawmill gear from BC firms. He hosted top BC forest industry leaders at a hotel reception, noting portable sawmills, cables, and yarding equipment were included. He did not reveal total cost, saying it would be thousands of dollars. The minister said the trip yielded knowledge useful back home.
Bank of Montreal reports farm income for the first half of 1956 rising 13 percent from a year earlier to 1188.4 million Canada. higher wheat sales to Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia drive gains though wheat board harvests lag last year. Meat consumption also grows, with per capita intake at 15.15 pounds in 1955 and 14.05 pounds in 1953, signaling a rosier farm picture ahead.
Reading notes emphasize ventilation to reduce fatigue. stale dry air harms respiratory passages. Opening windows a few inches improves air quality and supports healthier sleep and daytime function.
Tuberculosis often shows no warning symptoms to patients or families yet chest X rays can reveal signs in the earliest and most curable stages. Modern treatment can clear most cases if the disease is found in time.
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