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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
7
A discussion on reforming justice and prison management notes Canada mirrors Britain in fair trials but seeks changes in jail handling of prisoners, youth offenders, first offenders, and rehabilitation after discharge. The Archambault report on prison conditions prompted steps toward these reforms.
The article argues effective prison reform demands large public expenditures for facilities equipment and skilled staff, noting progress is slow but the issue is a major social problem. It highlights a Canadian Bar Association meeting calling for counsel for indigent prisoners, proposing state supported defense to ensure fair trials.
Harold M. Prescott of Winnipeg, secretary general of the Institute of Accredited Public Accountants, says the northern prairie provinces are rich in unexploited natural resources and require millions of workers to develop them. He spoke during a Quebec branch visit, noting room for residents in the great northwest.
The London Council of Churches asked the National Council to propose changes to O Canada to recognize God and The King. A resolution will be sent to the Dominion Government for consideration. The article notes a调 stray line about the Milky Way being 580 quadrillion rotles thick.
A collection of brief humorous passages and quips from the era. A gypsy fortune teller seeks help at a police station while noting payment issues, a stableman jokes about mules, a magistrate quizzes Mose on spousal fights, and a resigning teacher lampoons salary and workload. Other gags include servants, opera claims, and a windmill joke from the audience.
Canada’s employment reached a record 5,042,000 in the first week of September with a gain of 34,000 from a year earlier. Unemployed dropped to 67,000 as 3,932,000 men and 1,100,000 women held jobs. The cross section survey covered about 30,000 households.
Government engineers aim to lower Lake Okanagan by three more feet before the 1949 freshet after the lake dipped below 102.5 feet for the first time since June floods. They removed Okanagan Falls lip and straightened riverbed to ease flood risk and plan to drop Skaha Lake a foot to boost river flow toward Penticton dam. Coalition candidate R D Browne Clayton pledged action on the flood control report.
Thousands of western Canada farmers will plant Saunders wheat, a new early ripening, high yielding variety developed at the central experimental farm in Ottawa. Saunders resists common diseases and offers fine milling qualities, with distribution limited to small quantities next spring.
G. D. Mallory of Ottawa director of the industrial development division says Canada’s postwar boom is starting with hundreds of European firms clamoring to enter. He notes the United States has had its turn and Canada sees a new opportunity.
Prince Constantin Soutzo of Sutzesti Romania has purchased the 3,800 acre Ricardo ranch 19 miles southwest of Calgary from P Burns Ranches Ltd marking the fulfillment of his long cherished dream to own a western Canadian ranch.
The bureau of statistics estimates Canada will pack 7,839,997 dozen cans of canned peas in 1948, up 2,077,542 from 1947, signaling a strong supply for Canadians this year.
Another group of eastern financiers plan to acquire timber rights and a site for a twenty million dollar mill, it was learned here.
The Maple Creek News and Swift Current Sun joke about typographical errors in their pages. The Sun is teased for claiming a Swift Current resident got a cost of loving bonus. The News corrected a Maple Creek man seen going down the street with a travelling hag. The name Frank means free.
Health Inspector James Henderson faced a momentary shock when a small furry body was brought in. Experts examined the animal and confirmed it as a muskrat.
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