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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
2
A Saskatchewan research program produced a new cement type for construction that resists set chemicals and addresses difficulties in building homes, structures, and sidewalks. The work spanned years at the University of Saskatchewan and aims to improve materials used in Western localities.
The National Research Council creates a division to study climate effects on Canadian building materials. Director Robert F. Legget notes controlled tests nationwide. Research topics include northern building, fire, snow and ice, soil mechanics, and climate resistant materials.
Tests are being conducted at Saskatoon Churchill and Ottawa to gain information on the subject. The division also prepares a unique report on flood water effects on house construction observed during recent Manitoba floods. The aim is to aid builders nationwide with materials and methods suited to local conditions.
Saskatchewan farmers receive a $2,055,666 excess-charges refund approved at the Saskatchewan wheat pool annual meeting. The pool posted net earnings of $2,717,437 from handling 128 million bushels through country elevators and 88 million through pool terminals. Country elevators now handle about 54 percent of Saskatchewan grain, up from just over 50 percent the previous year.
The Canadian Beekeepers Council said demand for honey is rising rapidly and predicts a shortage of 6,000,000 pounds before the 1951 harvest. The statement was issued at a convention in Banff Alberta. A secondary note mentions Tahiti natives believing gods live in trees.
British physicist J H Fremlin, Birmingham University, told a conference that atomic bombs would need about 20 000 years to erase the globe, even with full Soviet and American effort. He warned Britain could suffer heavy destruction while Greenland's ice cap averages 1000 feet thick.
A long standing romance ends with the groom saying he broke the engagement as much as his fiancée did. A friend asks why the doctor visit triggers anger and a hostess vents about being tired. The jokes pivot on wordplay and social peeks with quick punchlines.
Manitoba Mineral Minister J S McDiarmid announced oil discovery at Souris Valley Oil Co Downey No 1, 17 miles south of Melita. Oil not yet in commercial quantities, drilling to extend ~900 feet deeper after a mechanical breakdown, with early spring development possible.
CRANEY PORTAGE Man Major Roy Allan leads the Wanless project to develop a new agricultural area in Northern Manitoba. Forty veterans and their families are slated to move in next year after years of trial yields showed Wanless as the best Manitoba site for high quality oats. Allan, a former seafarer and WWI veteran, built an experimental station with local Indian help and convinced the government to back the settlement plan.
Value of new residential construction in Canada during the first half of 1950 reached 341 million dollars, up nine percent from the same period in 1949. The figure marks a high point for the period and indicates continued expansion in housing activity.
Alberta reports a six month fiscal period ending September 30 with receipts 15.2 million dollars higher than expenditures and an all time surplus. Oil lease sales royalties and rents contributed nearly 29 million to the treasury while auditors note strong oil revenue growth. Oysters appear in a separate ancient note as a popular food over two millennia ago.
At a Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival meeting in The Pas Trevor Morgan takes leadership from W. Walkinshaw as dates are announced for February 14 to 16 and 7th. Contests include poster art on fire prevention and a Cree speaking typeface contest for children north of 53.
The Markhoor breed from India is recognized for its distinctive spiral horns. The description notes the animal’s horn shape as a defining trait and highlights its regional origin.
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