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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
5
Drilling underway seven miles east of The Pas on Rahls Island Road. Griffith Brothers operate a diamond drill test hole for Noranda on property optioned earlier this year. The local syndicate stake includes the late Dick Scheller.
The Pas Town Council awarded a contract for 60 000 gallons of fuel oil to Canadian Kodiak Refineries at 11.9 cents per gallon, slightly above the lower bid from North, despite the higher price. The decision was made last Wednesday evening.
Kenneth Ramstead of Creighton Saskatchewan received four years in prison after conviction on four counts of criminal negligence manslaughter and a charge of driving while intoxicated. The May 20 accident at Jackfish Creek killed four people including three young children who were watching by the creek bank.
The Town votes to cancel municipal taxi licenses of six drivers for illegal liquor sale convictions. Names listed in the resolution include Jack Philips, Leonard McKenzie, Ivan Furlette, Lloyd Brimacombe, Clem Kobelski, and Walter Skulmoski.
The town faces a repeated sewer problem on Fourth Avenue at Taylor with the line backing up into Mr. Lee Gordon's home for the second time in two months.
A provincial committee of three deputy ministers led by K. O. McKenzie has been studying social conditions in The Pas since Monday. They met the Friendship Council and local groups on transient issues and Indian Métis relations, with briefs from the town, church, service clubs, and agencies, aiming to submit findings to the Provincial Cabinet before Christmas.
The Pas sets store hours under the by law with all shops open until 9 pm daily through December 23. Some groceries will close next Monday while nearly all dry goods outlets stay open.
Harry Trager calls a Thursday night meeting in Council Chambers to form a general committee for the Past 50th Anniversary. The gathering aims to start concrete planning for events and activities recalling The Pas history, with a picture loaned by Odie Moran showing Fingerville Lumber Co. in a snowy scene.
George Kennedy, a Roblin Manitoba farmer who had moved his Yakusik farm herd, lost 61 head of purebred Herefords when ice over Saskeram marsh collapsed as they crossed the river. Nine cattle survived. the total loss is valued at $15,000 based on market prices.
Nip House reopens after a two week closure by the Manitoba Department of Health. Northern Health Director Dr. Peter Sommerse says management met all demands to restore sanitation standards following an official inspection.
The Pas Rotary Club presents the first Community Carol Festival at Collegiate Auditorium this Saturday at 7 30 p m. Thirteen choirs from local churches and schools will perform with community singing of familiar carols. Song sheets courtesy of Eatons of Canada. Participating groups include Westminster United Apostolic Devon Mission Mennonite Mission with a German carol. all local schools represented.
The Pas Town Planning Committee met for a special dinner with Dave Henderson Manitoba provincial director of town planning services to discuss council authorization of a building permit for a Texaco Service Station at Fischer and First. The contractor began work before permits, and the town building inspector Adam Sus refused the permit citing a conflict with the town planning scheme due to a five foot site clearance.
Elks and Lido Theatre announce Santa Claus will arrive in The Pas on Thursday December 21. A telegram from the North Pole confirms his arrival and the theatre management has arranged for his visit that day.
The Carrot River Valley Hockey League opens 1961 62 with The Pas Huskies hosting the Hudson Bay Hunters at 8 30 in The Pas arena. The Pas visits Nipa Win Hawks Saturday and Carrot River Loggers Sunday. Tisdale Monarchs travel to Huskieland next Wednesday December 20.
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