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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1973
Page
7
The article notes a flight arriving about three quarters late, actual departure at 7 45 p m due to a flat tire at Thompson. Passengers were asked to report to the airport at 6 45 p m. The piece ends with a poem that appeared on the front page.
Thompson Citizen notes a Christmas era poem titled Ode to an Airline by Fly Transairs. It riffs on routes including Sault Ste Marie Thunder Bay Tempe Lynn Lake and East to West, praising a Golden Jet and a Siddley service with delays and a DC 6 on standby.
After holidays Collegiate Charter reports two upcoming efforts. An informal meeting between police and students is planned for January 16 and 17, aiming to bridge gaps and humanize officers. A joint teacher student group investigates semester and tri semester systems to improve school efficiency.
Nickel's Notes discusses optimism for 1973 with Agricultural Economists predicting strong markets for red meats dairy vegetables and grains. Prices rose in 1972 with wheat hitting post war highs hogs from about 22 to 42 dollars per cwt and fed cattle from 34 to 38 cents. The piece urges maximizing production and fertilizer use to capitalize on favorable prices and suggests timely weed spray arrangements.
Martin, aged 33, is deputy fire chief of The Pas and owner manager of the Tamarack Motel. Born in Dauphin, he moved to The Pas in 1959 with Canadian Propane, joined Steel Gas in 1963, bought the Tamarack Motel in 1968, and has served in many community roles including The Pas Chamber of Commerce director in 1964 and Lion's Club leader. He joined the volunteer fire department in 1963 and became deputy chief in 1972, with attendance at Manitoba Fire School in 1965 and conferences in 1971 and 1972.
The Pas library reports busy shelves with mainly new adult fiction and non fiction arriving. Notable titles include Margaret Atwood SurFacing and The Edible Woman, Before the Age of Miracles by William Johnston, Laugh Baby Laugh by Ann Henry, Going Broke and How to Avoid It by Leonard Migroupe, plus French titles from St Rose. Children's selections feature The Golden Enemy by Alexander Key and Becky and Her Brave Cat Bluegrass by Miriam Mason with others, open Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm.
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