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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
3
A department of agriculture report notes Rivers area received only 0.0 percent of its 104 inch normal rainfall from April 1 to August 27, with 2.36 inches between July 31 and August 27. Gimli tops provincial normals at 40.79 inches. Wheat is expected to grade 2 Northern with yields: wheat 20, barley 30, oats 35, fall rye 14, flax nine bushels.
A local man turned in the middle of a block and paid $1 and costs before justice of the peace W T Dyer. Another youth faced a public disturbance charge with a $10 and costs penalty. A Brandon man speeding in Rivers paid $10 and costs. A Hamilton man accused of speeding within town was fined $10 and costs. A local man operating a motel vehicle to common danger paid $10 and costs.
Mrs. Cecil Spearin died in Winnipeg last Monday. She was wife of Cecil Spearin formerly of Pettapiece and daughter of the late Fred Malloy, former City Hydro vice-president. Funeral held Friday in Winnipeg with relatives from Rivers Pettapiece and Calgary in attendance.
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will make a brief stop at Hivers airport on Sunday October 21 arriving at 3 03 p m. Mayor Sinclair Rivers and Group Capt Gilchrist were informed by Mayor Williams Brandon after itinerary changes. Officials will organize reception plans and expect thousands to greet the royal visitors from across the country.
Mayor R G Sinclair for the town of Rivers approves Brandon council’s plan to invite Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada. He notes Rivers residents would support a royal visit by air via Rivers airport if feasible.
Under-secretary C Stein KC advised the city of Brandon that consideration had been given to having the royal visitors briefly stop at Rivers. The note frames a potential halt amid discussions over the royal itinerary and local arrangements.
Nelly Oakie found several crocus blooms in a pasture Tuesday evening and brought them to the Gazette office. Moisture remains high in the area, delaying harvest operations.
A lighthearted note describes a summer harvest with two potatoes raised by J C Silcox. One tuber weighed one pound fifteen ounces and the other one pound nine ounces, described as not weak. The report signals a bountiful yield for the area.
The first grain to pass through the newly opened National Grain elevator was three carloads shipped from Rivers last week. Nearly four decades since a similar movement, the loading platform had served for many years before this opening.
Peter Bryk a railway employee for 24 years with the Canadian National died last Wednesday at his home in Norman. A native of eastern Ukraine he was 52. Funeral services were held in Riv ers Greek Catholic church with Rev Fr Zoloty officiating and he was buried in Winnipeg Wednesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and four brothers Alexander Nick Theodore and Harry all of Winnipeg.
At the recent annual meeting in Winnipeg Royal Alexandra hotel the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association chose a new executive. Front row and following rows list the elected officers and directors from various Canadian cities including St James Manitoba Brampton Ontario and Montreal with names such as A W Hanks W W Walls G Lancaster and J R McLachlan among others.
Alfred Wareham, one of Rivers earliest merchants, died Monday morning after a lengthy illness at 65. Born in Manchester, England, he came to Canada in 1905 and joined his brother Harry in a meat business that lasted about 35 years. He later continued solo until selling to James Rous of Brandon. He married Miss Ruby Cobbledick and had four children, with seven brothers and one sister surviving. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the United Church with interment at Rivers Cemetery.
The Canadian Press reports Manitoba and western provinces are on alert for a dysentery epidemic after four Mennonite children died in central Saskatchewan and fifty others in the Bergthal colony were stricken. Officials say the disease, possibly from Mexico, could spread to Manitoba and Alberta as migrants return.
Two local cars suffered damage near Clear Lake at week’s start as a third vehicle rammed the Westwood car driven by Elmer Westwood, causing impact to both vehicles while occupants escaped with only a shaking up. C Nowe’s car was struck by the Westwood vehicle driven by his son-in-law.
Reports of rustling spread as high meat prices drive thefts to farms. A Brandon case this week involved alleged cattle theft near Carberry, while a district farmer reported a chicken-house raid with several birds taken.
Labour Day Monday September 3 is a public holiday. In Rivers, shops will close from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. The last long week end draws visitors to lake resorts and signals cottages closing for the season.
Walter Dinsdale MP for Brandon has been summoned to the RCAF station in Winnipeg to undertake aircrew refresher training for the RCAF supplementary reserve.
Campbell River BC attendees flocked to a garden party by the St Peter's Guild where actress Alice Faye helped raise over 300 dollars. Vancouver parents warned by Better Business Bureau against tiny Japanese pistols or atom guns that fire blanks. Tests show the pistol charge can penetrate eight sheets of heavy paper. Neighbors in Vulcan Alta mobilized 46 tractors to finish 400 acres of summer fallow after a drowning tragedy. A Saskatoon resident complains of thousands of rats from the city dump invading his district. Ottawa river fish jump into boats as three boys row a shore with a 35 pound sturgeon. Frank Cook of Chebanse praises high feed prices and a third crop of clover due to wise pasture management and lime.
Hundreds of rural students return to desks in Rivers as classes resume. About 200 attend the first day with at least 23 beginners. new teacher Miss R C Polka joins grade four. Principal W J Stewart and staff manage grades one to eight while grades ten to twelve study at the new airport school next week. Last June 1951 enrolment was 228. 24 pupils transfer to the new school, marking Rivers as a public school for decades.
A retrospective page recalls events from Rivers area history including a factory elevator fire, store chain changes, a plane collision, local obituaries, tennis titles, and notable marriages. It notes a 1,300 attendance at a free clinic and a birthday celebration with 106 candles.
Report from Ottawa notes Korean war luck in predicting troop returns. About 50 men weekly will be flown home from Korea, take 30 days leave, then join Rivers for paratroop training. Canada aims to form a second Paratroop unit as 600 more veterans return.
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