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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
4
The Revenue Department issued a memorandum to control rye imports, confirming government steps to regulate shipments. Dated November 12, it states rye movements are prohibited without a permit, a move prompted by U S pressure to aid food conservation.
W. E. N. Sinclair K C former Ontario Liberal party leader and longtime Ontario MP died at his Oshawa home. The well known figure had represented an Ontario riding and passed away at his residence, ending a prominent political career.
Health Minister Martin released a national survey report on future employment for professionally trained persons in Canada. He said the estimated future supply of dentists will be well able to meet ordinary demands. Sparse rural service was noted, with 41 percent of the population and 77 percent of dentists in the greater Winnipeg area.
Stewart Douglas suffered a severe leg cut while cutting poles in the bush near Wingham Ontario. A crew member was injured when a flying axe struck his leg forcing hospital care and fifty stitches were required to close the wound.
Dr F J Greaney of Line Blewstars Farm Service Winnipeg discusses a chemical revolution transforming plant growth. Fertilizers, fumigants, insecticides, fungicides, weed killers and storage agents now aid every farming stage, with future advances expected to expand crop production across Western Canada. Through Seedtime and Harvest the industry informs farmers and buyers of new developments.
Trade Minister MacKinnon told Canadian business after a 25 000 mile trade tour to a dozen countries that Canada is an extremely favored nation on the threshold of great trade opportunities. He spoke to the Canadian Manufacturers Association and said many large European firms plan to establish substantial branch plants in Canada.
An isolated Alaska air base withstood a five day attack by Alaska command troops during winter manoeuvres of Exercise Yukon at the Galena air field on the Yukon river. Temperatures dropped to 20 below zero during the activities, 273 air miles from the big delta operating base.
An international war veterans group proposed uniting all veterans organizations in the British Commonwealth and the United States to promote peace. The plan, announced after a weekend directors meeting of the International War Veterans Alliance in Western Canada and the north central United States, suggested Anglo American veterans visit Russia to learn Soviet veterans views to pressure governments toward settlements without war.
Misa Cornelia Roberts, dean of a women’s college in Turkey, criticizes American colleges for lax discipline. She urges Western institutions to adopt stricter standards used in Turkey and questions whether she could oversee such a program.
Saskatchewan plans to prosecute those who did not pay a five dollar per capita hospitalization fee. Delinquents estimated between ten and fifteen thousand, mainly farmers, have faced garnishees in 382 cases across office and industrial workers, with Mr. Douglas noting collectors will have a tough time from farmers.
United opinion pieces urge policy options on margarine ban affecting Newfoundland’s potential Dominion entry. The Globe and Mail favors removing the prohibition, while others debate Canada’s national identity and the immigrant assimilation challenge.
Edmonton households may soon see square milk bottles on their doorsteps as several dairies plan trials. Dairymen say the square design saves space but has a higher breakage rate than conventional round bottles.
Port Arthur News-Chronicle reports CN has built a fine passenger ship for the West Coast trade. It is the first large Canadian passenger ship in 25 years, including Great Lakes, where no new ship has appeared in over a decade. Public talk of CPR and Canada Steamship Lines construction faded. Yet traffic remains to be handled by current ships.
The Ottawa Journal notes a high rate of traffic accidents and cites casual observations that many drivers fail to signal turns, ignore right-of-way rules for the car on the right, and disregard stop signs, urging adherence to basic driving rules.
A prices board order will shortly lower the sugar ceiling by one cent per pound, restoring the previous level after a prior raise to meet higher world prices. The action follows the elimination last night of the one cent per pound excise tax on sugar.
The national election committee recommended abolishing the Hungarian Independence opposition party and invalidated its election permit. It said democracy cannot tolerate an anti democratic party. The committee met in Budapest and advised parliament and the government.
The Siamese government and outside observers alike were surprised as Marshal Pibul Songgram launched a bloodless coup over the weekend. He asserts the move was to rescue Siam from ruin amid inflation and economic woes, though critics question the necessity and timing of the action in a region facing similar strains.
A global effort grows to curb industrial and urban waste harming rivers in Canada, the United States, and now Great Britain. Sportsmen urge public opinion to protect water quality and the health and recreation of citizens, condemning the quick profit mentality.
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