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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
6
Daily, six passenger trains bring newcomers to town, who seek immediate shelter and basic accommodations. The influx affects the local district as residents scramble to find lodgings and routines adapt to the steady arrival.
A lively column notes people from all western and central provinces migrating toward a budding metropolis in groups with families and even dogs. They seek housing, tour possible quarters, then return to hotels to ponder the crowded paradise. The piece jokes about a department store offering free layette sets if twins arrive, referencing the Dionne family. A reader recounts a soldier practicing orders and looks forward to Christmas as hockey and skating fans greet Jack Frost.
A review of past items notes locals journeying to the Riding mountains for big game. Twenty-Five Years Ago J A Grummett reelected councillor ward two by acclamation, Norman Tivy and Percy Lawrence contest ward three. Twenty Years Ago curling began with 11 rinks, jumpers seen in river valley, W I members sending a Christmas hamper to Pierson Manitoba. Forman's hardware store break in with $100 stolen. Malcolm Renner, former Rivers resident, died in Hartney. Dr D A Stewart new municipal doctor arriving from Dundurn Saskatchewan. L Sgt Harry Selborn wounded overseas.
A 200-member Quebec tenants delegation stormed Confederation Square, challenging a federal rent ceiling rise as Chief Justice Aninfrew set Jan 30 for a Supreme Court hearing on federal rent controls. The crowd jeered Finance Minister Abbott in the Commons while a later protest parade delayed the court from marching to Ottawa’s hearings.
The council debated whether to permit a Sunday dance in Rivers, with the issue tied to federal matters. Discussion touched on airport activities and ongoing authorities review, noting conditions could extend until Saturday midnight before referral to higher authorities.
A glider crash last Thursday injured ten service members. Seven were sent to Winnipeg for hospital treatment. Injured include F L M McGuire Ottawa Pte R J Melymok Wakaw Sask Cpl F Labrie Montreal Lieut A N Kowbel Allendale Ont Cpl J Clark Brandon Pte K R Hoge Seaforth Ont Pte R R Walkow Winnipeg Sgt Maj W H Nicholls Rivers and S Sgt J F Schultz Rivers.
The Kiwanis club will sponsor a two session turkey shoot for the public next Friday and Saturday at the Community Hall. Friday hours are 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturday runs from 3 to 10 p.m. in December.
Ashern Ralph Baker bought a tractor at auction but it stalled on a railway crossing the next day and was wrecked. The driver escaped unharmed.
A small notice lists social figures and dates for upcoming happenings. Names include Mrs J G McDonald Saskatoon Mrs J H Symons Calgary Mrs W E Duncan and individuals Bery McMannis Henry Savage Albert J Bowman with dates December 9 11 14 15 18.
Margaret Caldwell, nine, stayed home with a sore throat but a doctor's visit let her watch the Santa Claus parade from the office windows. The moment turned sorrow into cheer as the procession rolled by.
Town council discussed sidewalks and street lighting rules with emphasis on mid block lamps and lane lighting. request denied for mid block lamp placement. Royal Bank interest in a municipal site noted, with property sales to three owners and two new applications. tax roll additions ongoing. Also a Toronto case sentence cited on crime rehabilitation and timing.
Daly and Rivers councils, at a joint meeting, urged the defence department to fund a hospital scheme benefiting residents without local beds. The Rivers Daly memorial hospital fund organized the discussion, aiming for a proportional contribution and a defined hospital area. Participants included officials from Rivers and Daly councils, with Reeve T. H. Seens as chairman, and a follow up meeting was set for the next evening.
The port of Montreal celebrated its 1000th ocean vessel milestone as the season’s deep sea traffic is set to rise with about 90 more freighters than last year, signaling stronger activity ahead.
At the town council meeting, a single bid of 5040 from R. McLaren was accepted for complete scavenger service. The bid, about 420 monthly, exceeds current wages but would fund equipment upkeep. McLaren proposed using paper containers, tying dry garbage, bundling newspapers, and proper sanitary pails to improve handling.
In Brandon Monday night preview of the Big Six hockey league Neepawa faced Rivers CJATC. Rivers showed strong second period play but Neepawa kept it close, Kilburn and Westwood scoring the late goals. Weather halted December 8 game. Rivers to host Neepawa December 15 with more matchups to follow.
A young man on a Regina sidewalk slips on ice as a woman he notices passes by. He mutters the word Women in frustration, brushing snow from his clothing as onlookers report the incident. The moment captures Regina’s winter hazards and local attitudes.
In the first full month after devaluation October Canada increased exports 17.7 percent. Exports of domestic products rose to $269,100,000 from $228,400,000 in September, the bureau of statistics reported in its Saturday monthly survey of exports.
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