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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
4
Hydro gangs labor through harsh conditions as lines are changed along Rivers front streets. Front-entry wiring has vanished in places with only a few overhead lines remaining on higher poles. New street lights are being installed on taller poles to complete the upgrade.
The town council accepted E. M. White’s tenders totaling 116 dollars for two former waiting rinks at the old skating rink. The offer covers 60 dollars for one building and 50 dollars for the other. Two other bids of 25 and 45 dollars were received.
Salisbury city council heard an explanation of the phrase wetting your whistle when Frank Stevens, the local curator, presented a 233 year old whistling tankard. The tankard housed a whistie in the handle to summon a drinker’s call.
The farm home of Fred Stanley at Pendennis was destroyed by a blaze. Fire officials investigated the source while neighbors aided evacuation and a nearby outbuilding sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported.
Twenty years ago in the district chicken thieves were active with a farmer reporting a loss of 52 birds. A water line from the CNR to Second Avenue was under construction. Town council and trade board executives were guests of Group Captain Murray at No. 1 CNS.
Three hundred twenty five new homes are scheduled for 1948 in this district, in addition to 100 units now under construction at the airport. About $25,175 will be spent at the campsite, with the remaining 150 erected in Rivers.
Harry Messel 25 son of Mr and Mrs J Messel Rivers won a scholarship to study at St Andrew's University in Scotland. He attends Kingston Ontario university and majors in mathematics and physics. He will depart for the United Kingdom in the fall to pursue his degree.
Mrs. J. T. Bowman, currently staying with relatives in Winnipeg and Transcona, is recovering from a recent fall. She has been under medical care since the accident at her daughters Mags. Douglas Stuart of Transcona’s home.
Jack Robertson has disposed of the Rivers Cafe due to ill health. It is sold to his sister Mrs Gordon Smyth of Oak River who will operate it. Plans are under consideration to alter the premises in the near future.
Alvin Craig was wounded in the left hand when a .22 rifle fired by her husband. Craig was charged with shooting with intent to wound. A friend, William Harvey, was arrested and charged with obstructing police officers to arrest Craig.
The Gazette reports Rivers now hosts about 1750 residents and population continues to rise. January saw a new telephone connection roughly each working day, with the provincial directory showing 205 telephones in December and 227 by January 31. Housing shortages curb growth, prompting residents to rent rooms to retirees, airport staff, and teachers. Merchants plan remodels as demand for staff rises, but housing limits recruitment.
Combined populations of Rivers, the airport joint air school and the rural municipality of Daly now total almost 5,000 residents. The rural municipality accounts for about 2,000 people, according to figures provided to The Gazette this week.
W T Dyer notes 78 town lots sold in 1947 with many buildings begun or finished. 1948 tax roll adds land valued at 5200. At the airport, 100 homes under construction and several hundred joint air school personnel and families will move from Brandon to ease Wheat City congestion. About 800 Air Force personnel and civilians tied to the joint air school are in the district. Ottawa's Dr Thomas F Donnelly named Canadian farm board commissioner, succeeding Dr J L MacLean retired Dec 31.
The piece quips that the groundhog failed to see his shadow for two possible reasons, citing sun glare or blindness, while reveling in bright sunshine and cold air. It channels a playful, era style mood with mock bravado and hearty weather banter.
Open bonspiel week in Rivers runs from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 with a smoker between games. Local rinks showed good form despite no silver granite woolens or other substance arriving, following last week's Brandon's spiel.
Funeral service for Mrs. Elizabeth T. Borrowman wife of J A Borrowman who died Wednesday was held at Rivers United church Friday morning conducted by Rev F W Lee and Rev L Henwood of Rapid City Free Methodist Church. The body was shipped to Weyburn Saskatchewan for interment. Born March 13 1830 in Lanark County Ontario she married Oct 28 1903 at Alameda Saskatchewan and moved to Weyburn. Surviving are the husband two sons Earl Rivers Clarence Kingston an adopted son and daughter Roy and Mrs Elmer Bloor. Pallbearers were Alex Whyte Martin Wareham H Evans H Wareham E O Dyer and G M Henderson. Brockies of Brandon had charge of arrangements.
The Dominion government examines rising staple food costs, amid calls for price controls. Finance Minister Abbott warned that peacetime price ceilings require comprehensive control of salaries and wages, stating overall price control hinges on wage regulation.
RCMP continue investigation into the robbery of a safe from the joint air school late last Wednesday night. The pay roll was the apparent target as the strongbox weighed about 1500 pounds when cement and surrounding setting were removed. No trace of the safe had been reported earlier in the week.
The town council accepted A. A. Mandruik's offer to buy three lots on Second avenue east at a Monday meeting and a dwelling will be erected on the property. An offer to purchase a 25-foot lot on Third avenue west for moving a structure was not acted on, with the council ordering the offer extended to include two 25-foot lots.
A meadow lark was seen in the district with a sighting reported at the farm of O. W. Brown last week. The unusual return of spring bird activity adds local seasonal interest.
Dr I Gordon a British medical authority attacks the family fork as a heathen instrument and a wholesale carrier of disease and dirt. He even criticizes its shape as improper for civilized use.
A reflective column recalls January 1948 weather as very cold in three weeks and censored in the third. notes five Sundays in February and a 38 year old River memories from Mrs Hurd of Ocean Falls seeking to return to Rivers. compare pulp town to prairie memories.
The Daly community rallied for Red Cross funds with a Pendennis box social and a Mat thew Kennedy packing bee boosting clothing and knit goods. A Victory Carnival at the skating rink honored bond winners Lloyd Stimers and Earl Taylor. Christmas week brought shared talent from St James choir Wheatland drama group Bradwardine quartet and the McCartney duet. A Pte J McHihagga’s death cast gloom as 1917 closed. January 1918 brought cold, illness, and a Pendennis fire at Fred Stanley’s home. a roof collapse followed a brave mother and Harold removing furniture. A Riv ers benefit dance aided Mr. Stanley. Spring came with Mrs. William Leary’s death in Rivers and early Bradwardine memories of Mrs. E Willey, while wedding bells rang at the Brown home. Continued on Page 2
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