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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1952
Page
3
A town proclamation calls for nominations to fill a council vacancy created when T. E. Wright, a new arrival to the chamber, who won by acclamation in the 195 civic election, relocated to Gilbert Plains. The council is short one member until a successor is chosen.
The Rivers branch of the Canadian Legion BBS elected officers for the year. President H Seaborn. 1st vice president P Maxted. 2nd vice president C Perrett. secretary treasurer J Russell. set-at-arms S W Hraybrook. Executive J W Hanlon and others including Dunn Sampson Kamala Morton Er win and Klassen. committees include sick Hanlon McKenzie. war memorial E Wareham. canteen H Parker K McLeod. hall manager C Perrett. padre Rev W G Chapman.
W T Dyer told councillors last Friday he sought a replacement for the justice of the peace post. He said the role was criticized as harsh and that he faced trouble with the attorney general’s department over penalties. Councillor F D Taylor noted the average citizen was satisfied.
A report from the department of national defence highlights a strong year for Canadian naval aviation led by a flight from HMCS Shearwater to Rivers. Navy ships logged about five hundred thousand miles, served with UN forces in Korea, and conducted extensive training across oceans. The RCAF recruited freely, ending the year with about 29,800 personnel including 1,400 women in uniform working in air force roles or training to join them.
Deputy Mayor F D Taylor was appointed by Mayor J R B Stratford last Friday in Rivers. The move names Taylor to the post as Stratford implements changes in city leadership.
Mild weekend weather brought an end to a prolonged cold spell. Temperatures rose through Monday and by noon water dripped from cave fronts as warmer air moved in over the district.
Three events will fill the Rivers arena in coming weeks with Brandon figure skating on Feb 1, the curling club's annual electric bonspiel Feb 4–9, and the carnival around March. The rink board met to approve upgrades including an insulated waiting room ceiling storm windows and new PA microphone, plus netting at the west ice end. The third annual electric bonspiel offers $3,500 in prizes on nine sheets, chaired by Reid Spearin with Norman Tivy as secretary-treasurer.
The Rivers council debated a poll tax for male residents aged 21 to 60 who pay less than $4 in property taxes at the first meeting of the year. The proposal was left unresolved as Councillor H. Be. Forman opposed it and other members voiced doubt.
In a two story dwelling with new running water a broken pipe and a frozen winter left one half vacant and frost inside. A neighbor aided by turning on a tap, a fire was started to thaw pipes, and an investigative scene revealed water gushing as the owner stood near a radio and a car attached to it.
The former bank building on Second Avenue will rent for $70 a month, reduced by $10 for maintenance. The town council approved the fee and a six month notice clause for either party.
Hockey fans are promised a rooting good time as Rivers Intermediate faces Hamiota at the local arena Saturday night. Officials urge district support to keep the hockey team, noting Rivers players are eager to prove their mettle. The puck drops at 8:00.
The piece notes post holiday fatigue and the return to work, highlights large crowds at the arena for hockey with players from beginners to older enthusiasts, mentions an upcoming game, and recalls local figures involved in Souris, Nipawin, and Two Rivers. It also covers dry wells around Rivers, septic tank concerns, and a chilly frost risk with little snow. William Rutherford, 95, is listed as sick.
Rivers council met to set up a special committee led by Frank Taylor and James Frame to study waterworks budgeting. They debated sidewalk expansion funded by ratepayers, enforcement against reckless driving on walks, and paving plans for First Avenue to Fifth Street and the 400 block of Second Street as part of a 50 50 town and provincial government funding arrangement for two years.
Thirty members of the direct ingstal and students at the national defence college of Canada Kingston Ont visit the Canadian Joint Air Training Center this week. The trip began Wednesday and ends today with a rivers stop in one of several western Canadian points. A Fort Churchill visit is scheduled for January 21 to 23 before returning to Kingston.
Local hunters claimed three elk last week in Rivers downtown. Joe Baily reportedly felled one male while Lorne Forman and T. Smith took two cows on Friday morning, with the hunters noting the season had been advanced to February.
Mayor J. R. Stratford announced corporation committees for 1952 at the inaugural town council meeting. First-named chairmen include F. D. Taylor and J. Frame for Finance, J. Frame, R. Berg, F. D. Taylor for Public Works, W. H. Humphries, H. E. Forman, R. Berg for Police and Fire, Education Health and Public Welfare with Stratford, W. 7. Dyer, W. H. Humphries, and H. E. Forman. Investigation of town properties and sale of lots rests with H. E. Forman.
In Souris a girl won the annual baby derby amid a day of multiple births. Nearby a Saskatchewan couple in Wawanesa welcomed a boy just over two hours later. Almost 11 hours into the new year an Elgin family celebrated another boy’s arrival. The Derby winner and families received generous boodle.
At Friday's council meeting James Frame, chief of the reorganized unit, said Rivers fire department will operate separately from the town council. The brigade will fund its needs from its own fund with $30 paid per fire call, and plans social events to raise additional funds.
December 1951 was the coldest since 1938 at the airport, based on a weather summary for The Gazette by Rivers meteorological office. The average temperature was 0.06 degrees, compared with a 13-year average of 8.1 degrees, and total snowfall reached 2.0 inches versus a 13-year average of 9.6 inches. Highest and lowest December temps of the period are noted, with records from 1951 and earlier.
Roy Berg was elected president of Rivers chamber of commerce at a Tuesday night meeting in the Alexandra hotel. He succeeds H. M. Harvey who retired after two years. Chester Forman is first vice president, J. R. Stratford second vice president, Gordon Langman secretary-treasurer. A fundraising committee for the junior hockey club was named: W. Decker, Martin Wareham, and George E. Jelliff. Regular meetings will be on the second Tuesday each month.
Councillors discussed license fees last Friday and kept garden plot rents at 50 cents per plot, while dog licenses stay unchanged. The note mentions females demanding higher tolls than males, with dog licenses set from S4 to S3 in the text.
Manitoba pioneer Robert Bob Moffat recalls New Year celebrations during the Grand Trunk Pacific railway construction in 1907. Workers had Christmas off. cooks prepared a 40 pound pig as the main dish. Moffat, 22, helped on the Rivers cut and earlier CNR line projects linking Regina and Brandon.
Rivers born ace Ace Howard, youngest grandson of pioneer Charles Howards, leaves Canada for Korea with three RCAF entertainers. Musically inclined, the Howards have long entertained western Canada, broadcasting from Saskatoon, then Rivers area murals celebrate their prairie roots. The group aims to cheer troops overseas as World War II era talent travels to boost morale.
Town councillors decided that in 1992 regular meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month. The first meeting began at 7 38 p m.
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