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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1951
Page
3
A March blizzard in the region halted most transport and forced postponements ofFriday and Saturday events. Schools, concerts, and a St Patrick’s Day tea were canceled or delayed while roads were blocked and buses struggled to complete trips. Trains ran late but continued services amid zero visibility.
Due to weather and road conditions the chamber of commerce sponsored square dance contest set for tonight has been cancelled. An advertisement printed before the decision notes the cancellation. A new date will be announced later, said dance committee members.
Plows began operating Saturday opening roads but fresh winds kept light snow stirred. Many residents who left for the province could not return and visitors found local hospitality. No injuries reported. Ruralites without horses faced snowed in conditions until plows cleared paths. The storm lingered over the weekend with winds refilling cleared roads. By Wednesday morning below zero temperatures and heavy drifts remained. Travel resumed on highways but Rivers streets stayed hard to navigate. Some streets only partially opened. From The Rural Scene. The government cannot guarantee simultaneous and equitable economic controls given past wartime limits.
A series of birthday acknowledgments dated March 22 to March 27 lists numerous individuals in Yorkton Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Names include Dr J R Fowlie Mrs C J Foster Thomas Westwood Mrs A L McFarlane Mrs Russell Madden George Henry Roberts H Wood Bradwardine Mrs E Wagswood Mrs A Titman Brian Anderson Libau Ivy Miners R H White Wesley McDonald Frances Thomas.
Lansdowne reeve Mr. Seens urged Manitoba governments to assume full cost of bridges on large streams to ease municipal burdens. He praised road progress, noted gravel and pavement work, and highlighted the Forest-Hivers Airport road as a major revenue source. He argued for a suitable highway to Rivers training centre, noting Dominion and provincial delays and heavy defence traffic.
The piece cheerfully notes spring arrives with fresh hopes as the sun crosses into Aries, marking a seasonal shift. Stargazers observe sunny days returning, with the calendar showing spring’s start though traditional dates vary.
A Royal Canadian Navy naval staff at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers operates 1000 miles from salt water in the west and 1500 miles in the east. The unit trains in carrier based tactics and air surface interpretation, with Lt Cmdr H J G Bird and others as staff including Wood Hyde Duiven and Maxwell. Bird serves as naval liaison and deputy chief instructor OSS under Group Captain Gilchrist.
General Dwight Eisenhower on Tuesday named Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as deputy commander of the North Atlantic pact army. He also named Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders of the RAF as air deputy. A senior naval officer may be named later if the need becomes apparent, a Paris headquarters spokesman said.
The Windsor Star reports a Japanese observatory noting a sequence of solar explosions, while drawing a parallel to an earlier explosive impact at Pearl Harbor in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Arrivals and departures among services personnel at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre continue almost daily Wing Commander Woo Welstead who arrived here on 148 has been transferred east and will have headquarters at Ottawa with Mrs Welstead and family He expects to leave Rivers shortly Welstead is not a stranger to this area Having commanded No 2 Manning Depot in Brandon during the second world war he also served all Ottawa prior to Rivers It is not yet known who will replace him at the training centre Set J Y Fleming an early arrival after the school reopened has been posted to St Hubert Quebec Sgt Fleming associated himself with the parent teachers association in Rivers occupying the president s chair for a term Sgt J G Parker another early comers who spent time in Rivers during world war II has been posted also Mrs Parker and children will remain here until the end of the school term Continued on page
Town councillors on Monday ordered Const. Calcraft to investigate all trucks entering Rivers to deliver sell or canvass in the town to ensure they are properly licensed.
A Thursday afternoon blaze gutted the Fifth Avenue home of J A Cilchrist, starting in the basement and rising through floors before ending. Insurance covers the loss. The airport fire department aided as smoke triggered the early alarm. No occupants were present. the dwelling, an old town house once owned by E Berkey, Berkey now of Viscount Sask, was kept within the building.
Tehran proclaims martial law after the assassination of Premier Ali Razmara on March 7 and a March 19 shooting of Tehran University deputy chancellor Dr. Abdul Zanganeh. State radio quoted gangsters intent on destabilizing Iran as the reason for the move. Zanganeh is critically wounded.
Pundits clash over whether to use raise or rise in pay discussions. Recipients care little about spelling, only whether their pay increases arrive.
Easter week brings services across Rivers area religious groups. United Church holds 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and 7:00 p.m. evening worship with mixed choir and two anthems led by Rev. Harry Dodd. St James Anglican dedicates a new altar with Sydn Light and Rev. BE Light officiating, choir performs three anthems and a choral communion. Airport Protestant chapel holds Good Friday and Easter services with a 25-voice choir and solo. Father Leo Lefreniere leads Holy Week rites including Mass at 11:00 a.m. Friday and Stations of the Cross. Saturday services at 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight. Easter Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Easter flowers provided by local guild.
Ukrainians gathered at the Ukrainian hall to mark the 90th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s death. The Ukrainian Society of Rivers sponsored a concert featuring a choral arrangement of Shevchenko’s Testament, readings by Annie Danilkin and Bill Charkas, and a commemorative review by Rev. Z. Zolotyj.
Two Rivers service men Maj Bertram William Mellor and Cpl Ernest Atherton are among a large number across Canada to receive the Canadian Forces decoration as announced by the Department of National Defence in Ottawa.
A celebrant on a rampage damaged drink containers and was arrested. Another wrecking occurred at Rivers lock-up, not ready for use. The prisoner was sent away under his construction boss. Before Justice W T Dyer the accused faced a public disturbance charge and faced a $25 fine plus coats.
A reminiscence column recounts past local happenings including junk heaps in Betcher Rivers, a two night comedy drama at Oddfellows hall, a Pettapiece farm fire, student body banquets with 70 attendees, death of Mrs. Seens, a Miss Enid White bridal shower, and a 105th birthday greeting from King George VI. A 1947 snow emergency notes January snowfall burying vehicles and forcing walks.
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