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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
3
A rivers and district chamber of commerce led effort starts Saturday and runs until May 26. The drive aims to foster civic pride and curb winter dirt, while boosting property values and local business by encouraging painting repairs and tidy homes. Merchants back the project to remind residents of goods from hardware to seeds and home furnishings.
A Manitoba Power Commission report shows more than 77,000 customers are now served with electricity. It notes 27,000 farms, about half of all farms, are electrified and plans to add 5,000 more farms along with 21 villages and hamlets in summer 1952. nearby Newbootlake Tennessee describes a drowned forest visible through clear water, with submerged trees along an 18 mile shoreline.
The article analyzes the Manitoba margarine color ban vote sponsored by F L Jobin, noting premier D L Campbell's misjudgment and the bill's defeat in a split 22 to 32 vote. It outlines urban rural divides, public sentiment via plebiscites, and predicts renewed contention or a future referendum as opinions remain strongly divided.
Sunday celebrates Mrs. T A Riddick Donald McDonald and others. Tuesday honors Mrs H E Beamish Haney Donna I Campbell Brandon. Wednesday marks Mrs H J Jenner now Alice McFadden Robert Thompson W G Thomas Marjorie and Murray Gill Pettapiece. Thursday features Mrs A Sutherland Winnipeg A L McFarlane Petapiece Miss Jean Post Brad wardine Diane Beverley Coimbe Bissett Kent Smyth.
The opening date for the Manitoba fishing season south of the 53rd parallel moves to Saturday May 10 from the usual May 17 due to hot weather and early lake and stream openings. Creel limits are set at five trout per day, down from six, with the note that the change applies to all trout species in Manitoba. The text also mentions the first soldiers' home founded in 1851 in Washington DC and basic health and support provisions for inmates.
About 300 men became the first army trainees for the big art school arriving in Rivers. The public utility board received numerous taxi license applications. Fire from burning rubbish damaged the Peter Lusney kitchen. Wareham's meat market was broken into with cash stolen. Thousands of geese passed over the district daily. Large crowds visited the flooded Assiniboine river area. Mail clerks were to be moved from Rivers. A large cylinder press was installed by The Cazette forty years ago.
Phoenix men known as the Dons lead annual treks into the Superstition mountains in search of the Lost Dutchman mine drawing about 1,200 participants and hosting more than 100000 visitors over the years. The trips fund travelcades to Grand Canyon reservations and ruins while keeping costs low for attendees.
Gift parcels sent to Canadian forces in Germany are limited to two pounds each of tea and coffee, four pounds of sugar, and 500 saccharine tablets per month via army postal channels. Customs may open parcels for inspection and seize excess. appeals within 30 days. Far East personnel exempt. The tomato is a fruit, generally regarded as a vegetable.
Canada and the United States will exchange cadets with the United Kingdom in a three way scheme. Twenty five cadets will fly to the United States on July 27 for two weeks, and another twenty five will go to Canada on July 31 for a similar visit. During the same period, Canadian and American cadets will visit Britain in groups of twenty five and twenty three respectively.
Festival runs June 29 to July 2 in Flin Flon Manitoba featuring Gold Rush Canoe Race Auto Fishing Contest and Hollywood Star Bands with dancing and stage shows. Write to P O Box 751 Flin Flon Manitoba for details.
A reader touts the economy of modern electric refrigerators for food budgets. The unit’s spacious freezer and crispers cut market trips and reduce waste, with savings starting at installation. A summer cleaning tip suggests waxing window sills after spring washing. Written for homemaking queries to the Power Commission in Winnipeg.
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