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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
6
A thaw follows a wet snow as crocuses emerge blue and hopeful, inspiring eager children to pick them for sale at a cent apiece. While some residents profit little, local gardeners press on spading yards and sowing seeds amid pests, awaiting harvest.
The Roblin government resigned with T. C. Norris to form a new cabinet. C. E. Ferg was killed in France. A branch of the Great War Veterans association was being formed here. The old Cecil hotel was demolished. J. E. Thompson added a motor hearse to his undertaking business. Rivers figures in county court cases while the Rod and Gun Club offered fishing prizes. The A. K. MacKay prize went to the best catch. Three plays entered in the midwest drama festival at Oak Rivers. Daly council taxed the meat vendor in Bradwardine at $4 yearly. Mrs. James Cluff was bid farewell by the Women’s Institute. Margaret I Hanlon wed Stewart Johnstone of Winnipeg at Rivers. William Cremery bought the Lac du Bonnet hotel. Cpl. W. Howey returned from overseas. Rivers and district raised 5204.98 for the Red Cross.
The government disbursed 371512 dollars to Consolidated Coast Crowera of Abbotsford British Columbia for grower berry crop distributions in 1H7 and 1943. C. E. Johnston from Bow River was in the commons.
Local committees mobilize to shelter clothing and bedding drives gain support from Winnipeg groups. Mayor’s fund collects donations as hotels and residents open homes for evacuees from flooded Winnipeg Fort Rouge Fort Garry and surrounding areas.
Second Anglican bishop of Brandon Ivor A Norris will visit all parishes of the diocese of Ruperts Land during this year. Bishop Norris, known locally, previously conducted services here before his elevation. St James parish Rivers comprises St Matthew Accr um Roseville Mission and Christ Church Wheatland.
The Gazette wishes to contact the Bradwardine party who telephoned this week regarding the celebration of a Swist wedding anniversary on May 24 next.
The Earth completes one rotation in 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds, defining a sidereal day and the basis for celestial time calculations. This precise measurement reflects the planet's spin relative to distant stars, not the Sun.
Rivers players perform two plays Grandma Gay Steps into High and The First Dress Suit at Kenton Festival as previews. The event runs from Wednesday to Thursday with a Rivers audience in attendance and festival activities continuing this week.
Commissioner S T Wood in Ottawa said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police no longer intends to supervise saliva tests at Canadian race tracks. The decision was made recently and future supervision will be up to individual racing associations to arrange.
A humorous note reflects on a recent fashion item for men a canary yellow jacket with gold buttons provoking disbelief about its streetwear viability. The writer quips that such a bold suit would be mobbed out of town, a playful jab at daring style.
The Pas Northern Mail explains that shooting the herd leader is forbidden because killing the leader causes the herd to scatter. This disruption can ripple through the Arctic food chain and lead to shortages for hundreds of settlements dependent on caribou.
The home and school association sponsors a schools field day on Friday June 2 with participation from municipal districts and the Rivers consolidated school. James Frame chairs. Mrs. J J Morrow is secretary treasurer. About 50 events accompany the march from the school to the sports ground, parade begins 9:15 a.m. Patrons include T F Seens MLA Mayor R G Sinclair and schools inspector G W H Brisbin.
Harold Casselman of Manitoba Hospital Service Association outlined plans to form a second hospitalization group in the Rivers area. The current group has 104 members and needs 150. Earl Borrowman was elected chairman of a committee with Dr. J. R. Fowlie and Dick Kendall assisting. Brandon visitors contributed entertainment featuring George Bates and others. The Rivers club offered milk and bread to flood victims from Morris and requested the Red Cross reserve a portion of locally raised funds for emergencies.
Tan MacGillivray of Port Arthur, president of the Port Arthur Fort William Lions club, was fined 25 dollars and costs for conducting a lottery linked to an automobile draw on April 14. Two other members had charges dropped after the Crown accepted a guilty plea from the president.
Randolph S. Arnott, 61, charter member and past president of the Vancouver traffic and safety council, was convicted in police court for dangerous driving. He was fined $50 or 10 days in jail.
Two sailors from H M C S Unicorn braved the cold South Saskatchewan river to rescue 26 year old Elizabeth Usher after she jumped or fell from the 25th street bridge in Saskatoon. The woman, who had returned from the Philippines April 16, was treated after the rescue by two Saskatoon based Able Seamen Dave Brooks and Dave Earley in a navy dinghy.
Dutch children placed flowers on graves at Groesbeek Canadian military cemetery at the end of the annual commemoration service marking the 1945 German surrender to Canadian forces in Holland.
The 600 ton Norwegian ship Hillevaag sent an urgent call from the Greenland coast as it lies in grinding ice floes. The iron and steel vessel, 65 years old, has a damaged propeller but the 36 crew are not in immediate danger. A towing tug is requested.
Doctors ordered the evacuation of 3000 people from a district along the Glomma river in Southern Norway due to a feared escape of poisonous chlorine gas from a Sarpsborg factory. Broadcast reports spurred residents to flee to nearby hills for safety.
May 24 marks a common holiday with Victoria Day observed. All places of business will remain closed as the holiday is celebrated.
Two persons sustained injuries in separate incidents. Basil Bowman, 14, lost the thumb of his right hand when metal fell on it at a farm south of Rivers on Wednesday. J Arnot in Bradwardine severed tendons in his left hand and suffered multiple broken bones Tuesday while operating a circular saw.
The Brandon division of the mental hygiene clinic led by Dr. J E C Morton visits Rivers to address emotional and intellectual development in children. The team includes Mrs Jean Fargey RN and N Hildebrand psychometrist, and is assisted by teachers parents and health authorities.
Four men condemned as members of a Nazi era French Gestapo unit were executed by firing squad. Maurice Bay wore a rose in his lapel and asked to be shot away from the head, saying he bequeaths his eyes to a Paris hospital.
National Grain Company awaits Canadian National Railway to choose a site in Rivers for a $50,000 elevator. Don Reid said no suitable site with trackage could be found locally, and construction will start as soon as CN approves a location.
U S senate approves a $2.0 billion reduction in European recovery funds for the year starting July 1, with a 47 to 33 vote. The cut aligns with the House decision to slash $2,550,000,000 for the third year of the economic cooperation administration operations.
Police in South Bend Indiana recovered a long water pipe jiggled loose from a truck along miles of highway. Detectives noted the incident resembled a plumber’s deliberate effort to misplace his tools.
The Preston Ontario Times argues most plant relocations are driven by a love of community life rather than cost. A welcoming, friendly face is viewed as a greater asset than a prime site, shaping local development perspectives.
Herbert Anscombe deputy premier and minister of fimugnee in the British Columbia government presented a golden mace to the Newfoundland legislature as a formal gift marking goodwill between the provinces.
Rivers contestants led by about 50 performers swept top placings at two Manitoba music festivals in Virden on May 9 and 10 and in Hamiota the following days. Contests covered violin, piano, vocal, duet, ensemble, cornet, viola, and orchestra with many firsts and seconds awarded to Rivers, Pettafiice and nearby towns. Adjudicator was Professor Lorne Watson of Brandon College.
A sequence of birthday notices lists names and dates across May and locations in Canada. Subjects include Stuart McFarlane Jo Anne Moore Taylor Mrs C W Sargent Earl Dyer Agassiz B C Henry Folson Winnipeg Raymond Riddick Rachel Joan Fleming Mavis Wolfe Alexander D W Anderson John R Greasley Mrs R J Offen Drumheller Alta Mrs Fred Livesey Flin Flon Edna Thomson New Saran.
An overheated pipe in the residence of Jack Gilchrist caused a blaze that prompted a rapid response by the fire brigade. The incident occurred in the afternoon of the 271st day, with strong winds complicating efforts, but no damage resulted.
In the commons Prime Minister St Laurent said there are no plans for meetings with Indian tribe representatives before introducing a bill to amend the Indian act. He noted the bill will be introduced this session but gave no hint about its contents.
Sir Basil Brooke prime minister of Northern Ireland tours the United States and will visit Canada. He hails from the Colebrook Brookes, a long established County Fermanagh clan with roots dating back centuries. His uncle Viscount Alanbrooke led the Imperial General Staff from 1841 to 1846. Brooke, age 62, served in World War I and lost two of his three sons in recent conflicts. He is described as a practical farmer with high energy and a lively sense of humor.
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