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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
5
The Nazis ban Christian Science in Germany and its paper The Christian Science Monitor, a move the Montreal Standard calls a ban that places its adherents in heroic company. The column notes readiness of the regime to suppress broader culture.
A magistrate in Ontario questions raising the driving age from 16, arguing modern traffic demands more judgment and experience. He notes cars are faster today and while some youths may be capable, age may better reflect necessary discretion. The idea warrants reconsideration under current conditions.
The Petta Piece United Church held morning and evening services last Sunday with former pastor Rev. W. L. T. Patteson as guest preacher. Special music featured the choir led by Mr. Kite and organist Mrs. H. Spearin. The present church dates to Patteson’s pastorate. An annual fowl supper and concert occurred Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs H M Harvey and Mrs O C Harvey visited Dorathy Harvey in Franklin on Sunday. Alf Vickery has returned from Brandon Hospital and is steadily improving. Mrs Geo Bray Eleanor and Leonard Burt visited Brandon on Sunday. A Thanksgiving Service will be held at Lothair next Sunday with Rev H Harland in charge. Victor Airey visited Winnipeg for a few days at the start of the week.
In Frame's Community Hall two concerts are listed with music by Orlo Brown and his Melody Boys on Saturday October 11 and a Winnipeg appearance by Frank Staff and his Happy Boys on Wednesday October 15. Admission is 25 cents for the first show and 35 cents for the second.
Mrs. R. Frayne awaits a visit from her Winnipeg mother Mrs. L. Hubble while Alf Wareham and family travel to Snowflake for a holiday gathering. Western Manitoba Teachers Association plans its annual convention in Standon, with local visits from Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McKenzie of Gladstone and Nurse Radley. United Church Ladies Aid gifts Mrs. P. Gibbings before her Winnipeg move. Ernest Strong of Perth Ontario departs with relatives for the Pacific Coast, recalling thirty years past with Herb Dodson’s threshing crew who once set records.
Over a thousand families in Western Manitoba were connected with the Society’s services during the past year. About two hundred children under guardianship were supervised and cared for in that period. The Society, with Social Welfare Agencies nationwide, appeals for funds and asks for personal contributions to continue this worthwhile work.
The 1940 crop testing program analyzed over 13 000 wheat samples from fields to identify C and Mixtures. About 5 000 fell into those categories, signaling losses from low yield and poor grade. Elevator agents persuaded just over 41 percent to switch to Registered or Certified seed, boosting earnings and quality. For ten years the trend shows similar improvement, with few farmers aware of their poor crops until plant breeders revealed the mixtures.
Births in Bradwardine announce a girl Maureen Lynette born to Cpl and Mrs Herbert Watkins on October 5. Local visitors include Elva Mackie of Simpson and Frances McLenehan of Lenore. Bradwardine residents share summer departures and overseas news from Sgt Ralph Post. United Church anniversary service featured Flight Lieutenant R Frayne with choir music, drawing a record crowd and a $109.25 fundraising fowl supper arranged by Rev W R Donogh.
A Friday evening gathering at Harrow School hosted by the Roseville Church Ladies Aid raised about 23 dollars for parcels to send to Boys overseas. The program opened with vocal solos by the Clarke sisters Charlotte Stoddart and Rev S Guille and a recitation by Keith Moffatt. Rev Chapin spoke on his Brandon Indian Residential School mission and Island Lake Manitoba travels with 33 portages and 150 miles of winter travel depicted in slides.
The Gazette asks all local families and friends to submit the names of men from the district who have enlisted. A list will be published when reasonably complete, with instructions to leave names at the Gazette office or send them in.
A short editorial calling readers to demand more from their paper. It argues for news coverage on all weeks and leadership in community betterment. It praises morality, enterprise, and support for local teams, events, and programs, urging consistent advocacy.
The piece argues readers should support local advertisers who fund the paper, noting publishing costs and community services. It urges residents to use the newspaper for notices and church events while asking advertisers to buy space to sustain local journalism and aid town growth.
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