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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
6
Surrogate court records reveal C G Herris of McGee Saskatchewan scratched his will on a tractor fender while pinned for nine hours beneath the machine. He left a provision bequeathing all to his wife if he died in the incident. The man signed the improvised document before death.
A Riv ers Ratepayers Association formed after a well attended Friday evening gathering in the Community hall. H W Cameron was named chairman and T Hughes secretary as candidates E Murry W Douglas and H Seaborn were chosen for civic elections. The group pressed for a government engineer to inspect the rink and urged publication of council minutes in The Gazette.
A joint city council meeting resolved to prepare a by law to decide whether the municipal doctor plan should continue. A second resolution proposed raising Rivers share from 27 to 30 percent and lowering Daly from 72 to 70 percent, prompting dissent from a Daly representative. Officials cited dissatisfaction with current costs and access, noting residents sometimes seek doctors outside Rivers. The chairman billed the issue as unresolved and tied to wartime finances and doctor incentives.
Two men faced W T Dyer 3.P. Monday for highway and traffic act offenses. An Oakburn man was fined 35 and costs, had his car impounded and license cancelled for driving without insurance. A Winnipeg man received 15 and costs. RCMP laid charges.
The Reverend H Dodd DD, preaching at Rivers United church, declares labor is a growing global force. He says labor will not be as before and has produced what is required, but warns the new force must have a spiritual value or it will destroy itself.
A letter notes Eric Kermond driving a rare 1908 Argyl through Melbourne and Newcastle while praised as museum piece. He travels the state with 35 miles per gallon yet is warned off bringing it into the city as crowds block footpaths and motorists stare rather than watch where they go.
Town of Rivers faced a net loss on relief funds despite the return of aid. Municipal clerk W. T. Dyer notes the town paid relief costs from 1931 to 1941, and documents show annual expenditures versus government assistance and the resulting loss to the corporation.
The Gazette notes that house numbering speeds delivery and aids services including railways. A long list of numbered addresses on Brunswick, Main, Columbia, and nearby streets follows, detailing residents and corresponding numbers on both north and south sides and near the Rivers Consolidated School.
The Rapid City Reporter will not publish this week due to holiday time. The prior note lists Mr and Mrs C Stone Mr and Mrs O G Stone and Allan and Mr and Mrs Howard B Stone and Barbara of Winnipeg planning a Manitoba holiday at Rapid City and environs. A subset visited The Gazette office as part of a busman's holiday.
Thanksgiving services across the St James Anglican circuit will be held Sunday September 26 as part of the 1948 harvest appeal. The diocese aims to raise 12 000 to 31 500 more than last year to fund missionary work travelling clergy and diocesan overhead.
A sharp saying notes that praise often comes when effort is unrecognized, implying a human tendency to reward loudly only after criticism. The line reflects a mood of irony about expectation and acknowledgment.
The councils of Rivers and Daly will sit as courts of revision early next month. W. T. Dyer, clerk, notes greater interest this year and says assessment rolls are open for inspection. Ratepayers may file complaints by Sept. 25. Daly court at 2:00 p.m. Rivers court at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5.
Mayor William Beaton asserts Sudbury with a population of 39,781 leads Canada in births per capita, boasting the city as the top locale for new arrivals within the Dominion.
Opinion notes that some people equate cooperation with obedience to commands, urging a discussion on shared responsibility and respectful teamwork rather than rigid control. It argues for voluntary alignment and constructive participation among all members.
Group Captain M Doyle will hand over command of the Joint Air School to Group Captain P A Gilchrist DFC in a ceremony Friday at 9:00 am. The three services will be represented. Doyle retires to command RCAF station Rockcliffe Ont. Gilchrist is a former RAF officer who transferred to the RCAF. Both are married. The transfer is a local affair with no outside officials expected.
Harvest operations in the municipality of Daly are winding up as threshing and combining finish. Some farmers have completed harvest while flax remains. weather should allow handling by week’s end. Yields are reported very satisfactory with wheat about 30 bushels per acre, barley 40, and oats 60. Flax yield unknown earlier in the week.
J. E Thompson commenced building a block at the corner of Main and Second. Vans for Rivers Consolidated school arrived. Fred and Hank Higginson were reported as wounded overseas. Members of the wolf cubs the trail rangers and the junior auxiliary gathered to bid farewell to Rev A R and Mrs Hall.
Alice L. McFadden and Harley D. Jenner wed in Sze Shen Sze China. Later that week a break in targeted the John Sclimka home while absent, with no reported injuries or sightings.
Garden owners report nightly thefts of carrots beets potatoes onions and other produce. Residents plan watch over plots and say those caught will be turned over to authorities.
Personnel of the Joint Air School Rivers will take part in a Battle of Britain ceremony planned for Brandon on Sunday September 19. The event honors air force veterans and preserves wartime memories for attendees and participants.
Canada’s July 31 carry over of Canadian wheat stood at 75,958,783 bushels, down from 87,279,657 bushels on the same date last year, the Bureau of Statistics reported.
Rural Daly notes cover a range of community events including the Rebekah lodge farewell for Mrs. Carlson, the Eastern Star sendoff, and the United Church ladies aid. Miss Jean Holt, back from missionary work in China, spoke at the church. Carnegie tennis club tours and Wheatland tournament results are listed along with local harvest frosts and a grim October with two deaths in Wheatland and Rivers communities.
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