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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1955
Page
4
A reflective piece laments middle men in marketing and handling of produce, arguing they keep prices stable yet provoke public blame. It notes weather, tax collectors, lawyers, and executioners as targets of contempt, while praising middle men for delivering farm goods in wrapped form and maintaining taste, despite rising costs.
G L C I girls Mary McBain Captain Cynthia Michalevich Joyce Chase Ruth Elaschuk Liz Yakimishyn Stefania Fuewich Mavis Charlies Jeanette Ricker Evelyn Hajavitch faced Gilbert Plains in a basketball game Roblin led 4-2 early, trailed 10-8 at halftime, then 16-10 after. The match ended rough with injuries including a cut lip and swollen face. the captain returned with a black eye.
Lloyd Hembreff was installed as Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge with officers named including Knight, George, Hawryluk, Dietey, Avar, Reaxa, Robertson, Newton, Staple, Duanviuk, and Crate. Institution ceremonies led by Art Kinney of Russell, guest speakers Rover Dauphi Kamsace and Winnipeg ELE. Local remarks praised Elks service to community welfare.
Nomination day on October 11 will fill twelve civic seats in the Village of Robin and two neighboring municipalities with a potential election on October 21 if needed. Mayor's office and two council seats in Robin are to be filled, while Rural Municipality posts include Reeve M A Clarke in She River and ward seats in Hillsburg. Goose Lake School trustees H Maslove G Pearton S Jones W Ward also face term completions.
District residents report visitors from Russel and Winnipeg as local church activities invite youth and children to join the Young Peoples group and choir. Several families undertake trips to Regina, Yorkton, Roblin, and Moose Jaw while neighbors recover from a hay wagon accident.
Mrs. Jess Noen reports success growing winter radishes in Grapevine. Radishes measured up to eleven inches long and around ten inches in girth, with one specimen tipping the scales at two and three quarter pounds.
The duck season opened last Friday yet no hunter boasts of reaching a bag limit. Instead reports highlight crabbing and a lack of birds in flight, suggesting slow shooting conditions.
Bank officials with West branches report loan demand from farmers pledging grain as security remains normal for the season and small in amount. Yet farmers face tightening cash in coming months, and a decision is urged on potential relief measures such as cash advances, interest-free loans, or emergency storage to enable larger deliveries before desparation grows.
Mrs Ivan Leavens and her son Larry of Belmont visit her parents Mr and Mrs I L Mitchell while Mary Ann and Jimmy depart by car from North Vancouver after visiting Dave Bowley family. Roy Porteous and H Bowley accompany them back from Fort Saskatchewan to Alberta. Andy Ulrich of Roblin returns from Benson Minnesota after a three week visit. Fedorkin and Betty Bodnar of Niagra Falls visit John Wolochatiuk and Ross Kozak families.
Dr and Mrs E Orke announce the birth of their son Edward Neil on Wednesday September 28 1955 at Maternity Pavilion Winnipeg Manitoba weighing 10 pounds 2 ounces
The Roblin District Hospital No. 2 Governing Board met September 26 at 8:00 PM with most members present. They approved applying to the Department of Health to make the hospital a training school for Practical Nurses and for a Laboratory and X Ray Technician. Nurse aides and domestics salaries were set at 55 dollars monthly plus maintenance up to 75 dollars. R Keast was named delegate to the Associated Hospitals of Manitoba convention in Winnipeg October 18-20. Registered nurses on staff may receive extra pay for experience. Cupboard space for the Hospital Aid and a used laundry washer were left to the Finance Committee.
Radford couple welcome a daughter on September 28. Hawryluk couple greet a daughter on October 3 at Roblin District Hospital.
The Governor General designates October 9 15 1955 as Fire Prevention Week nationwide to spark a year round campaign. It recalls the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and urges citizen and organizational cooperation to reduce loss of life and property from fires. Canada reports 67719 fires causing 477 deaths and 84 million in losses, with homes suffering the majority.
Officials at the Experimental Farm Brandon announce no further seed applications for Vantmore barley can be accepted. Demand was higher than expected, with about 6900 bushels already allocated. Seeds per applicant were cut from six to four to serve more applicants. Vantmore is a feed variety, stiff-strawed and non shattering, yielding higher than Montcalm or Vantage in moist years.
A Manitoba agronomist argues for returning crop residue to fields rather than burning it. Fire losses nitrogen and phosphate values, harms soil structure, and harms drainage. Straw aids erosion control and soil fitness, though farmers must adjust operations like straw chopping to fit new practices.
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