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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
2
Agriculture is a leading industry employing 17.3 percent of the population and contributing 11 percent of national income. While some farmers prosper, many have not earned proportional profits given their labor and investment. Western Canada has long pressed for improvement, backed by capable advocates and political support, though some groups show little sympathy with farming concerns.
Parliament discussed farm finances noting net income grew from 387 million in 1939 to 1 billion in 1945 while operating expenses and depreciation rose from 498 million to 750 million. Despite a more than doubling, average cash income before 1939 stood at 743 dollars per farmer per year.
The article notes that only about 4 percent of farmers paid income tax in 1945-46 and inspectors found that not more than 7 percent of all farmers earned incomes considered large enough to be taxed. It states average cash earnings for farmers were under $2,000 annually and that changes will not come quickly.
A farmer writes to a contemporary criticizing magistrates urging vagrants to seek work on farms. He argues loafers and drunks lack farming experience and endurance, and that farming demands trained workers, not idle wanderers, who would not fit into a farmer’s household. The piece reflects local sentiment on rural labor and suitability.
Baghat Chimy Bey, member of Egypt’s higher council of tourism, after two months in the United States, says he likes it but notes that living as a gentleman costs $75 to $80 per day. He spoke as he hurried to board a plane to Paris.
A forestry team near Caron works under W. H. Howes of the Provincial Forestry Branch planting 50 000 trees with a rest stop at noonday. A second image shows the team walking along fur rows while planting.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a record six month total of 36 409 million in cheques cashed in Canada for January to June, up from 34 484 million last year. Prairie centres show gains led by Medicine Hat at 26 percent and Calgary at 17 7 percent, with Winnipeg debits above 3 billion and British Columbia rising 17 8 percent led by Vancouver's 19 percent increase.
A collection of quotes on how experience shapes action and character. It argues that true failure lies in not following one’s best knowledge and that perseverance, awareness, and redirecting effort lead to growth.
British farmers on tour in Sweden noted extensive electricity adoption including rural areas and efficient water supply for cattle feeding and irrigation, highlighting the impact on farming practices.
A collection of quick vignettes and one liners from office and rural life features workplace jokes about bosses and workers and a subway rider clinging to an old man’s beard. Observational humor centers on relationships, misunderstandings, and practical jokes in everyday scenes.
The author contrasts Victorian peaceful beginnings with anxieties of modern atomic threats. He argues that ongoing peace requires a lasting solution beyond ten to twenty years and warns that without such a path life could become futile and negative.
Washington reports the British financial crisis imperils the postwar aim to build a multilateral world trade system. The United States and 16 nations, including Britain, pursue a Geneva accord on reciprocal tariff cuts while Britain runs down imports, rationing and funds to survive.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River measures 278 miles in length with a widest point of about 13 miles and depths around 6,000 feet.
Mrs. G. Randall of Salt Spring Island B C nursed two motherless lambs given by a neighbor. The grown sheep yielded over 11 pounds of wool each, far above the normal seven and a half to eight pounds. The wool reward reflects a high yield noted by British Columbia agriculture officials. The two sheep, pastured in her orchard, have been tended by Mrs. Randall for two years.
An old shaving brush serves to dust pleated lamp shades without harming the fabric. The soft brush and long bristles lift dust from folds efficiently.
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