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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
14
The article argues conservation is essential as Canada’s abundant farm land forests and minerals could be exhausted. It notes growing public concern and soil and moisture conservation efforts, especially in the West, as practical work advances to safeguard future prosperity.
The article argues that rich prairie soil cannot sustain production without returning essential elements and that rivers must be diverted to provide moisture. It highlights forest conservation to replace waste from logging and fires, and notes Canada faces rising mineral use, abandoned mines, and efforts to reclaim coal and extract lower grade metals.
The message urges Canadians to recognize a national issue affecting farming, lumbering, mining and related industries. It stresses optimism, planning for the future, and avoiding short sighted resource development. It calls for public cooperation to conserve natural resources for better times ahead.
Roy Brown swallowed a wood chip 33 years ago while chopping wood. A Syracuse surgeon removed a petrified particle from the upper lobe of the right lung after it turned 90 degrees. Brown, now 51, is recovering at home.
In the commons Trade Minister MacKinnon forecast a substantial increase this year in advance payments on grain bought by the Canadian Wheat Board. Market chatter suggested a price rise of about 20 cents to 1.55 a bushel amid the forecast.
Canada’s employment figures show remarkable stability over the past two years per the Bureau of Statistics. In November 1947 about 4.847 million people over 14 were employed with 87 thousand unemployed, while 4.069 million were not in the labor force. Seasonal shifts explain recent changes.
The article notes bees' pollen transfer is more crucial than honey production. It cites that without pollination, over 100,000 plant species could fail to seed and perish. It also mentions earthquakes occur worldwide at about 8,000 annually.
Ruth and Phillip McCheane of Borden Sask presented the first prize 408 pound Hereford carcass sold at 51 cents a pound. The Western Canada Dressed Meat Show and Western Canada Dressed Poultry Show drew strong crowds at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition with judges Jack Pawley A Zoortan and W Walker.
A humorous collection of puns and quips about married life. An old countrywoman, a polite hotel clerk, and a series of light family misunderstandings highlight comic clashes between wives and husbands. The exchange about medicine and the joke about living with the father end the set.
Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy then blend in peanut butter. Prepare a second frosting from egg whites sugar water corn syrup and vanilla over a double boiler until thick and glossy. Tint with coloring for pastel shades and apply to cakes or cupcakes as described.
A brief note states elephants enjoy onions about as much as peanuts, suggesting a curious dietary preference.
Churchill receives a seated Buddha from a Burmese temple near Mandalay via Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton in Hamiltons will. The bequest aims to comfort him in political stress with the emblem of divinity. The source notes a quote on the Buddha’s soothing effect and ends with a three-type philosophy remark.
High Commissioners report about 250000 Britons awaiting passage to Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa. About 60000 have left this year with estimates distributing to Canada 36550 Australia 4500 New Zealand 4890 and South Africa 10000 to 12000. Immigration queues cited include Canada 50000 New Zealand 20000 and South Africa 95000 awaiting passages. New Soviet envoy to the United States Alexandre Panushkin arrives in New York optimistic about better Moscow Washington relations and visits Andrei Gromyko before Washington talks.
A group of Papuan workers in Canberra issue a blunt plea to Mr. Woodward for a wage rise. They claim no rations are received and state they work hard, warning that payment will determine their continued stay.
A report states the bell of St Peter's in Rome weighs 18,600 pounds indicating its substantial size and prominence among church artifacts.
Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles reported nearly 15 minutes in a 250 degree heat chamber with no ill effects. Dr Craig Taylor said the study, funded by the air corps, tests if jet pilots can acclimate to extreme heat of supersonic flight at 1000 mph and 160 degrees hotter than ambient air.
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