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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
3
French peasants resist change yet embrace modernization as German looting of 600,000 horses and labor shortages push reform. Officials cite need to redivide small plots, survey land, and train engineers amid widespread commune requests for agricultural surveys.
Reconstruction Minister Howe said no new automobile priority certificates will be accepted in July. Priorities will be issued immediately for applications approved between May 7 and June 30 during the suspension. Aug. handling depends on June and early July production reports.
Ottawa and Washington announced a northern training cruise this summer involving a small US naval and coast guard contingent. Canadian navy army and air force officers will participate to expand navigational and weather condition knowledge and provide routine personnel training.
Brisbane faced a widespread work stoppage after four bacon factory workers were dismissed four months ago. About six thousand meat workers two thousand coal miners and three thousand five hundred long shoremen are off the job as the strikes disrupt industry and transport.
The Indonesian Republic government announced that kidnapped premier Sutan Sjahrir arrived in Jogjakarta in good health. He had been abducted from Soerakarta and was returned by an army detachment in a broadcast.
Britain names an eight member executive council to run temporary government in India after Congress rejects the cabinet mission plan. Appointees include Sir George Spence Sir Eric Coates Sir Robert Hutchings Sir Eric Conran Smith and others with Akbar Hydari and Claude Auchinleck among the members.
The Bikini lagoon test sparked early debate among scientists and officials over the bomb’s effect on ships. Some say it failed to sink battleships or force design changes, while others claim it destroyed several vessels and damaged many more, though corroboration awaits further study.
Canadians will notice a stronger pepper taste as imitation pepper mix increases pure pepper content from 40% to 50% next month. Government formula led firms to blend pepper with cereals and chili to conserve scarce spice stocks, with annual Canadian consumption about 1,225 tons.
Lake Winnipeg fishing may extend its season if fishermen fail to catch whitefish in June. The Manitoba limit stands at 3,000,000 pounds for June 1 to August 1, with July performance potentially prompting an extension. The season has been one of the poorest on record.
The Anglo American committee of inquiry on Palestine reports the Jewish Agency is a strong factor in the area, with the Palestine government calling it a distinctly dangerous influence.
Ottawa reports the world famine persists with supplies unlikely to improve until four to eight weeks as new crops arrive. A 1946 harvest may rise but few war torn areas will join export surpluses. even if 1946 47 yields are average the situation stays critical. US crop prospects look strong with a potential 1 033 100 000 bushels and 250 000 000 bushels for export. Western Canada holds export goals, and European rains affect estimates. Russia shows a good harvest. Germany notes gunpowder use in 1338.
Mrs. Maria Quisling widow of Vidkun Quisling was acquitted in Oslo preliminary court on charges of collaboration. The court found her role insignificant during the German occupation, while the prosecutor appeals the verdict after she pleaded innocent to Nazi party membership and misuse of state funds for Gimie Castle and state functions.
Canadian repatriation nears completion as authorities assess how many want passage to Canada from the United Kingdom. Applications total 5,217 plus about 24,000 wives and children awaiting passage. Seven major July sailings are planned, with Cunard liner Georgic joining the route docking at Halifax on July 16.
Ottawa signals no plans to abandon controls as US price liberalization looms. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says Canada will adjust policies to external conditions, keeping subsidies for coal and cotton while expanding import subsidies to offset potential price spikes on oranges, canned fruit juices, gasoline, and other cross-border goods.
John J. Deutsch, Saskatchewan and Queen's graduate, becomes director of the finance department's economic relations division. Kenneth W. Taylor, veteran of the First World War and McMaster graduate, is named economic adviser with long experience in economic inquiry and royal commissions.
Wellington waterside workers threaten to refuse loading the freighter Pos a Mari posa with butter for the United States unless the government provides a satisfactory explanation for why the consignment is not going to Britain.
A nine man delegation of the British Society for Anglo Soviet Friendship led by Rev. Stanley Evans arrived in Leningrad, announced by Moscow radio.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Commons that Canada will retain price, rent and ration controls despite the United States removing its measures. He asserted there is no plan to abolish controls in Canada.
Reports note the king salmon can weigh up to 100 pounds indicating exceptional size for the species. Anglers and researchers highlight this as a notable example of large salmon specimens and potential records for weight in sport fishing contexts.
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