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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
2
The Allied Nations face a long challenge in restoring food supply. Britain and Europe suffered from shipping scarcity and naval blockade until D Day. Battle damage and sabotage disrupted European farming, delaying meat and dairy recovery. Aid from other countries will be needed to rehabilitate disrupted agricultural sectors.
Britain tackled severe wartime food shortages by shrinking imports to free shipping for essentials and launching a large farm mechanization program. Arable land rose from 13 to 19 million acres, covering about a third of the land and enabling at least 70 percent more food production. An electrical grid reaching 97 percent of the population supported farmers with advanced mechanization.
Britain has expanded farm machinery with over two tractors per square mile of territory and seven per square mile on arable land. Fifty-two UK produced tractor types exist, plus other machines that have been developed during the war. Farm laborers have shifted from manual work to mechanical tasks while Britain plans to export farm machinery and continue importing many foods after normal shipping resumes.
C. H. Piercy, northern Saskatchewan administrator, urged practical education for remote northland youth. He called for motor mechanics for boys and cooking sewing home nursing and economics for girls. He proposed two boarding schools for about 250 children and seven new schools in settlements.
Authorities disclosed that during Britain's darkest war days Parliament could have relocated from London. Under one option members would travel to Stratford on Avon and use the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre as a meeting venue.
Eskimos use the wool of the wolverine to trim the front of their heads so their breath does not frost the hair. This curious practice notes how natural materials protect facial coverings in cold conditions.
Halifax bakers experimenting at sea used eight per cent soybean flour in bread mix with a small reduction in shortening. The result preserves freshness for four to five days while improving flavor and color and spurring further work on soy based cake mixes for at sea.
A series of short moral verses and reflections on zeal moderation character and benevolence from Emmons Addison E H Chapin Hannah More Mary Baker Eddy and Horace Mann. The quotes urge steady devotion true heartedness and reaching into benevolent action rather than fanatical zeal.
M J Symington, president of Trans-Canada Air Lines and newly elected head of the International Air Transport Association, argues that allocating air frequencies to international airlines is the only practical way to avoid ruinous postwar competition. He warns chaos and unchecked rivalry would impede orderly expansion and says standardizing procedures by the 59 airlines from 33 nations will bring people and nations closer, breaking many barriers.
A collection of light exchanges and jokes from various voices: Airman praises a voice, a movie star seeks a new trial for publicity, a boy taunts a teacher with Henry VIII lore, a Birmingham mother mails a lateness excuse, a remedy anecdote for coughs, a burnt pie sent back, a gallery remark on portraits, and a student quip about wrinkles.
Public guidance on wartime price controls and rationing covers civilian food forms RB-64 for discharged service members, wrapping paper shortages and bag reuse, clothing labels for consumer protection, decorated wall price limits, and how to obtain the Consumers' News pamphlet. Includes a note on archival reading by photography and infra-red methods.
The province established a six man committee to study electrification of small urban and rural centres in Saskatchewan. Prof. H. Van Vliet chairs the group from the University of Saskatchewan. They will report to the government with emphasis on individual power units where major transmission lines are unavailable.
The Health League of Canada proposes a plan for health education and medical supervision in plants. Hon. Brooke Claxton says the plan guides starting and running medical programs, improving workers eating habits, and maintaining health through education. Endorsed by Humphrey Mitchell and C. D. Howe, the plan aims to reduce absenteeism and boost wartime efficiency.
A guide on brush cleaning assigns specific solvents to different finishes. Shellac or alcohol stains require alcohol. lacquer needs lacquer thinner. water-thinned paints wash with water. regular oil paints use turpentine.
The 1945 British Who's Who gives extensive bios to leaders including Hitler, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Hitler is described across 31 lines with his Berlin telephone listed as Ber lin-11-6191. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin receive lengthy entries as well, reflecting their prominence in the era.
Figures for the shipment of eggs to Britain are corrected from 9.384 million eggs to about 23.76 million eggs in 100 carloads of 66 000 cases. Trade reports praise the quality and condition of Canadian eggs, with breakages not excessive but a warning that exports are not yet perfected and more safeguards are needed for uniform quality.
The Domei agency announced a new Japanese fighter called the Hayate or Whirl wind. It is described as rushing forward like a hurricane to intercept U.S. planes and as a hybrid with a four bladed propeller.
A Stockholm fisherman discovering a rusty, well preserved double edged sword in his nets dates the artifact to the Bronze Age. The two foot long weapon offers rare insight into early metalwork and regional history.
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