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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
2
Rossburn residents number about 375 to 380 this year, with a population just over 600 including children. The town lags in services with no dentist and only two lawyers visiting weekly, prompting calls for more permanent business to attract shoppers and sustain the village center.
Resident lawyer notes the town lacks direct agents for major automobile lines and machinery brands. He urges residents to buy at Rossburn to boost profits and hints at a possible McLeods hardware store opening, plus opportunities for jewelers, garages, cafes, and various shops.
Wishing to thank the many friends for the farewell party and the lovely gift from all. -M A Tanasichuk.
A reflective poem laments a steep sidewalk in town that locals call a burden. It recalls a plea to council to move the hill and drain the slough, arguing the uphill life should end with leveling streets and leaving only a hill in the cemetery.
The government announced a new Fourth Series of Canada Savings Bonds to be issued in October across Canada. Series Three will be withdrawn from sale on August 31. Since 1946 Canadians have bought over 3 million bonds totaling more than 1 billion dollars. Payroll Savings Plan purchases reached a record 118 million last year.
The 88 year old Senator Henry A Mullins recalls his first CNE attendance in 1879 while proudly recounting his cattle career in Canada and the West. He notes shipping 12000 cattle and his long political service from Manitoba Legislature to the Senate. He also mentions meeting Tom Mix and reflects on aging.
The United Emergency Fund for Britain reports rising inquiries in Canada about aid for the United Kingdom amid fears of food shortages and worsening austerity. UEFB offers parcel sending facilities at 55c per 15-pound pack for associated groups, with no extra ocean freight charges from the Derby warehouse. Individual senders may use CANAID parcels priced from $2.45 to $10.25, stocked at the UEFB Derby Warehouse and delivered within two weeks from Toronto orders.
Twenty two people in Rossburn were fined five dollars and about three dollars in costs for failing to buy a radio licence before an inspector's visit. After licence purchase and fines, total cost per person rose to about ten dollars, versus the usual two dollars or two and a half.
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