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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1958
Page
1
Ewart Mather leads a local volunteer brigade as council sets salaries for fire chief and engineer positions. Members receive per call and monthly practice pay, with coats hats and equipment planned. A field visit by Brandon’s fire chief to Russell is planned for training.
Dr Lockhart traces higher education roots to the church noting United College formed in 1938 from Wesley and Presbyterian Manitoba College. He cites record enrolment and growing ministry demand, with funds sought to renovate and expand on Portage Avenue as Knox United forms a committee chaired by RS Cochrane with Bruce Shaw and George Smellie.
Word reached here of Clare Jackson age 21 the elder son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Jackson passing suddenly in Calgary. Funeral service and burial were held in Calgary on Tuesday of this week.
Russell 4-H Garden Club holds a Thursday session but low attendance prompts another meeting this Friday at Mr George Mintenko home. The 8 pm gathering aims to enable seed orders. Keith McComb describes 4-H Canada programs and club activities while Eveleen Mintenko is named president and Shirley Craig vice president.
Beginning this year anglers who catch the big one will receive a bronze master angler lapel badge and a signed certificate to prove the catch. Minimum weights for badges include smallmouth bass four pounds, pickerel eight pounds, northern pike eighteen pounds, brook or lake trout twenty pounds and rainbow trout five pounds. Seasons and designated waters are listed with dates and locations across Manitoba.
The town council approved building permits for three new residences in Parkview Boulevard and on Russell Street. A. Warman and W. B. Garnett begin homes in the Parkview subdivision north of the creamery while J. E. Gillespie plans a Russell Street dwelling.
Families and friends visit in Dropmore during Easter with many local names listed. The 4H Assiniboine Sewing Club Achievement Day is set for April 22 with judge Velma Reed from Dauphin. Also reported are hospital visits, new birth Susan Lori Robin, church services, and local travel notes.
Amby Moran, a colorful sports figure, died in a Vancouver hospital on April 8 at age 64. He played much baseball and hockey in Manitoba during the 1920s and belonged to Russell's baseball team. Moran was a noted pall umpire and last visited Russell years ago, rain preventing him from officiating at a tournament.
Elks' Band staged two variety concerts last week with guest artists. One at Binearth on Thursday and another at Russell on Friday drew fair to good crowds. Each program featured vocals instrumentals readings and a comedy skit plus band and majorette numbers conducted by Bandmaster Alvin Kingdon with Art Kinney chairing at Russell.
Manitoba's oil fields show 11 new wells in February raising total productive wells to 866. A previous producer increased to 739 with 734 ag inst 734. February output averaged 16 708 barrels daily, 8 barrels less than January, but month total reached 470 350 barrels, about 8 000 more than February last year.
Greenly cites Manitoba's low per capita tax and argues that reaching the national average would require a $20 tax per person. He notes Manitoba's manufacturing wage hours to pay tax and compares with Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. He highlights rising capital investment and Manitoba building permits, retail and auto sales gains, and life insurance growth.
A gathering at Memorial rink Monday evening reorganized the fastball league with last season's reps and a new Inglis entry. An executive and schedule were created with May 5 as a tentative start, a June finish for playoffs, and each team to field 15 players with one umpire per team.
A Thursday meeting at the Elks hall drew local businessmen and residents to learn about feed mill operations and assess feasibility in the district. Len Lundman of Canada Packers Ltd and Walter Gumprien outlined slides on provincial mills and feed types, noting farmers could crush and mix using their own grain. A lively Q A followed with experiences shared about the mill at Shoal Lake as the group continued discussions over coffee and doughnuts.
Miss Lauretta Joan Norman daughter of Mrs M Norman and the late M E Norman married William Wallace Kobluk son of Mr and Mrs Harry Kobluk of Angusville Man at Highlands United Church Edmonton Rev A E King officiated The couple exchanged rings in a double ring ceremony A reception followed for about ninety guests The couple honeymooned in Spokane WA with a beige Swiss Silk suit and pink accessories out of town guests included Constable and Mrs Peter Chusk Wetaskiwin Mr and Mrs Bill Walker Calgary and Miss Helen Derkach Vancouver
Elks distribute entry forms for a model aircraft display with classes for boys to show their wares. Contact Jack Wilson or Bill McNaughton if your school has not received forms. Meet date is May 19.
The Home and School Association and Constable L McIntosh Russell oversee the first School Safety Patrols at local treet intersections. The effort aims to enforce crossing rules and penalties for misbehavior. A recreation room niche in Russell's new fire hall will host the Older Boys of the drummy brigade with plans for an early opening.
The Binscarth farmer Mrs A Cochran won first prize of 25 for best making barley at the Winter Fair and captured the Western Canada Barley championship with a 100 prize and a Toronto Dominion Bank silver tray in a strong performance remembered from 1952 farming season.
Three men with hospital insurance backgrounds take top posts in the Manitoba Hospital Services Plan announced by health minister R. W. Bend. They report to the hospitalization commissioner Gordon L. Pickering. Roderick B. Pennybrook becomes assistant commissioner. R. M. Clements is director of budgets and accounting. R. P. H. Sprague is director of registrations and premium collections.
Manitoba barley yields have suffered over several years due to late seeding amid unseasonably wet weather heat and disease pressures. Experiments at Brandon Experimental Farm show peak yields occur when seeding is about a week after land readiness and decline after mid May.
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