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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
2
Citizens 16 and older are urged to register on August 19 20 and 21 to aid victory efforts. Voluntary offers of time and resources are encouraged to boost planes tanks ammunition and overall production. Young men will receive brief home defence training with penalties for nonregistration.
The Winnipeg Tribune praises Armour McKay for highlighting rural Manitoba scenic spots such as Asessippi and Assiniboine valleys. It notes concert troupes touring rural towns as tourism ambassadors, sharing provinces beauty with city dwellers and boosting local pride.
A historical note laments missing follow through in Russell district after quick start in war charities and veteran coordination. It cites active Red Cross and War Charities Board efforts but questions long term impact, noting stalled War Saving Stamps campaign and lack of upcoming ambulance or armored car support compared to smaller communities.
Canada holds about 492 million acres of forest, with roughly half of it usable for timber. Economically accessible areas hold 170 000 million cubic feet of standing timber, including 245 000 million board feet of sawlogs and 1 000 million cords of smaller material. Sitka spruce and yellow birch are valued for aircraft construction. Canada ships large volumes of Douglas fir and spruce to the United Kingdom and exports pulp and newsprint to the United States and Empire. Outputs depend largely on available shipping capacity during hostilities.
A veteran observer says even when Parliament is out, Canada will receive prompt reports from the Prime Minister and three Defence Ministers on war measures, production, and overseas divisions. The focus is on home defense, national patriotism, and keeping the people well informed to act with common sense.
A long column examines Mare Clausum and three mile limit, tracing historical claims from Venice to Canada. It links defense needs, puppet regimes, and strategic exports to home defense, then reports a Wheat Board bid by multiple grain firms offering limited profits to the government with no guaranteed returns, aiming to reassure farmers and clarify elevator charges.
Western Canadian country elevators serving 3,000 depots seek six percent return on capital through the Canadian Wheat Board. G W P Heffelfinger, president, says the offer was sent to the Wheat Board via North West Line Elevators Association. G H McIvor, Wheat Board chairman, in Ottawa, wired that the proposal will be placed before the board. The message notes Parliament’s view that current Wheat Board remuneration to elevator companies may be excessive and hints at possible storage rate reductions.
The United States announces it will permit the provision of conduct by nations at war, outlining policy scope and constraints for international participants. No further details available in the fragment.
Short hay supply expected in Manitoba due to spring drought and minimal slough water. Farmers salvage from roadsides and grain fields with wild oats. Plant fall rye around mid September on clean stubble to harvest hay by mid June next year. Brandon Experimental Farm reports one ton per acre fall rye hay this year.
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