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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
2
The Russell Banner lists Sanderson and H M Ratar as publishers. It notes membership in Canadian Weekly and Manitoba Weekly Newspapers associations and mentions an annual rate of $350 outside authorized areas.
A roundup of small town notes recalls prices and happenings: Prairie hard grain tops at 7Se a bushel, a new elevator project for Northern Elevator Co, J A Kippan buys a Silver Creek team, Mary Jane Bowles weds Arthur Kirkbride, a fire destroys a large cattle barn, and a sequence of fifty-year-old notices lists tennis wins, moves to Russell, dairy show success, garden judging by WA, and war fund contributions while Roosevelt speaks in Ottawa.
A reader denounces a proposed tax free MP pay increase amid high unemployment falling markets and a weak dollar. He argues parliamentarians should pay taxes like others, criticizes those who blamed the public and notes the risk of politicians granting themselves higher, untaxed salaries during hard times.
Manitoba Crop Insurance reports rising liability as about 5 200 farmers insure 676 000 acres this year paying 900 dollars in premiums. Federal shares bring total premiums near one million dollars, with 14 percent of eligible farmers in six test areas purchasing coverage. The corporation paid 532 000 in indemnities, with 1.6 million paid out in 1941 to Manitoba farmers for crop losses.
The Manitoba Teachers' Society president urged delegates at Clear Lake to pursue professionalism as a growth in service to students. John Kastrukoff of Swan River Collegiate said recognition as a profession requires public trust and teacher dedication to high education standards. A decision looms on raising organization fees as progress toward professionalism continues.
A devotional note asserts true freedom comes not from political acts but from a heart seeking the Lord. It laments worldly ambitions and sin, urging a genuine spiritual liberty found in trusting God, as echoed by Upper Room reflections.
The executive notes teachers have shown will ability and resources to perform the job. They asked the Society to investigate and provide direction, and the project has been launched under Mr. Kastrukott's closing remarks.
World of Wheat notes insects in stored grain have risen as farmers store large quantities for long periods. Officials urge careful cleaning, spraying, weatherproofing bins before filling with 1963 grain. Burn gaked grain during cleaning. spray bin interiors with insecticide at about 1 gallon per 1000 square feet and let 10 days elapse. Treatment costs vary, with large granaries needing about 21 000 bushels capacity.
The author praises Maritimes culture as steady and loyal, defending Atlantic Canadians from stereotypes about stagnation. He outlines plans to explore industry modernization across eastern provinces, noting Sydney steel plant ownership, Moncton CN hump yard, and large paper mills shaping the nation’s economy and daily life.
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