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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1946
Page
1
A retrospective roundup recalls 1901 banquet at Queen's Hotel Russell with 45 attendees, wheat market woes, 1906 Russell hockey loss at Yorkton, and notes on local sports, expositions, and civic honors spanning 1901 to 1996 including a long service mantle clock gift, a magistrate appointment, and curling wins.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces the 1945 Canada Year Book published with authorization by James A. MacKinnon MP minister of trade and commerce. The wartime introduction details Canada's war effort and economic conditions as the edition highlights feature articles alongside statistics.
At the first 1946 town council meeting last Wednesday morning committees were set up and sworn in. Names include Cemetery and rink with Hay Gillespie and others, Public Works led by J. J. Cross, Finance and Publicity by the whole council, plus secretary-treasurer C. J. Maher at 1200 dollars annually, D. Goddard as utility man, Dr. T. W. Shaw health officer, and W. W. Wilson town solicitor.
Next regular Legion meeting is set for Tuesday January 15 inviting all members and prospective members. Equipment including two chest-terfield suites two ping pong tables four card tables and a snooker table has arrived and is stored at the A N Vet clubrooms while plans are made to use it. Honorably discharged ex service personnel are urged to renew comradeship and join. Local Rehabilitation Committee representation aids veterans facing civvie street challenges. Dominion Command vacancy campaign has not yet produced notices. those with spare room for veterans and families are urged to communicate with the Legion.
The Russell Business Girls Club held its annual meeting on January 4 in the town office. Officers elected for the coming year were Marcelle Leifer as president, Beth Naylor as vice president, Gwen Simms as second vice president, and Margaret Wheeler as secretary-treasurer.
The year book series gains encyclopaedic value with extra maps and charts. Economical printing from existing plates allows more illustrations. A limited number of paper bound copies are available for $1.00 to ministers, students and teachers upon application to the Dominion Statistician, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa.
Manitoba government states it is non partisan and will not sponsor or endorse any armed forces candidates. It clarifies that three candidates from army, navy, and air force may work with the government if elected, but the military election remains separate from partisan aims. The policy emphasizes free action for representatives and loyalty to electorate.
Ottawa reports ministers split between home holidays and travel and a six hour post-session meeting as Parliament nears. Ministers such as James Gardiner and Humphrey Mitchell travel. others remain in the capital. Officials stress unemployment worries but cite strong employment absorption and a robust economy despite wartime cutoffs.
Binscarth curlers will represent the district in the Free Press and Ganongs events after defeating A. E. Leifer Russell in the Free Press singles final and Inglis in the final. The Ganong final required an extra end, with Frankie Matheson and C. R. Liney of Russell losing to Binscarth Matheson by one point before Loney tied with a four-ender. Representing Russell were C R Loney skip Chas McIntyre Geo Forsythe Jr Tim Dunn Frankie Matheson skip J J Cross E E Thompson Jock Langford A E Leifer skip Thos Robertson J G Drever D G Nield.
Russell Pee Wees beat Foxwarren in a Bantam A hockey match as fifteen Russell players starred and kept a clean sheet. Jon Langford and Charlie Bitchey ran the game with one penalty to a Russell player while Foxwarren’s ten-year-old line drew applause from a large crowd.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada and Newfoundland report surpassing $100,000 in relief for war orphaned children in Great Britain Europe. They funded five thousand gallons of cod liver oil for France this month and assume ongoing support for 100 refugee children in Sweden. One nursery for 50 bombed children has been fully funded by 156 Elk lodges for three years and will continue. Provisions support Save the Children Fund Paris and ongoing aid to homeless children.
The Siath Column notes taxpayer impact when damage occurs to public property. An official estimates $10,000 in road sign damage across the Minnedosa to Saskatchewan boundary, caused by thoughtless hunters. The piece urges restraint and highlights cost priorities for motorists. It also advertises 1946 vehicle license plates from H. R. Barry and announces plans for a Winnipeg skater event on Feb 2 and a copy buyback offer for the December 20 issue of The Banner.
A provocative remark contends that some war criminals fear long trials less than the suspense of possible execution, framing the issue as starkly as a courtroom drama and reflecting public unease over postwar justice.
Ottawa announced that Capt. Harry S. Crowe of Winnipeg has been awarded the Military Cross. On loan to the British army, he commands a company of the 4th battalion Welsh Regiment in Düsseldorf, Germany. Crowe is a brother of Mrs. Watson Cochrane of Silverton. He is praised for courage, leadership, and devotion to duty under fire.
Mr McRuer notes Elks lodges in Canada and Newfoundland serve as donation hubs for Save the Children Fund. Each lodge aids European children and supports the 100 children adopted by the Elks national charity, aiding relief workers with UNRRA efforts in Cairo.
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