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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
1
The Pelly Trail School Division board approves a $528000 by-law to build four secondary schools in Inglis Rossburn Elphinstone and Russell. Debentures will finance the project with 6 percent interest repayable over 20 years. The vote date is June 7 with ballots marked For or Against.
At the 47th annual meeting of the Retail Merchants Association of Canada Manitoba Division held in Brandon on May 4 Lorne McDonald of Brandon was elected president. J D Bastable St Ke, Russell 1st vice president, Jack Motley Winnipeg 2nd vice president, Peter Kozub Winnipeg treasurer. Cecil Elliott Transcona re elected chairman of the automotive division and the executive included Harvey Carmichael Portage la Prairie Ed Johnson Boissevain and W J G Morris Birtle. M M Bud Wocks reelected general manager.
Wintering Kent Construction crews are on site as Russell moves to re stabilize streets. Work began Monday and should wrap soon, marking a priority project after last fall’s weather halted progress. A local rally and cadet honors add to a busy regional week.
Russell No 677 Squadron led by CO F L George Laing won the drill shield at Rivers rally day with eight squadrons competing in drill range and volleyball. W/O Labossiere praised for precise drill, while cadets also excelled in navigation at Sea Island camp earning top marks.
Local contestants had a strong showing at the North Western Marquette Festival, winning four of six shields across choir, speech, poetry, and musical categories. Winners included Grade 1 and 2 choir, Grade 5 and 6 choir, high school choir, and Women’s Institute. Also taking top prizes were Grade 1 and Grade 2 speech choirs, multiple spoken poetry winners led by Judy Kukura and Beny Bembroff, plus vocal solos and piano adjudications. Adjudicators named Gibson, Rowe, Shewchuk, and others for music, poetry, and public speaking. A concert followed the festival at Memorial Hall under Home and School sponsorship.
A tender opened in April by the department of public works selects Bird Construction Co. Ltd. as lowest bidder for 8 04988 dollars to surface 227 miles of No. 4 highway between Gladstone and Neepawa with bituminous material. The project includes access roads into Gladstone and Werke and widens shoulders from Foxwarren to Shoal Lake. Completion will give motorists from Russell to Winnipeg a hard surfaced road.
National Parks will raise recreation fees after years of unchanged rates. 18 holes at Clear Lake rise to 250 on weekdays and 200 on weekends. seasonal rates up 60 for ladies and 75 for men, family 100. Tennis court use and boat mooring fees also increase with season-long docking privileges.
The prime minister announced Canada’s first Cities Day during Citizenship Week in the House of Commons in 1950. It is not a public holiday but activities in schools and by public organizations are urged to foster citizenship awareness. Queries about film bookings should go to Mr. William Uhryniuk at the Agricultural office in Russell.
North Side community groups met in Council Chambers to organize for a season of park improvements at the north end of Memorial Avenue. Officers named were Ken Munro chairmen Cliff Russell vice chairman Jim Rush past chairman and Bill Patterson secretary treasurer. Committees on fencing and equipment were named and a bee scheduled for Tuesday May 17. Donations from the Elks Legion and Miss Sue Baker’s dance recital will fund fencing signs and equipment as park work proceeds.
Mrs Nan Shipley of Winnipeg spoke on improving Indian relations through schooling housing employment and medical care at Knox United Church audience heard anecdotes on better living conditions. A sound film illustrated her remarks and attendees enjoyed a social hour afterward.
ENDCLIFFE Ernie Bird and Cadets spent the weekend at Rivers Aaw. Mr and Mrs Bill Zimmer hosted Yorkton visitors on Tuesday. A surprise party was held Saturday at Mrs Pitts home with friends from Roblin Inglis and Tummell. Edna Liske and Gerda Has sencamp of Winnipeg visited the Liske home. Laurence Zimmer lies in service at Sdered Heart Hospital for a few days.
In Manitoba the four crop insurance test areas were revised to meet sign up rules. Hon. George Hutton reported 2616 farmers enrolled, while 93 will have money returned as areas were trimmed. Coverage targets 60 percent of long term average yield with perils including hail drought flood and disease.
Farm youths ages 12 to 18 are urged to begin weed control essays for the 1960 Weed Essay Competition. Topics cover How We Control Weeds On Our Farm with 1000 words. Eligible writers come from fourteen north western states and three prairie provinces, with Manitoba supervision by Extension Service. The top essay wins a $900 scholarship for a diploma or degree. total prize money reaches $75 in Manitoba.
The Manitoba government reports multiple land acquisitions in recent months to preserve habitat for game animals and waterfowl. Purchases include areas at Lauder Sand Hills and the south ends of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, planned to support 33 public hunting grounds. The Lauder Sand Hills site will later be used for game management experiments.
Prize distribution for five Manitoba essays includes a first prize of 2500 donated by the National Grain Company. Other prize money goes to the authors. Last year’s Manitoba winners were Bonnie MacDonald Cartwright Jil Tufford Portage la Prairie and Wesley Berg Altona.
The Russell Women’s Institute reports Canada Cancer Society canvass raised 292.91 with thanks to all who assisted or donated. A work party dismantles CPR telegraph line for future telephone relay via Russell and Inglis. CNB offers stock yard materials for sale at Endcliffe Shellmouth and Dropmore. Victoria Day fireworks safety urged for children with planned celebrations.
Transmitter installations near completion at the new CKOS-TV station on Baldy Mountain Manitoba with final testing under way. George Skinner says periodic on air testing will begin this week on Channel 8 and no opening date is set, expected around the end of May.
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