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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1958
Page
7
Dispatches from north of Edmonton describe staking many claims as a new gold rush may emerge. Prospective seekers would arrive by air, use mechanical mining devices, and maintain radio and RCMP contact, transforming transport, equipment, and livings. The writer notes human nature remains the same in chasing gold.
The custom of placing flowers on graves arose from ancient beliefs that the dead enjoyed the fragrance of blossoms.
Alberta school vans gain two alternately flashing red warning lamps on the front and rear controlled by automatic and manual switches. A manual disconnection switch allows disabling the system when not transporting children. Vans are chrome yellow with School Bus signs and a Stop on Signal label, effective July 1. On four lane highways only rear approaches must stop.
Improvements seen in teacher supply in Manitoba were forecast by department of education officials who said an increase in qualified teachers will more than cover 250 additional classrooms needed for the 1958 59 school year. Total teachers would reach 6 750, with only 23 secondary and 87 elementary positions currently listed with the placement service.
Peace River sands will power Western Canada’s first glass fibre plant, Peace River Glass Co. Ltd., at Fort Saskatoon in October. The facility will produce pipe wrapping insulation roofing materials and woven fibre yarn, boosting output from 60 tons to 100 tons monthly once melting works come online. A second pipe insulation unit will start operation, with Operations expanding after the Edmonton-based start in 1955 by a local syndicate backing Werner Schuller.
RCMP continue dragging the Columbia River 92 miles north of Revelstoke on the Big Bend highway for a car alleged to have plunged over the embankment. Police lack identity of occupants, though witnesses believed one person was in the vehicle.
Four veteran Saskatchewan weekly newspapermen were honored with honorary life memberships at the 42nd SWNA convention in Saskatoon. Andrew King Estevan John Scott Whitewood Jim Greenblat Swift Current and Ed Quick Weyburn retired after long service each served as SWNA president. Awards recognized decades in publishing with King Scott Greenblat Quick receiving the honors from SWNA officials.
Over six years CN trains show higher loads per train with longer and faster runs, improving overall freight performance through sustained efforts in efficiency and operations.
A religious exhortation focusing on Romans ten verses nine through ten. It explains belief in Jesus’ resurrection as central to salvation and urges heartfelt faith and confessed faith in speech and deeds. The piece cites Romans and Acts to reinforce salvation through confession and calling on the Lord.
Manitoba health officials report the first ten days of the universal hospital plan show no real rise in hospital patients. Dr Morley Elliott notes checks in Greater Winnipeg indicate minimal increase while Gordon L Pickering says end of June registrations total 855 535 with duplications to be removed within three months and about 3 500 new registrations since July began.
A study notes that certain beetles emit a foul-smelling chemical to deter predators. The defense mechanism relies on a repellent odor that disrupts predator approach and reduces attacks. Researchers identify the secretion's role in survival and its potential for bioinspired pest control.
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