Students urged to pick work they like at Careers Day
J B Barrett of Consolidated Mining and Smelting spoke at the Senior High School Careers Day opening session. Mr Garrett advised students to choose a career carefully, noting training years are valuable and that wasted years cannot be reclaimed. He warned against persisting in a wrong vocation later in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Barrett
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Garrett
Barrett
Stude
Barett
Miner
Porter to lead Saskatoon engineering after Fraser retires
Dr. Arthur Porter will become dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering in Saskatoon on June 30, 1958, succeeding Dean I M Fraser who started in 1953. Porter, a British engineer and professor at Imperial College London, is renowned for automatic control systems and large scale computers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Fraser
College of Engineering
University of Saaskatchewan
Saskatoon
Arthur Porter
Imperial College of Science and Technology
University of London
England
W. P. Thompson
U. of S. Made
Porter
Thompson
Dean Fraser
Pictou
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
McGill University
McGill
Dominion Engineering Works Limited
Mantreal
University of Saskatchewan
Engineering Institute of Canada
Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan
University of Manchester
Mfassachusetts Institute of Technology
British Admiralty
Royal Military College of Science
Ferranti Electrical Company
Fish and Game League meeting on Long Lake beach plan
The Govan and Nokomis Fish and Game League held its annual meeting at the Campbell home on Monday January 20 with seventeen members present. Plans include cleaning the beach by spring, erecting a swimming instructor cottage, inviting advanced medal holders to train as instructors, and sponsoring Red Cross swimming classes for 1958. A committee will handle swimming classes and organize sports events such as fish derbies ball games and a sports day. Easter social will gather citizens and slides will be shown for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Lake
Govan and Nokomis Fish and Game League
Eugene Campbell
Red Cross
The
Gazette
Semans
Sask
Canadian Winter Persists Despite Mild Interludes
The Stanstead Journal notes that a few above normal weeks in December and early January do not erase a strong winter. Snow plows keep roads clear and homes stay warm with automatic furnaces and heated spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanstead
Davidson Fire Brigade Wins 1957 NFPA Fire Prevention Contest
The Davidson Fire Brigade led by Chief Johnny Stulberg won first place in the 1957 NFPA Fire Prevention contest for Saskatchewan in Class F for towns under 2,500. A scrapbook of the year’s efforts was sent to Boston. Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner R A W Switzer congratulated the department and urged continued emphasis on fire prevention to keep low losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Stulberg
Davidson Fire Brigade
National Fire Protection Association
Saskatchewan
Boston
Mass
Davidson
Winnipeg
John Stulberg
R. A. W. Switzer
NFPA
North America
Sask
South African race problems outlined to Rotary
Rev I G Pollick spoke to Watford Rotary Club on South Africa’s race issues based on seven years with the Congregational church. He warned of a 3 million white minority and a 12 million colored population rising under restrictive laws, urging support for the darker races through education and missionary guidance amid decreasing prospects for colored peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
South Africa
Watford Rotary Club
I. G. Pollick
Strathroy United Charch
Congregational Church
British South Africa
Watford, Ont
Skunk Family Halts Classes At Local School
A family of skunks disrupted classes at the old high school delaying students. They moved from winter quarters under the building, prompting dismissal as Principal J J Hollicky and others moved to secure a room in the new school under construction. The new school is slated to open for public students this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hollicky
P. M. Bourauel
Bruno Times
Humboldt, Sask
Stoughton Board of Trade to Meet Feb 6 in Town Hall
The Times of Stoughton Sask reports the Stoughton Board of Trade invites local business leaders to a meeting on Thursday February 6 at 8 pm in the Town Hall to discuss promoting community enterprises and keeping an active group alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Stoughton
Dominion
Stoughton Board of Trade
Times
Stoughton, Sask
Canada’s 27 Rivers Exceeding 500 Miles In Length
A reported fact notes that Canada has twenty seven rivers longer than five hundred miles, highlighting a notable feature of the country’s geography and water systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mix-match fashions boost ward robe with pattern 4712
Anne Adams Pattern Dept prints pattern 4712 for a blouse and 6 gore skirt designed for shorter fuller figures. Includes half sizes 1419 164 1814 20 2215 24 and yardage notes. Send 40 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto with size number address style number.
They're favorite horses pattern for home stitching
Theyre favorite. Take these horses into your home the entire family will welcome them. Fun to embroider in six strand cotton or wool Pattern 7362 transfer of picture 16x19 inches color chart directions for making panel and framing Fascinating stitchery Send thirty two cents for this pattern to Household Arts Department Department PPL 60 Front Street W Toronto
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Household Arts Department
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
A friendly town but too busy in Kindersley
The Clarion comments on Kindersley Saskatchewan being over organized. Many join committees until home life suffers. The piece suggests individuals limit their memberships to avoid burnout and keep effective groups. The writer argues surplus groups dilute effort and calls for balancing civic duty with family life.
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the Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
Kindersley
RSR
Outrage over rail attack prompts calls for action in Grand Forks
In Grand Forks and district residents condemn the latest railcar bombing attempt on CPR tracks. The incident left onlookers fearing for life and prompted calls to curb sabotage. Police seek clues as RCMP and CPR struggle with limited leads. Some urge deportation of suspected militants to Russia to reduce future threats.
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Grand Forks
West Kootenay Pole
RCMP
CPR
Modjelsky
Sons of Freedom
Russia
Editorial complacency must be watched
The Herald argues that small town journalism wrestles with local council secrecy and editor reliance on access to information. It notes two harmful patterns: collusion between editors and officials and, less commonly, self censored reporting by editors who fear breaking a conspiracy that harms the public. The piece concludes such secrecy challenges press independence.
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Dr. A. Porter
U. of S. Engineering
University
Fish and Game League
Snow Cave
Cpl
Dick Carratt
Delburne
Alta
Fort Churchill
Man
Carratt
Arctic Base
Canadian Army Photo
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Department P.P.1
Hgum
8.C
the Herald
Thamesville, Ontario
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