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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1961
Page
5
A reader cites discovering a transistor radio labeled Buy Canadian keep Canadians working, later finding Made in USA imprinted inside. The Glengarry News notes concerns over true origin labeling and recalls tale of a Japan factory town named Usa to evoke Made in USA.
A wartime study in Scandinavia and similar European nations found people on restricted meals during conflict had fewer cases of heart disease than those consuming full rich peacetime diets. The observations suggest diet intensity may influence heart health.
Manitoba's driver safety division introduced a trial mobile testing unit to rural areas as groundwork for testing the province 1 500 school bus drivers. Hon John B Carroll minister of public utilities said tenders cover mobile equipment and trials proceed. The program, in cooperation with the education department, plans written exams vision tests reaction time tests and road tests with a new manual and two part questionnaires.
Children taught to be good listeners are likely to become good spouses, parents, leaders and companions. Bo says Prof Wendell Johnson, speech authority of the State University of Iowa, who calls effective listening an art and a main means of learning. Principal faults in our listening habits are: We listen too much in a self defensive way, fearful the speaker may disturb our accustomed attitudes and beliefs, we pay too much attention to the speaker and his symbols of authority, or lack of them, we translate his language as we would say what we think he is saying.
Bright and simple Tropical French Toast recipe for holiday menus. Banana sandwich dippers are fried after an orange minture dip, served hot with sugar. Includes optional notes on crustless bread and a health aside about artery disease and strokes.
Dr Leo Gold director of the Alfred Adler Consultation Centre and Mental Hygiene Clinic calls Lawrence Welk a public tranquilizer He says Welk meets a need beyond pills with soft muted music and a plain friendly persona that relaxes a tense audience The expert notes Welks simple image and unpretentious style reduce perceived superiority and invite viewers to continue with daily tasks while listening.
Chef Gottlieb Dambach of Hotel Saskatchewan demonstrates ice carving for a Christmas buffet. He describes crafting a solid ice fruit bowl weighing about 200 pounds, carved from white ice to achieve iridescence when illuminated. He notes the need for speed due to melting and outlines tools and techniques used in this festive art.
The Bassano honey plant run by Central Alberta Dairy Pool processes bulk honey in 15 galloon drums. Production in 1953 was 100,000 pounds and will soon double with a new addition, aiming to be among Canada’s four largest. Creamed honey dominates 70 percent of output. pasteurization prevents fermentation and preserves flavor. Bees are valued for pollination as well as honey, with 50 crops needing their influence.
A planter spoon rack and a pair of racks for a cup and saucer form an attractive wall display. Pattern 231 provides actual size cutting guides and directions. price 35 cents. It is one of four patterns in the Early American Reproduction Packet No. 19 for $1.75, adapted from old designs. Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.P.L., 4433 West Ltd Ave., Vancouver.
A historical note records the greatest observed ice duration for a housefly as about 62 days, indicating extraordinary resilience or data artifact from early experimentation.
A reader proposes that Canadian manufacturers should export all products rather than sell at home. By shifting sales overseas to Britain Europe and the United States Canadian fashion and other goods would be promoted as imports, boosting store trips and taxes while keeping quality concerns minimal. The idea relies on overseas prestige to drive demand at home and predicts a nationwide boom with higher prices and profits.
A housewife asks a delivery bay for a name. The grocer replies with Ford and Henry. The woman recognizes Henry Ford and the man reveals he has delivered groceries locally for two years, delivering a humorous exchange.
A woman died from burns after a dust explosion caused by her throwing a vacuum cleaner into a furnace. The incident demonstrates that nearly any airborne dust such as wood, flour, corn starch, leather, or spices can ignite when exposed to heat.
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