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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1947
Page
2
John Apsit, walking to the post office, shone a flashlight on a timber wolf he mistook for a rock and encountered a second wolf as a pack howled nearby. He reached safety without incident. Later Mrs. O Lagshin reported four timber wolves on the lake shore near Lettonia Hall.
A chicken house owned by Mr. Englehart burned Monday evening at 9 45 p m destroying fifty chickens. Mr and Mrs were away from home when the blaze was first noticed and could not save any birds. Cause of the fire was undetermined at press time.
Pine Falls branch of the Canadian Legion hosted a Curling evening for four rinks from Pointe Du Bois. The event featured competitive curling, a social sing along, and a buffet lunch. Rev. Towler led the Pine Falls club with helpers Bill Jackson and Mike Bachynski organizing arrangements.
RCMP Constable R Brown visited Whitemouth School for a social engagement rather than an arrest. The visit impressed students and sparked discussion on citizenship and safety while a light four abreast parade ended at Sunnyside Cafe for coffee.
Beausejour adds color to its main street with a new Bonnie Hatcheries office neon sign and Beaver Lumber window glow signaling new neon lighting. The town's appearance grows more attractive and may spur further beautification by other businesses.
Seven Sisters Juveniles defeated Pine Falls 5 3 after leading 2 0 and tying 2 2 in the second period. Great Falls tied Pine Falls 4 4, overtime produced a 5 5 draw as Geo Krocher and Bill McDonald refereed. The crowd praised the fast, hard fought game on local ice.
Manitoba farmers are urged by Provincial Tax Commissioner R. B. Baillie to file gasoline tax refund claims before March 15. Farmers may submit multiple claims, but refunds for gasoline used in farm machinery in 1946 must be filed by mid March or be forfeited.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs John Nevedle on the birth of a son. Kenneth Jenken and Janet Wardrop wed, new school building plans discussed by visitors George Ressner George Steiner and Alex Hill. St Patrick's Supper March 15 Irish Stew at Municipal Hall. Curling event thanked Lac du Bonnet Curling Association. Audrey Ressner visited Seven Sisters and Rainy River. Little Myrtle Cousins birthday March 3. Several birthdays and local gatherings noted with many names.
A Winnipeg man explains foster parenting teens offers both joy and grief. The Children’s Aid Society seeks foster homes for school age boys and girls, emphasizing that happy, well adjusted parents succeed with older children. Inquiries welcome at 184 Alexander Avenue.
The Junior Red Cross provided free medical care to 2 107 children last year across Canada 770 of them orthopedic from families unable to pay. Since 1922, 28 014 children have received attention as 827 493 members are recorded with 89 351 high school teens. A national appeal for 5 million dollars funds peacetime Red Cross activities.
Manitoba Barley Improvement Committee offers good seed barley to farmers at 90 cents per bushel for commercial seed and 1.20 dollars for certified seed including freight to Winnipeg. Malt barley carries a five cent premium over commercial grades. Orders and application forms are available via local elevator agents for O A C 21 barley.
A special fleet for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit to the Union of South Africa includes seven of thirteen eight cylinder Daimlers. The cars seat eight, feature English ash frames with aluminum panelling, electric roof panel operation, blinds, windows, and interior partition, with concealed smoking and writing requisites in the arm rests.
Edwin H. Land of Boston unveils a camera that captures a finished picture in about one minute. At a New York demonstration he shows peeling apart a positive print from a tiny chemical capsule and film after exposure and press roller processing.
About sixty local horticulturalists attended a March 5 meeting in Pine Falls to form a Horticultural Society. T. E. Silver opened the session, J. W. Jackson led officer elections, and R. M Bevan from Manitoba Agriculture spoke on soil formation and best soil use for plant groups.
Beausejour wowed a small crowd with a 6-2 victory over Acklands as Benny Englet led the offense with three goals including the opener. Rouse scored for Acklands, then Dugard added a late first period goal, with Ferens and Rewacki adding singles and Drysdale and Bird assisting.
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