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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1963
Page
8
Vancouver home hobby pages showcase patterns for doll cradles and angels, Santa figures, town plaque, and animal hangers. Various pattern numbers cost 50c to $1.75 in Indoor Christmas Packet No. 43 and related sets, with full-size guides for wreaths, cards, and festive table pieces.
Lake Huron and Lake Michigan show nearly identical levels in the Great Lakes system, indicating little difference in surface elevation. Observers note stable readings with minor fluctuations within typical seasonal ranges.
Widespread crop damage claims rise under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act with 1,777 townships applying for payments. Hail in central Prairies, drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta reduce yields. Manitoba reports excess moisture and rust. About 1,032 townships in two provinces file claims. total payments may reach $10 million after past years high of $53 million. A 1% levy on grain value funds the program.
A forecasted record apple harvest of 19,394,000 bushels tops the 1946 high of 19.2 million. Canada’s totals show British Columbia 6.58 million, Ontario 4.93, Quebec 436, Nova Scotia 3.0, New Brunswick 0.53. Pears reach 1.5 million, 90 percent of last year. sweet cherries 368,000. apricots 123,000. plums and prunes 589,000. peaches 2.4 million. sour cherries 254,000.
The 1963 Alberta Shippers Guide is out and can be picked up at the Alberta Motor Transport Association offices in Calgary at 218 17th Ave SE and in Edmonton at 410 Northern Hardware Building. The guide is larger and packed with shipping information for routes into, within, and out of Alberta.
A vintage catalog blurb offers pattern numbers 350 to 354 for building a train set village including a Railroad Station Gateman's Shack and various yard buildings. Patterns 50c each or 1.75 for Packet 44 with all five. also pattern 393 for luminous wall scene and Skyway Shelves at 50c as part of Jig Saw Packet No 34 517. A hopeful gift assortment highlights growing towns and home crafts.
A survey for the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Administration finds low income and small farmers in Eastern Canada borrow more from finance companies than larger operations yet pay higher rates. Banks and government agencies supply 80 percent of loans while finance companies hold 5 percent. 20 percent of small farm debt in Ontario, 22 percent in Quebec, and 30 percent in New Brunswick come from finance companies.
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