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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1946
Page
6
The Wawryshyn school in Tyndall reports attendance near 160 with more expected, straining a small staff led by Miss Blaker for beginners and Grades 1 2 and several teachers for upper grades. Board aims to avoid overcrowding as war shortages ease and locals relocate and retirements shift staffing.
Mrs. Sam Baker of Long Lake arrives with Curtis to begin Grade VI at Great Falls School and will stay with Wm Fraser until December. Mrs. Baker returns to Long Lake via C P Airlines. Dance in Anderson Hall on August 31 raises 28.36 dollars sponsored by Iris Fraser, Kenneth Texmo, and B J Thorbergson. Two new teachers, Harland and Roeker, join the Great Falls staff as school year opens. Football underway. skating rink being prepared evenings. Mr and Mrs W J Whitton of Wynyard, Saskatchewan, guests of K C Fergusson. Miss Iris Fraser leaves W E Coy staff to study. visits Winnipeg then Sinnock home in Great Falls with Sinnocks’ son Pudafin.
The Leader reports a three day Springfield tour with Boss man Hanks and advertising manager Mains meeting field reps. Hospitality shone at Pointe du Bois Elma Lac du Bonnet Whitemouth and Pine. Samplings of local tales and lively banter with residents mark the cheerful community visit and reminders to contact correspondents with news.
The group toured the Dreger farm six miles from Beausejour and met Ella and Agnes Dreger and Mrs Gabel in Ladywood. A Polish joke from Mr Dreger drew laughs as John Bodnarczyk, a 63-year farmer, recalled Winnipeg wedding memories. Bodnarczyks praised the good country and a strong wheat year, with yields around thirty bushels per acre. The trip ended with a stop in Tyndall.
A conversation with Archie Wawryshyn reveals a capable man who speaks well and engages without dull moments. He still uses phrases learned in the RCA-F training, and his advocacy for the Tyndall district resonates with readers who also support other correspondents and Springfield in general.
Prairie wheat crop estimates project 440.4 million bushels the largest since 1942. Average yield around 17.4 bushels per acre on 25.27 million acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Manitoba Pool elevators forecast 60 million bushels from 2.93 million acres at roughly 21.2 bushels per acre.
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