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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1954
Page
7
Mary Marten, stuck in a tightening budget, watches husband Bill drift from steady work to wage cuts. She suspects a planned departure as Bill returns home with a brittle calm and an empty suitcase task. An unseen storm brews around a marriage long shaped by routine.
Southern Alberta vegetable processing officials anticipate packing over 1,000,000 cases of canned and quick frozen vegetables this year, valued around 3.5 million dollars. The region accounts for about 22 percent of Canada's frozen foods and 82 percent of frozen peas, with 8,000 irrigated acres near Lethbridge and Brooks. Contracts, issued by Broder Canning Co Alberta Canning Co and Cornwall Canning Co, may return producers roughly 800,000 dollars, despite average to below average yields. A new 800,000 dollar Cornwall unit is being built at Taber to support expansion.
A botanical note explains that a single tea bush can yield four distinct flavors or varieties. The observation highlights the plant's versatility and potential for diversified harvests in tea cultivation.
Doreen Mary Winkler a 21 year old blind since birth earned an associate diploma in music from the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music during the universitys spring convocation She has studied on a scholarship since 1952 and hopes to become a music teacher Her Braille aided notes and vocal talent drew strong support from friends at the YWCA and university circles including church choir work and a London Public Library recital plan
Regina hosts the North American figure skating championships at Regina Stadium on March 15 and 16 with state and regional champions from the United States and Canada expected to compete. Other province events next year include the Macdonald Brier junior track and field meet and national boxing and wrestling championships.
The bureau of statistics shows Canada ranked third in world trade in 1953, behind the United States and Britain. Canada held this position in most postwar years except 1951 when France surpassed her. US imports and exports hit 27.604 billion, Britain 16.89 billion, Canada 9.458 billion, with other major powers Germany France and Belgium Luxembourg also listed. Last year Canada supplied about 63 percent of non Soviet world trade.
In Burnaby British Columbia 17 fishermen took part in a fish derby a half pound grilse was the largest catch so small it was nearly returned to the water Orville Forrest earned a fishing rod as the prize for the winning fish
Competition stresses tractor safety and operating efficiency. The event dubbed Operation Tractor, praised by Agricultural Engineer C A Cheshire, divides into four parts: inspection of a doctored machine, a true false safety quiz, driving, and belting. Penalties add to driving time for errors showing skill in safe tractor operation. Safety tips from the Alberta Safety Council urge cooling engines before fueling, shields in place, seated operation, no rash adjustments, careful crank usage, proper hitching, avoiding embankments, and no riding by children.
A collection of dated quips and jokes about driving, sales, boxing, bridge, social scenes, and domestic witticisms. Lines include insurance chat, referee fatigue, a novice bridge player, a dancer’s remark on a long girl now tall, and a fire risk bucket request.
Miss Taggart daughter of Dr. and Mrs J G Taggart of Ottawa formerly home planning adviser at Eaton's College Street Toronto under the professional name Kay Kipling now studying interior design at Parsons School of Design New York She will join the staff in September Her husbandly and career notes reflect opportunities for women with home economics training including interior design career prospects She was born in Swift Current and graduated Regina Central Collegiate in 1941 and earned a bachelor of household science in 1946 from the University of Saskatchewan with further postgraduate work in housing and design.
The Canada bureau of statistics reports January to June 1954 completions at 41,572 units, up five percent from 1953. Starts fell to 46,398, while end of June construction total reached 64,262. June completions dropped 10 percent to 6,047. Regional gains and declines varied, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia showing changes.
In Waterton Lakes Park Alta during a drive, Park Guide J H Atkinson predicted moose and two or three appeared about twenty feet from the car as Northern Affairs Minister Lesage listened.
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