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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1964
Page
1
Provincial Library and Legislative office issues renewal notice for OS 1x subscription to NAME ADDRESS. Renewal action targets a single subscriber and includes a renewal request and contact details for processing.
The county opens hunting season Friday with changes to bag limits. Ducks and geese hunting south of the 53rd parallel runs from September 25 to December 5, with daily bag five and possession ten. Upland birds south of the parallel allow Sharp tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge starting October (date unclear), with fenval hunting prohibited. Remember, a courteous hunter is a safe hunter.
Manitoba switches to automated billing as 3000 provincial telephone customers will receive punched payment cards. Cards enable faster accurate processing of accounts through the system’s electronic computers. Instructions for handling the perforated cards arrive with customer accounts next month.
The Lac du Bonnet postal service through the bus depot was abruptly stopped on instructions from Winnipeg. Letters were collected daily by the bus driver and taken to Winnipeg, often beating regular mail by up to three days. A petition to restore the mailbox is circulating, but postal regulations block such a change.
Lac du Bonnet village installs new rural telephone network for fire calls. When a fire is reported two phones ring at the fire chief and deputy chief, then relay through local lines to about 20 volunteer firefighters. This improves speed but cannot yet reach the one call all members at once as done in Dauphin and Pinawa.
At the first meeting conveners and public relations officials announced a football and volleyball game against Beausejour. The council approved navy box pleated tunics as official school apparel to be worn 2 to 3 inches above the knee. Parents are asked to bring children to a meeting on Thursday September 24 at 7:00 PM in the Elementary School Auditorium.
RCMP investigate a Tuesday early morning break in at the Wild Rice Plant one mile northeast of Lac du Bonnet near United Grain Growers Elevators. The owner Wade laments the second theft in three years.
A brief admonition warns speakers to pause and consider words before replying in tense exchanges, reflecting caution about rash opinions and the value of measured speech.
One hundred cubs from Lac du Bonnet Beausejour Great Falls and Pinawa gathered at Milner Ridge base for the second annual Cuboree. Beausejour and Lac du Bonnet teams faced off in softball with Beausejour winning 8 to 6. Cubs earned badges in five achievements while Wing Commander Anderson and the RC A F supported the event.
George Anderson attended the Mid-Continent Ham Fest in Winnipeg September 5 and 6 with Amateurs from Manitoba and visitors from other provinces and the U S. He and Mrs. Anderson visited Inglis for a week with their daughter and family. Mrs. E L Dickson of Winnipeg visited her grandson and family. St Marys Anglican Ladies Auxiliary presented Sea Breezes and Sunshine to Africa on September 2 with lunch and a silver collection. Mr and Mrs Pearson of Manchester England toured Africa, filmed slides, and Mrs Pearson joined in Pointe du Bois. Dennis Dickson John Downie and Derrick Wimble visited after canoeing nine days from Lone Island Lake. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Wayne Thompson on the birth of Susan Grace September 13 at Victoria General Hospital Winnipeg. New cars were seen with H Andersons E Bricknell Co Frank and N Findlay and Wm Stuart returning from North Battleford.
The Canadian Education Association plans an expanded student exchange embracing all provinces as part of its centennial program. A study committee was formed at a Winnipeg directors’ meeting to organize and finance the expansion. About 100 students from four provinces now participate, with aims to grow to several hundred and include more provinces and teacher exchanges with other countries.
Local observations record visiting at Rev and Mrs B Voss home, family connections to Otto Grauman of Balmoral, and health updates including Fred Grabke’s hospital stay and Rochelle Tiede’s tonsillitis. Ed Pluchinski, Ed Weger, and Erna Jeshke are also noted with well wishes. Multiple relatives and birthdays appear among Winnipeg and Vancouver visitors.
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