r^r^ts^ra^^Rss^i^^i peptProvUKiaV^^-y- d EAST CENTRAL ALBERTA IMEWS •ME XXXXIII — No. 10 THE HANNA HERALD and EAST CENTRAL AL§ERTA NEWS - - THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1956 1 Delia Boxers Where Provincial Park Will Ba PgWNCIAL PARK AT STEVEVILLE Shown On T-V Snow Fall Heavy A litter of Boxer pups from SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE AMONG "Broadview Kennels", owned by But Long Way Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dodds of Delia, appeared on CHCT-TV's BROOKS MEN AND GOV'T OFFICIALS "Red Top Dog Revue" on Thurs­ From Record day, March 8th. The pups are the ^Meeting Next Thursday To Hear first litter out of "Dark Girl" (Jill) Forty Inches Up To beautiful red-fawn Boxer female Date Is Far Short ^Suggestions From Individuals And owned by Walter Dodds. Of 64 In 1950 Organizations; Appropriation Made The pups were sired by "Meri­ dians Executive" better known as While snowfall in Hanna and Sevelopment of an area neaf Steveville as a Provincial "Rebel" to TV fans. Rebel is a district has been heavy this win­ handsome tiger-striped brindle. He ter, it is away below the record iur Park, has gained further momentum this week. Ac- of recent years. This week slightly \tg to a news report in the Brooks Bulletin a delegation is the star of "Dog Revue" where he appears with his owner, Mrs. over forty inches of snow for the the provincial government will be in Brooks on March Eileen Fraser, who presents a var­ winter months was indicated on confer with interested groups in thar community. iety of dogs each week to TVth e records of the P. F. R. A. off­ •> * audiences. ice. This figure is far below the provincial officials will be 64 inches recorded in 1950. How­ Bd in the group as announc- Rebel comes from excellent blood lines. He is an American ever, as the weather skeptics pre­ the Brooks Board of Trade. dict, "there may be much more" lare V. A. Wood, chairman of Board of Trade Boxer and has 40 ^champions and 5 International Champions in hislate r on. rovincial parks board and J. In the meantime, somewhat Bsen, deputy minister of lands pedigree. 1 warmer weather has returned to forests, both of whom have To Hear Talk On the district, and operation "snow first had surveys of the Jas. Pringle Wins shovel" is again under way as far­ (ville area. Seed Award mers and toWnsfolk once more dig ording to information from Credit Bureau themselves out of huge drifts, open |ks initial steps have been Stettler Business Man James Pringle, prominent seed roads, and resume the seemingly towards acquisition of the Will Outline Scheme grower of the West Wingham dis­ endless task of keeping winter ssary land for the park, and At Meeting Tonight trict won first place in the class travel lines open. |two government men wish to for brome seed at the seed fair in In town the D. P. W. has been with interested groups and A. E. Salt, of Salt Insurance Ag­ Calgary recently Mr. Pringle re­ doing a first class job in bulldozing lizations in regard to suggest- encies, Stettler, will be the guest peated the same standing in this open streets and alleys, and on for park development which speaker at a banquet meeting of class a year ago at Calgary. seventh avenue drifts are now pil­ I include, roads, cabins, parking the Hanna Boerd of Trade tonight ed 10 to 12 feet high. In the coun­ and museum when the pro- in the National Hotel at 6:30. Mr. Dr. G. D. Wilkins try there arc still some roads is completed within a few Salt, well known in Hanna, will which are closed as snow plow give a talk on credit bureaus. Some Has Executive Post crews just can't keep up with the ring the present sitting of the time ago local business men were Dr. G. D. Wilkins has been ap­ never-ending drifting. As for many be the Alberta government ap- considering the idea of a credit pointed to thc 1956 executive of sideroads they will not be opened jwiated the sum of $10,000 as bureau, but thc possibilities of the the Alberta Chapter of the College until spring and then, Mother Nat­ fay in the initial stage of the plan were never explained nor did of General Practice of Canada. On ure will do the job. elopment. the business heads take definite Friday, March 9th he attended the With the month of March almost action. Mr. Salt's address is expect­ annual Scientific Session of the half gone, all residents have had ed to cover all phases in the oper­ Alberta Chapter at Red Deer, enough of winter, which when this ation of the bureau. where he acted as moderator for month runs out will have been of the afternoon meeting. fen Council Prior to the guest speaker's ad­ six months duration. dress, election of officers will take place. J. D. Pi-rker is the retiring [dvised to Close president, having served two years Above is a picture of some of the odd formations panse into a provincial park. At the present sitting in that capacity. A large turnout TRANSFERABLE BALLOT ABOLISHED; around Steveville on the Red Deer River in which pre­ the legislature a sum of ten thousand dollars was set of new members is urged, and tic­ historic monsters and dinosaurs once roamed: The Steve­ aside to pay for initial costs, such as obtaining land faler Lines ket reservations can be obtained ville area has long been noted for being one of the most rights, road work, etc. In the photo are several* fossil from Mr. Parker or C. K. French, BILL INTRODUCED LAST WEEK MOST Frozen Mains This or J. M. Whikler. important fossil beds on the North American continent. hunters" searching for the remains of some of the many Winter Continual Source The provincial government has taken steps this year to­ fossils to be found in the formation on both sides of the Of Much Inconvenience CERTAINLY TO BE GIVEN APPROVAL wards transforming part of this vast and intriguing ex­ river. ,. *~.*je •;,- BK,-. ^i3*5«*fli£t-A •' OY«^-%"**-*-fl-«4 -— fallowing Local Red Cross "Room for Argument" On Both Sides Results Of auch difficulty with tHe water sys- As Government and Opposition "Hash" • em in Oyan during the Winter Mallon Voting at Delia mm SHA(Kfr»H»N[WKHWtH iionths, Mayor W. A. Cunningham Preps For Drive Over Proposed Change In House nd members of the council, last DELIA, March 14 — Results of eek laid the problem in the hands the village council elections held the engineering firm who was (Special to The Herald by Ken Mason) Talks By East MEMBERS HOLD FIRST MEETING During March EDMONTON—After doing quite well under It for 20 on Monday, March Sth were: Mr. charge of the original installat- Kasper Kempf, 91, Mrs. S. Coffin, |>n. Objective Set; T. A. years. Social Credit has decided to obolish the transferable ballot and proportional representation system of voting in Central Members 50. To fill the vacancy left by the FOLLOWING ELECTION LAST MONDAY Mr. R. Vickerman, who was the Horn Colls Meeting resignation of John Beaton as provincial elections. A bill introduced by the government in Ingineer for Haddin, Davis and For Next Monday James A. Cameron And councillor, Mac Sinclair with 72 Appointment of Committees Occupies jtrown, and Mr. Brown, partner of the legislature last week would put Alberta elections under W. O. Turner To Give votes was elected over Henry Lar­ fae firm, were invited here for a With an objective of $1750 for the straight "X" ballot - the same system used in federal Addresses In Calgary kin who obtained 58 votes. Major Part of Initial Meeting; Consultation. Hanna and district, the local Red elections. At this point, there is little doubt about the bill French Heads Finance ami Relief After a full day's session, their Cross Branch will swing into action being passed. • Calgary business men will hear advice was lo close the system next week to assist in the current first hand information relative to Hornets To Host Mayor I. F. Shacker, presided at the first regulor meet­ iown, pump the lines dry andDominion-wid e fund campaign. The 107 page bill, introduced by the Red Deer River Development project in Calgary this coming Sat­ Calgary Club ing Monday night, following his return to office and the elec­ jleave them that way until the frost T. A. Horn, chairman of the Han­ Hon. Fred C. Colborne, minister tion of three Councillors last Monday. "New faces" on the comes out of the ground. The coun­ without portfolio, embodies an en­ Mixed 'Spiel urday. na branch told the Herald Wednes­ Hanna Hornets will play hosts to council are Robert Whyte, Bruce Hutchison and Harold Lund, cil' has decided to follow this ad- day that a general meeting of ihe tirely new Election Act. But the Through the courtesy of the Cal­ the Lord Strathcona Horse hockey rice. Freezing lines have caused local branch has been called ior change in the method of making gary Chamber of Commerce, Pres­ team in a fixture at the arena this while those who go to make up the six councillors are N. i. considerable inconvenience this next Monday, March 19. The meet­ ballots is the only major departure Has No Entries ident of the East Central Irrigation Saturday night. Game time is 8:30 Devereaux, C. K. French and P. Kennedy. vinter and it is the intention of the ing starts at 8 p.m.