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Material distributed by F. MacCulloch of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan advocating the secession of the Western provinces from Canada, November 18, 1938.

Statement: Charles Gibbings, president of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, talks about agriculture and the economy in gereral along with Roger Phillips, Director of Research for the Wheat Pool. By: CL

Dramatized documentary: This film discusses the struggle of western Canadian farmers to create an orderly marketing system. It describes the advantages of an orderly marketing system and the history of the farmers' efforts to gain control the the process. The first grain producers organization formed in Canada was the Territorial Grain Growers Association at Indian Head in 1901. In 1923 the Alberta Wheat Pool was formed and in 1924 the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and the Manitoba Wheat Pool were formed. The events leading to the creation of the Canadian Wheat Board in 1935 are also described. The film includes interior shots of the Canadian Wheat Board's building in Winnipeg showing many of the staff at work. Also shown is contemporary colour footage of men and women, dressed in period costume, operating old steam powered threshing machines. The Saskatchewan Archives has a film copy in its holdings - This film was copied to VT R-12135 (one VHS copy and one BetaCam SP copy) See also FILM R-193 and FILM R-3051.

News: (1) Unidentified man on decreasing costs of data transmission (news item: "Carlite Data Centre"] (colour) (optical sound). (2) United Steelworkers of America strike in front of a potash mine (silent). (3) Jack McFaul on the financing of the University of Saskatchewan. (4) Bill Russell on the Army and Navy Department Store in Saskatoon. (5) Premier Allan Blakeney on a gas agreement with Alberta. (6) Alf Gleave on added assistance for farmers. (7) Kim Thorson on discussions with Romanian representatives regarding a tractor plant for Saskaoon. (8) "Mardi Gras" party; band, symphony chamber players, people dancing, casino, etc. (silent). (9) Hans Maclej on the provincial government's spending of tax dollars. (10) Gary Lane on provincial government unemployement figures. (11) Hans Maclej on the end of inexpensive energy. (12) Winterchimo outdoor festival; crowds, fire-cooked food, helicopter ride, horseshoes, etc. (silent). (13) Hockey; a media team vs. a native team (silent). (14) Ice racing; cars on a winter track (silent). (15) Dr. Johnson on the political situation in Canada, and western Canada.

News: (1) Silent footage of a Miss Teen Saskatoon contest (2) Grant Devine talks about Western Canadian development (3) Mr. Burton talks about assessing Warman as a [Uranium] refinery site (4) Cliff Wright talks about the need to educate drivers (5) Ted Malone talks about the province's finances (6) Silent footage of the Saskatoon - Sutherland by-election in Saskatoon (7) Garnet Wipf is interviewed after the Progressive Conservatives win the Saskatoon - Sutherland by-election (8) Peter Zakreski talks about rural vs. urban health care (9) Silent footage of an automobile involved in an abduction (10) Silent footage of the sand blasting of a building to remove the smoke damage from a fire (11) Silent footage of the offices of the Saskatoon Rural Health Region (12) More footage of Grant Devine talking about Western Development (13) Dr. Stout talks about Canada's trade relation with the United States.

Publications entitled Henderson's North-Western Ontario, Manitoba & Northwest Directory & Gazetteer including the City of Winnipeg for the Years 1887 and 1888, published by the Winnipeg Directory Publishing Company.

In the South Country: A reprint of a series of articles which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon Star-Phoenix in September, 1934, as the result of a tour of the drouth-stricken districts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba by D.B. MacRae, editor of the Regina Leader-Post and R.M. Scott, assistant agricultural editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. 43 p.

The Rehabilitation of the Drought Area. An address delivered by the Honourable John Bracken before the Canadian Club of Winnipeg on October 25, 1934. Published by the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. 15 p. (2 copies).

Drought on the Canadian Prairies. An Address Delivered at the Regina Board of Trade Luncheon on November 30, 1934 by A.M. Shaw, Dean of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan. Issued by the Agricultural Extension Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1934. 12 p. (2 copies).

The Canadian Series of Jackdaws No. C13 on the Great Depression written and compiled by Charles Humphries and Clarke Irwin of Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited of Toronto, Ontario. Jackdaw consists of copies of newspaper articles, pamphlets, handbills and broadsheets. (2 copies). Date of production unknown.