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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-05-29, Page 12Page 12 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1952 .HmgmMBUUtwnieiunMUUMHIlUtltUllltlUUlIlUUmMtKIUiUUlUUMIIMWMmMiilinwrriie-rrVf'rMinOTlllMUaUUMMOli^ H. J. CORNISH & CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 29 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT. * a My Trip To Ottawa * Canadian Auto Store LUCAN for SLIP COVERS, TIRES, BATTERIES. AUTO ACCESSORIES We Sell for Less w™ BARRETT ROCK WOOL Insulation V* Keeps Summer Heat Out V Keeps Winter Heat Un d Gives Extra Fire-Safety V !n Blankets, Batts, and Granulated Forms n w TAKE YOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS TO YOUR BARRETT DEALER Besides Rock Wool Insulation, your Barrett Dealer has a com­ plete line of roofing and weather­ proofing materials. 'THE BAIRIRETT COMPANY, LIMITED Halifax Saint John Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver b'Reg'd Trade Mark I think the story of my trip to Ottawa really starts when I first asked Mother and Dad if I could go. They both readily agreed. Now all I had to do was pack, which I did and before I went to bed I’m sure I cheeked that suitcase at least four times. I Before I knew it it was I Thursday and time to get up— [Oh was that ever a rush! First I would run upstairs then down­ stairs, then I remembered I left something upstairs so I would have to go up and get it. Final­ ly I was ready to go. Father drove me to Winchel- sea School where the buses were < waiting. Half the schools went on each bus. Winchelsea. Eden, Bissett and Lumley went on our bus. At 7:10 we were finally off, on our long trip to Ottawa. At the Kitchener bus depot we stopped for half an hour, .where just about everybody ’ bought a comic book and where [we got a new bus driver. Then we were off again. After the eoniic books had been passed around and read, most people settled down to catch up on the sleep they had lost getting up so early. We ate our dinner at Port Hope. Every­ one brought their own. and ■ went into the bus terminal and : had something to drink. i We saw old Fort Henry just out of Kingston. At about 4:30 ■ we drove, over the Ivy Lee l bridge and had a look at the Thousand Island (we would have J seen more, though, if it had not !been so foggy). At Brookville we ate oui’ sup­ per in the Island City Cafe; we [ had very good meals, and they ; were very good to get the meals out to us, considering they weren’t expecting us. So Garnet Hicks, who was in our bus, put on an apron and started serving. He was a big help to the waiter, who seemed to get as much fun out of it as we did. After supper we continued on to Ottawa. It was 9:20 as we stepped off the bus in front of the Y.M.C.A. As soon as we had registered the eleven which were staying at the Y.W.C.A. went straight to bed. I was one of the eleven. In my room four girls—Jean Ark- sey. Angela O'Brien. Ina Chap- pel, one teacher, Miss Bowden, and myself. The other girls went to tour­ ist homes near the Y.W.C.A. The boys stayed in the Y.M.C.A. I awoke at 7:00 a.m. next mor­ ning and went down to the cafe­ teria where we had a wonderful breakfast of cereal, milk, juice, toast, coffee, jam and an apple. The girls from the boarding house came and had their break­ fast too, then we started our tour of Ottawa. The first place we went to was the Public Ar­ chives, which is a historical museum, that has many old documents, and coins in it; also many of the documents that form the base for the Constitu­ tion of our country; also many scenes from great battles and their heroes. They are Cartier, Wolf, Champlain and many others. There was the book where Queen Elizabeth and Philip wrote their names when they visited Canada. Just beside the Archives is the Mint. When we were going from the Archives to the Mint we saw a Mountie in full dress and everybody wanted his pic­ ture. We started running to where he was and just as we were ready to click our cameras, what did he do, but turn and walk away. I guess he was shy. But on our way going into the Mint we saw another Moun­ tie and he let us take his pic­ ture. In the Mint a guide took us through in groups of 10 and made us leave our cameras out in the lobby. They showed us how to make money, but we aren't supposed to try it. From the Mint we went to the War Museum which is right next to the Archives. In the War Museum is a valuable and interesting collection of war tro­ phies and actual pictures taken during the war of 1914-18 and 1939-1945. These pictures line the walls on all four sides and give the place a very realistic look. In the Museum are the guns, can­ nons, jeeps, aeroplanes, swords and old relics right from the I battlefields. Also there are some I of the costumes worn by the high officials in the wars. From there we proceeded to the Victoria Museum, where we wanted to see the Indian dis­ play. Ou the second floor there were two large rooms that took up one side of the building. The room that had all the animals of Canada in it was very dark, and the glass enclosures that the animals were in were lighted, making a very impressive dis­play. The other room had the dress of the Indian, and displays to show how they lived. Next we saw the different kinds of birds and fowl; downstairs were the bones of historical animals. We then came to the art gallerys which I enjoyed very much. I thought the modern art was the nicest. From the Victoria Museum we went to parliament buildings. As you drive up through the city and look up towards the parlia­ ment buildings, the sky-piercing Peace Tower of the House of Parliament catches the eye be­ fore any other part of the build­ ing is visible. It is truly a mag­ nificent sight. As we went into the parlia­ ment buildings we were met by our member of parliament, Mr, McLean. We were served a buf­ fet lunch. Then we went to the Peace Tower. It raises 293 feet into the air. It is built of stone, a 72-foot reinforced concrete spire, covered with copper rises. When we started to go up to the tower we first walked about SO steps up a spiral staircase, then went up the rest of the way in an elevator. We got off the elevator into a room right beneath the clock. The workings of the clock altogether weigh only G4 pounds. From this room you could walk out onto a place much like a balcony. It was about three feet wide and five feet high. From this place you got a mag­ nificent view of Ottawa and the Parliament grounds. On the ele­ vator coming down we saw the Carillon. It has 53 bells, the largest weighing 22,400 pounds, the smallest bell weighing 10 pounds. Then we went on a tour of the Parliament buildings. We saw the Hall of Fame. In an alcove in the hall was the Mem­ orial Chamber, with the Altar of Remembrance, the nation’s trib­ ute to those who died in the First and Second World Wars. This hand-printed Book .of Re­ membrance contains 365 pages and every day at 11:00 a.m. a page is turned. Stones on the floor were brought from parts of France where the soldiers fought and died. Britain supplied the block from which the altar was carved. The general appearance is most impressive. We also saw the House of Commons and the Sen­ ate. Later, when the House of Commons was in session, we went back to the gallery. It was exciting and wonderful to watch Parliament in action and also to watcli the page boys. We went into another room and sat down. There were other children from other schools there and Mr. St. Laurent gave us all a wonderful and very in­ teresting talk. Now we had our tour of the city and we went to 1 Hull. It was wonderful to see all the parks that are in Ottawa and to see how neat the homes and their yards were. Then it was back to the Y.M.C.A. for supper. After sup­ per we went to the Chateau Laurier we toured the Chateau and everyone agreed it was the most beautiful place they had ever seen, and wished we were staying there, but not thinking of what it would cost. When we went back tq oui' rooms, the boys were allowed to go swimming, while we girls were told to go to bed, but we sure didn’t. You’d be surprised how interesting hide and go seek can be when played in the dark and “it” hides in the closet. I fell out of bed before I went to sleep. But at last all the talking stopped and we went to sleep. Next morning we woke up at 6:30 and finished packing. After breakfast we started home on the No. 7 Highway and stopped at Madoc and then at Peterborough for dinner. After «>• makion iwn* Wincheiseu School dinner everyone was looking for some kind of gift for their par­ ents. There was a gift slioi> just down the street and nearly everyone went there. For the girls they had nice gifts, but for the boys they had a counter of gadgets and things like sneeze powder, itch powder and red peper gum. This is only a few. Everybody bought something. Just imagine what it was like back on the bus, sneeze powder and itch powder all over the place. We ate supper .at a res­ taurant at Kitchener and finally at 9:30 we arrived home, all safe, sound, happy, and wishing we were just starting the trip all over again. Sugar Beet Men To Get $753,000 Sugar beet growers in South­ western Ontario have been ex­ tremely gratified with high re­ turns per acre they have re­ ceived over the past few years. During the war, the price of re­ fined sugar in Canada was pegged at an extremely low price, with resultant depression of sugar beet prices. Sugar was the last product to be de-con- trolled, and it was not until 1949 that sugar went on the •free market once again, and re­ gained its value in relation to values of other agricultural pro­ ducts. Sugar beet growers received on an average $151.96 per acre on 30,050 acres in 1949, or $13.61 per ton. By 1950, the average value per acre had jumped to $179.38 on 33,277 acres or a price of $15.75 per ton, factory delivery. Under the terms of the sugar beet contract, where growers participate in re­ turns for sugar and by-products, final payments have not as yet been made for the 1951 crop. Growers so far have received $4,471,882.00 on the 1951 crop, or $13.10 per ton, factory de­ livery. Cheques in the mail by May 30, averaging $2.20 per ton, will swell the farmers’ re­ turns by another $753,000, mak­ ing the total returns to date $5,225,000. In these troubled days of sell­ ing surpluses at below cost of production, and with disease problems raising havoc with or­ derly marketing, farmers are looking about for a stable, high- value cash crop, and deciding on sugar beets. 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