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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-04-21, Page 9Centennial Report zw\I Mess Dinner At CFB Clinton IQC7 by JQHN W. FISHERIvO/ centennial commissioner Report No, 3 What small town or city in ■Canada has itot been served, at some time in its history, by a ■Chinese restaurant or a Chfosse launidry? Opr commupi'tibs have been built by the ooritri- txitibns; pf many culrtjures apd St occurs to. me that too often the <tohtriburibn$ bf the Chiitasie have been overlooked. * In earlier times the Chinese provided the backbone of labour for railroad building. ‘They were the cookis ini mines lumber camps. Gradually they developed small businesses :and provided services to com­ munities Which few Others were prepared or able to offer. They .still do that today and scores .of small communities would have no public eating places.’ if it were not for the Canadians -of Chinese extraction. Also they provide -a cultural addition to .our cities with their glamorous ■and interesting modern "China­ towns”, These contributions I have ■mentioned are some of the -more noticeable ones. Chinese 'Canadian's today are active as well in most other areas of -modem society -+■.— in the arts, the profession's, in business, even in politics. For example ' .Mr. Peter Wing recently be­ came the first Chinese Cania- ■diian to be elected mayor of a ■Canadian city, at Kamloops, B.C, ‘ The people of Vernon, B.C., are quite aware of the contri­ bution the Chinese have made in the development of their •community. What has made' -them, more aware recently is ah 'Offer by the Chinese community •of Vernon to build a tea house as a Centennial project in the ■city park. Walter Joe, spokes­ man for the Chinese com­ munity’s Freemasons and Dant Coan Club,, told the city council that some of the oldtimers ■Wanted to build the tea house as a reminder of the new and -old cultures. I can agree heartily with the 'Vernon News which commented in one of its editorials: “Chin- .ese Canadians should be saluted -on their desire to play a part , in celebrating the 100th anni- < -versaries of B.C. and Canada. : .'In this way theii’ part in the 1 ■’building of a nation, which we tend to overlook. can receive the recognition It deserves.” The first Chinese arrived at Vernon 60 to 70 years ago and the community reached 700 people around the time of the First World, Wta’. The News states that they went to Vernon in fpree with the building of the railroad and earlier some took part in the Cherryville gold rush. “They stayed to pro­ vide the labour needed to op­ erate canneries and the agri­ cultural industry. It was menial labour because .they lacked the education and knowledge of the language to get batter jobs. “But the Chinese established themselves as hard workers and good citizens. Many became prosperous businessmen and played a significant, role in the community’s development.” I might add that, whenever the Chinese were allowed to bring up families in Canada, they strove to give their children higher education'. It is easy to see that the Centennial is not only an oc­ casion of celebrations. It is a time when we are reminded that Canadians of all back­ ground's have developed thfe country and that we cannot afford to think that any group of us can be self-sufficient in isolation. I believe that the Centennial projects — the big ones being conducted on a na­ tional scale and the small ones Mike the Vernon tea house — will remind us that Canadians originated from societies and cultures all over the world and will increase our understanding of each other’s: way of life and point of view. -----------o----------- There are also twice as many nations participating in Expo 67 as in any previous world exhibition. It is expected that the final count will reach eighty. The ten Canadian Pro­ vinces1 will also participate as well as the cities of Montreal’ and Paris and the State of Neiw York. Three international or­ ganizations will have pavilions. Canadian companies have an­ nounced participation totalling some $45 million. •; • s ■ p b’J I Friday and Saturday Evenings Only 'Chicken In a Basket" Friday—Served from 9:30 p,m, to 12:30 a.m. Saturday—Served from 9:30 p.m, to Midnight SMORGASBORD DINNERS Every Sunday Evening from 5 to 7 Phone 482-3421 for Reservations We Cater to Dinner Parties and Wedding Receptions Airmen on Staff at Canadian Base held a ’’Mixed” Mess: Dinner at the Airmens Mess, Saturday 16ith April/ After the formal Dinner served by candlelight, the guests danced to the musfc of the Chris Black Combo. LAC Don J, Black is presL dent of the Mess (tommittee and LAC Jack Eaton is vice­ PMC. Tthose two officials and their wives sat ut the head tabid with toe Senior Mesis Member LAC Jack Guignard and his wife, G/C K. R. Green­ away and Mrs. Greenaway, F/L O. S. Swaren and' Mrs. Swaren, F/L J. M. Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. F/O Dan J. Davis, Honorary PMC and Mrs, Davis, WO1 Jack Retid and Mrs. Reid Wore in attendance. The Base Public Information Officer was guest speaker, and was introduced by LAC Don Black. F/L O, S. Swaren gave the pre-dinner blessing. ■—---„---<>_——---- Volleyball At St. Thomas Coach Sergeant C C. Moody took his CFB Clinton vodleytell Team to St. Thomas for the “Silver Bell” Tournament on April 16. Competing teams were CFB Borden, Army Physical Train­ ing Centre, London Volleyball Club, London Old Timers, West Lome Wild Cats, St. Thomas “Optimists” and CFB Clinton. All teams were evenly matched, but CFB Borden won the play­ off with London Volleyball dub to emerge as final winners. The same six teams .will play ait the Physical Training Centre, CFB Clinton on April 23, be- g’ ’ _ J "" z " public is welcome, Coach Moody’s -team is composed of Sergeant Al Blondel, Corporals Ray Barr, Fred Pairsons and Mlatty- Mathews, and LAC’s Jack MacDonald and Chico Bulmer. Rebekahs Have DDP At Session Huronie Rebekah Lodge No. 306 melt on April 18 MtU Noble BY DOROTHY BARKER f Pioneer Career Tbwy%. April 21, 1966—rtciinton News-£ecord-~~J»0ge 9 >>*> X-* K_zAjU4UW1I UI1 JTXpAJU. LZU, ginning, ait 10 a.pi. The general (. o- VIEWS (By William Whiting) We looked into the history of Burt Ward' the heroic Bay Wonder on “The Batman”, and 'it really isn’t startling that he~ is referred to as a wonder since'he has1 been just that for most of his 20 years. When he was two years old, Burt was featured in Ripley’s Believe-Tt-Or-Not as the world’s youngest professional ice-Jstet- er. At 13, he pitched four no-hit no-run games for his team Jn the Los Angeles Municipal Baseball League. He is a fine chess player who represented his high school in a city-wide competition; a pro­ ficient pianist; a skin diving ex­ pert, and in 1962 he was chosen to demonstrate his amazing ability to read and comprehend 3,000 words per minute before teachers at the University of California and the American Medical Society. Bunt was selected for the ‘Robin’ role after the producer auditioned more than 50 appli­ cants. He and his wife, Bonney, ex­ pect their first child this sum­ mer. Holy Parenthood!!* . * . * The-- March national telerat­ ings 'by Elliott Research Cor­ poration show the top 10 pro­ grams as follows: Saturday-, night NHL Hockey first, and. Wednesday-night hockey in sec­ ond spot. Then it’s Bewitched, Beverly Hillbillies, Big Valley, Bonanza, Front Page Chal­ lenge, Red Skelton, It’s Your Move and Andy Griffith. Right about now, several I ject of my first paragraph — thousand Canadian students1 have their noses in text books almost from dawn to dawn, cramming for those final exams that are so important to their future. Many already know ex­ actly where they ape headed but there are those, either in their last year of high school or their first year of university, who are searching for the right road to take that will eventu­ ally lead to a beneficial career, , My education has been con­ siderably broadened since I started collecting material tor this column. I must admit, how­ ever, that there hlaye been times when an assignment has been1 away over my head. Such an incident was last summer whe(n, I-was taken an a person­ ally conducted, tour of toe Bed­ ford Institute of Oceanography at Dartmouth, N.S. I was absolutely fascinated by the numerous laboratories, the tubes, files, charts and marine equipment that Was explained to me. Most of alt wais like try­ ing to learn Greek in one lels- son, but every now and again there was a glimmer of in­ telligence that added to the thrill in the knowledge of what oceanography can mean to the existence of future generations. The Institute was' started in 1962 for the study of marine sciences, hydrography and chanting ithe currents, etc. There are five ships in the ,'oceanography fleet attached to 'the Bedford Institute. I was' privileged, while on the tour of the beautiful new buildings, to go aboard one of these ships1, the C.S.S, Acadlian. I was a little sorry it wasn’t the Hud­ son, which is reputed to be the best scientific ship afloat to­ day. Last year, for the first time, a computer was used dur­ ing a sail across: the Atillantiice Ridge, when three miles of tape and five and a half million no­ tations constituted part of the work involved, the responsibil­ ity of the scientists aboard. The findings of oceanographic ■research are valued and Used by many other sciences and practical pursuits: fisheries re­ search, submarine warfare technology, meteorology, har­ bor construction and other • types of seaside engineering, geology, and, of course, navi­ gation. Many of the techniques used by oceanographers are still in their infancy and .this relatively young field offers ex­ citing opportunities for pion­ eering. Employment For Students Which brings me to the sub­ I students and their future car­ eers. The Institute holds open house during the holidays for senior high school and unirer- ri'ty students, Each year sbu- dents are employed by the In­ stitute, Thirty-eight senior uni­ versity meh were working in the 'labs the summer day I watched soil and potation tests being made. Two senior high school students are employed annually as guides for tours which were .started in (1964. Both these levels of employ- ment tare designed to fam­ iliarize students with oceano­ graphy and hopefully , inspire them to make it their life’s work. As Dr. Rene R. Pilot©, the hydrognapher who so patiently explained every little detail to me. Said during our interview, “technical help is always a pro­ blem. That is wh y we encour­ age students to visit the Insti­ tute.” His own enthusiasm for his wor kwas proof enough' for me to believe this business of Studying'the sea and' discover­ ing the mysteries it has with­ held from man for so many centuries, is certainly a fascin­ ating one. Grand Mrs, William Jenkins in charge. District Deputy Presi­ dent Edna Caldwell, Hensail expressed her good wishes and co-operation of' the Lodge dur­ ing her year in office, A penny sale was held and the April group served a de­ licious lunch. On April 6 the Lodge held a bake sale and dessert euichre with a good attendance. Win­ ners were ladies’ high, Mrs. Frank Cummings; low, Mrs. Wes Hoggart; lone hands, Mrs, Lome Wilson, Bruceflield; lucky chair, Mrs. Jack Batkin. Of This Newspaper R*WW*i Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER SEAFORTH Open Every Afternoon Local Representative A. W. STEEP — 482-6642 WOOL .Realize the highest returns for your wooj by patronizing your own Organization. SHIP COLLECT TO Our Registered Warehouse-No, 1, > Westo'n, Ontario Obtain sacks and twine- without charge from RUSSELL MANSON (Shearer) Zurich, Ontario or by writing to CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED 40 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto 7, Ontario. ■ZV FUNK'S Two things are bad for’ the heart — running up stairs and running down, people. ‘ Also ANHYDROUS AMMONIA The lowest cost source of Nitroigen. HAUGH BROS. BRUCEFIELD Phone 527-0927 With RCMP Donald Grant • Oesch, son of Mi\ and Mrs. L. Oesch, Ontario St., Clinton, engaged in the RCMP on September 9, 1965, and was posted to * ’Depot’* Di­ vision, . Regina, Sask., for re­ cruit training. He graduated from training on April 13, 1966, and has been posted' for duty in the province of Ontario. ----------o------------ NEED EXTRA SEED? MAKE IT FUNK’S-G!