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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-06-15, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD The Royal Visit By S. J. DORNAN, C. V, N. A: Representati''e on the Press Pilot Train FOURTH RELEASE COVERING TH ✓ VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES AT THE PACIFIC COAST, RETURN THROUGH WESTERN' CANADA* AND NORTHERN AND WESTERNONTARIO Before dealin ` g with the reception a saluting stand and The Kingst000 'of the Royal party at Victoria, 1 wish to refer back to my notes where I .overlooked mention. of Kamloops, B.C.; where the city and surrounding community staged a very splendid, greeting :for Their Britannic Ma3- esties. The station was transformed by a galaxity of flags and bunting, while .the receiving stand was bright- ly illuminated. It was , difficult. to see or estimate the number of citi- zens gathered at this point, owing to the background being in darkness, while the )foreground was brightly lighted, I endeavoured to make per- sonal contact with Ralph White, our esteemed member, but it was impos- sible owing to the huge craved. A$ the Pilot -train moved away, we tun- ed iz the Royal reception on the radio of ,the Press Club car and it certain- ly was a great demonstration of loyalty. After a delightful voyage from Vancouver, the both steamers reach- ed Victoria, the capital city of Brit- ish Columbia, and the most westerly point of the Royal tour. At Victoria Their Majesties had crossed Qanada from coast to coast and had been greeted by vociferous acclaim all along the route. At Victoria The King and Queen was as far frons Ottawa, the capital of Canada, as' Ottawa is from. London, Englan4. Having arrived in Victoria about thirty minutes ahead of the Royal Yacht, I had just got located in the beautiful C.P.R. Hotel, The Empress, when the Royal steamer was enter- ing the harbour. Here was a sight and a greeting which is beyond de- seription. The city 'and ;especially the Parliament Buildings and. Em- press Hotel were silhoutted in bright lights, while every type of steamer nearby screamed a welcome on their horns and whistles. Proceeded by two destroyers of the Royal Canad- ian Navy and followed by another two, the entry to Victoria was a tear' mountain, but nature had draped naval greeting to Our Sailor King' the huge peak in clouds and its ex - and his delightful charming Queen.; visite grandeur could not be seen, The Royal party drove to Gover:i- I At Jasper, the famous beauty spat ment House and were the guests of in the rookies developed' by the Can- the Lieutenant Governor and M15.1adian National Railways, was to ,be ' Hamber during their visit to tae's rest day for Their Majesties and city. 'suite, as well as the members on the Tuesday was a beautiful day; Pilot .train. The King and Queen weather and all functions were very, were taken to Outlook Cabin on the enjoyable. The picture atthe steps banks of the lake and here the Royal of the Parliament Buildings tens; Standard was hoisted for the first much color to a historic occasion; time itever flew over a log cabin. The Government Lunch at the Em- In this log cabin Their. Majesties press Hotel was a regal affair. Tee were alone to 'enjoy an experience hotel was bathed in flowers, all pro. they seldom, if ever, get. Soon after duces in the gardens of the.G-P.R. the arrival. of Their Majesties at the for the occasion. At this luncheon cabin, they .decided to go out and His Majesty ,delivered a short, ad after a short drive they both walked dress which was broadcast through- some niles for exercise. out most of the world by means of ; During the early afternoon The the OBC hookup. The most colorful King and Queen and some members' affair was the presentation of The of their suite drove to Mount Edith Iting's Coloij;* to the Royal Navy,' Cavell, On this trip there were about Pacific section, This took place on I thirty of the5Pilot train party, cent - Beacon Hill. Here is a natural beauty posed' of writers and photographera. spot which is surrounded by huge and it was a most impressive sigh;,. hills and these hills were packed by I have never had such fi deep emu - 75,000 children and: adults, while the tion as when I walkedto the foot of adjoining roads and buildings were the huge glacier. All in all the day a mass of humanity, all waving flags at Jasper was an event of a lifetime. and cheering. His Majesty dressed On the way back to the Lodge some in His Naval uniform as Admiral of of the press party and photographers the Fleet left an impression which' saw a cow moose and decided to get will long live in the memory of all out and take pictures, but their ven- Who witnessed the ceremony. The ture was short lived for the monster presentation was preceeded by a charged at thein and they all rah short religious service at which the for safety. The reason for -.the resent. color was dedicated by leading re -1 ment of the animal was discovered presentatives of the Protestant ana'shortly. Several members of its Catholic denominatioes.:. After the family were nearby. and they were presentation was complete Their just infants. Bear is plentiful around. Majesties walked across the road to here but harmless if not disturbed. at the salute, while the Naval con- tingents present marched past. Her Majesty was dressed' in a light mauve colored ankle length -gown with large hat, which was in matching color and turned up off her face. She carries a large bouquet of orchids. After the march past the King inspected the guard and veterans and spent fifteen minutes talking with a number or them. Truly they came, they saw and they conquered. Victoria took the King and Queen to their hearts in all sincerity. Resting at Government House during the remainder of that evening, Their Majesties witnessed a most elaborate display of fireworks. Thin display was augmented by a very fine gesture from the shores of the State of Washington, where n ur American cousins. held a fire- works display. Departing from Vie- toria on Wednesday morning, the vicinity of Ogden dock was thronged with 50,000 citizens desiring to catch a last glimpse of their beloved Sov ereign and his charming Consort. The Royal Steamer "Prince Robert" of the Canadian National Steamships line, made a record trip, owing to a slight delay of twenty-five minutes In departure. (heaving Vlancouver, the Royal party drove to New West- minster, where 11, glamorous welcome was accorded. At Chilliwack in the afternoon, the King and Queenre- ceived another vociferous greetinig. At this beautiful little city there was a •short stop and His. Worship, Mayo: Charles A. Barber and Mrs. Barber, vyere presented to Their Majesties. Mayor Barber then presented a num- ber of other prominent local eitizens. Travelling along the east bank of tlu. Fraser. River towards Jasper Park Lodge in the,beautiful National Park at Jasper, the Royal train made e. stop at Mount Robson on Thursday morning to iiew this, the highest They're laying RIB -ROLL Roofing and right over the old shingles, too 1 With Preston "Rib -Roll" and "Tite-Lap" metal roofing there is no muss of old shingles lying around and no danger of exposing your building while reroofing. "Tite-Lap" and "Rib Roll" made in the famous Council Standard quality, are guaranteed for 25 years. Sure protection against fire and weather for the best part of a lifetime. Prices are loweethan at this time last year because there is no sales tax. Write today for free estimate. Address Dept. 906. f•j Factories also at Montreal and Toronto Edmonton weather Was real Ring's type. As the train pulled into, the station it was evident; that the Al- berta capital was in a gala, attire. One outstanding feature was Portage Avenue, after to -day to be known .tis King's Way, ,had two' mules of stands erected on each side and ,it was a wonderful sight, packed With 35,000 school children and' another 50,009 adults. On arrival of the Pilot train, I was greeted by a regular avalanche of Publishers of Alberta weekly papers, Amongst those, I remem- ber, were H. T. Halliwell of Cole- man; R. C. Jessup of MacLeod; R. T. Thunell of Viking; Harry J. Ford of Lacombe; W. H. Schierholtz or Rocky Mountain House; . Charlie Clark of High River; Fred Turnbull of Red Deer; W. H. Gooder of Dids- bury; Miss, Hazel and Mrs. McCrea. off .Hanna; Mrs. A. M. Moore of Strathmore; Mrs. F. J. Sleight or Camrose, and C. W. Frederick of Grand Prairie. During the evening the press party were entertained as dinner by the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Bulletin. This was •a very fine respite for the. writers after 'a hectic air hours of assignments. Leaving Edmonton we next passed through Biggar, Sask., where a very fine display of loyalty was evident. The pilot train made a . very shorn stop but the Royal train was given a rousing reception. Their .. Majesties commanded the train to stop in that vicinity and they went for a walk. Watreus, the location of the new 50,000 -watt CBC station MB was 'a' mag4nifioent sight. The populace from the surrounding communities were gathered in.thousands and gave a glorious account of themselves by prolonged cheering and waving of flags. Here I met Jim McGowan and. his aide, Lew McKenzie, as well as Leon Garratt, all connected with the Watrous press. Touchwood had a great display of love and affection for their gracious Sovereigns. The crowds lined along the railway and especially at the sta- tion were jubilant. Melville, the focal point for many communities around, including the progressive city of Yorkton, was a dense mass of humanity, when the press train arrivled,. Here we re- mained for the night and it gave us an opportunity to use the train tete- phones. I was delighted to have a conversation on the telephone with my wife and family at Alameda. Melville was illuminated and decorat- ed in a real glorious manner and the enthusiasm was so keen that the crowds broke the police Iines and swarmed around the press train far into the wee small hours of Sunday morning, I am informed. The town was a seething mass. There were people gathered at Melville from as far north as Hudson Bay Junction to as far south as Oxbow and Estevan. Sunday morning, by Royal com- mand, Their Majesties attended a special service in the United Church of Canada at Portage la Prairie. Ar- riving in Winnipeg shortly after 11 a.ni. I had a walk around the Union Station and there found that the soldier patients from Deer Lodge Hospital had been brought to the station by special order from Ottawa. (This item was missed by some er- ror on. the westward trip) and there awaited Their Majesties arrival. Only the patients of the hospital with the. officials . and a few provincial dig- nitaries were present While at Winnipeg both trains were given at- tention, and when they left for the long run to Sudbury, they. were shin- ing and fully serviced. It is worthy of mention thatthe railway men at all pointswere well drilled in their duties and mot a moment was lost. TIT -BITS.. The, pilot train carries 25 members of the R.C.M.P. under the command of Major (Superintend- ent) Kemp of Ottawa. We have also Inspector Canning of. Scotland Yard.' Walter Scott Thompson, Chairman of the Press Sub -committee, is along. and it was he, with his world wide experience, who planned this train and all its details. There has not been one hitch as yet and the heaviest part of the trip is over. Walter has with him his own picked staff of assistants. Only three tickets were available for the Canadian writers to attend the much, publicized garden party to be give in honor of Their Majesties, by Sir Ronald and Lady Lindsay, at the British Embassy in Washington, Dt.C. Ttve,nty names were placed in a hat in order to pick those who were to attend and believe it or not the C.W.N.A. was the first mine drawn. American writers claim. that at least 50,000 applications were received for: invitations to this func- tion, Only 1300 will be present. It takes piece on Thursday afternoon. At Ridditt, Man., on Sunday, we witnessed a very lovely sight. Here a large gathering was present and all frorisome considerable distance. Amongst this crowd there were 150 pupils from, Cecelia Jeffrey Presby- terian Indian School, along with their teachers. I met a friend at this point who is /on the staff of this' school, Miss Valena Mahood. Theschool had itsband along ` -and rendered several very pleasing selections. The school is located at Keewatin, Ont. Sioux Lookout had another large gathering. At this point we were running about one hour behind time. Sudbury presented a wonderful sight; 15,000; school children were gathered together and greeted Their Majesties with singing. In all there were 100,000 persons- in this city gathered together from^ many points in Northern Ontario:' The crowd in- cluded 800 Mayors, Reeves' and Calm - eiders from the communities ment- ioned. While awaiting the Royal party a little lad called Kenneth Webster was asked bis opinionof the glurious sight he was witnessing and his main impression was the motor -cycle police, who were patrol: ing the streets and later acted as escort for Their Majesties and party. IIe, ,incidentally, said Ilello: to his dad over the radia. By ,special; arrangement Their Majesties and a select party were taken down the International Nickel (Frood Mine) to a depth of 2,800 ft. Dressed in oil skin covers, the party spent nearly one hour in the mine end vicinity. Same expressions heard at Sudbury: "My, oh my, isn't she lovely; really more lovely thaan:I ever dreamed." "I thought the newspapers had gone nuts on the Queen, but they only told half the truth; she is indeed grand." And so on and so on. Toronto gave the King and Queen another great acclaim; the thirty minutes stop at the Queen City was informal. However many thousands of citizens made it a point to be in the ,vicinity . of the Union Station to greet Their Majesties. In spite of all that the police could de • the crowd broke the lines and swarmed around the royal car .and were re- warded, with a gracious reception by both of Their Majesties. En route to Toronto at a fram- ing community where the royal train halted to be serviced a sturdy farmer shouted, "Hi-ya, King," to which His Majesty replied, "I'm. fine. How ars you?" Guelph rendereda good account of itself and community by..turnina out in thousands; the scheduled stop at this city was extended considerab- ly as the King and Queen walked about amongst the veterans and talk- ed with scores of them. Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King did a magnani- mous thing when lie called especially for Col. George Drew, leader of the Conservative opposition in the On- tario legislature, and had .him again presented to Their Majesties. Colonel Drew was taken by surprise and the surprise was quite evident in his manner, but he soon.became cool and collected and chatted with both the Ring and Queen. Kitchener, Stras- ord, St Mary's, Glencoe and London were all repetitions on what his been taking place throughout western On- tario. Wednesday we passed through Ingersoll, after spending the night at London. At this point, also at Woodstock, Paris Junction, Brant- ford and Hamilton, the loyalty and affection displayed by Their Majest- ies was colossal. As 3 bring this story to a close as we approach Niagara Falls I have been deeply impressed with fervor and exhilara- tion which the' loyal province of On- tario has displayed towards our Sovereigns, Tit -bits: Her Majesty expressed last evening a desire to bring has two daughters to Canada to see this beautiful country; she stated that she would : like to be along with them, and she selected the month of June for the visit I stopped of: the royal press train for a few hours in Toronto and while there I was the target for numerous questions. All I could say, and it was said in all sincerity, the entire trip as been a grand, glorious and triumphal one which willlong remain in the mem- ory of the 3,500,000 citizens who have already smite Tilair• Majesties this far. The Ring has broken every known regulation which usually, gav, erns the apliearance of His Majesty in public; he has walked away from the guards which were to protect hisperson and that of his beloved and charming Consort; he has shaken hands with ten times as many of the ordinary people as he has with those officially presented to hint; in fact, both Their. Majesties have completely won the entire populace, of all parts, by their very democratic yet aristo- cratic bearing. Niagara Falls: The reception hero, was just like the fal1e, it was ter- rific; the influx of visitors from the U. S. A. added to many thousands from all this corner of Ontario, made a great impression.-. At this point it was my extremely good fortune to meet Mr. and Mrs. Saran. Charters and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Chart- ers, all of Brampton, Ont. This chance meeting wth valued friends made the visit here very pleasant in ,spite of a moat ridiculous display of police' precautions, The Brock Hotel was taken ver by the police fully an hour before .Their Majesties and entourage arrived; it was ut- terly impassible to get anything to eat, either in or out of the hotel, and. guests and others were jostled and ordered around as if they were non British subjects..: Precaution is bet- ter than cure, but the use of a lit- tle judgment would make the prob- lem much •easier for all concerned. Added to the tremendous clamor of the huge crowd was the stupendous roar of the falls as the Ring and, Queen stepped out on the balcony of the hotel. Later tonight the water fall's will be illuminated and this wile be a sight for these wha, have not pi:eviously enjoyed seine. It was not- iceable that there were very few flags displayed on the American side, but this will be corrected later, l fully expect. Now for the United States. THURS., RINE 15, 1939 -- mil YOUR WORLD AND MINE ,,l .` 1 1 .r� (copyright) 1' } by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD ..rdhNAN,W.•r`r'1Ww ,r.i'rYr`.'•rA`.`.'.'.`.esr.`.`.`.•o'.g,'1'•Wd'a'�"� .'.'s'h`y Placidity is a` quality capable of All of us are glad that Neville both( acquirement and ;cultivation.; Chamberlain's placidity of nature, Most of us need to possess this his ability to be patient, hisquality quality—for our own and others' of cool judgment, have combined to advantage. We need to have an' maintain world peace. In Canada equable temper in order to get we have Mitchell Hepburn as an, through life smoothly, and to make example of a quick-tempered, quick the' road : smoother for others. 'We spoken, quick -actioned man; also shall live longer and be happier if, Premier King. as an example of a, we have evenness of temper -if we' slow -actioned; deliberate man. In conquer tendencies to become tacit-' the United States President Roose, able and to go off at half-cock. volt wouldseem to be a combination Probaply all of us know excitable of the 'impulsive and she restrained persons, and if we do, then we know I man. Clearly ion• the matter of a that they are using' up an enormous! coutr's rulers +hi or ' sr Y c of Ministers amount of energy, -without compensa. the qualities of composure, placidity, tions. Excitable persons are hard to suspended judgment; and eautioua' live with. Their reactions are apt I speech are called far. The disturb - ere of the world are men like Hitler) and Mussolini—men ever ready id talk in fiery language. Much bet- ter in this • regard is Stalin—an al- most silent man. And the Japanese wou.d seem to- be placid persons. When Earl Baldwin was Britain's premier, he was a man of composure.' so was Asquith; but Lloyd George, the Welshman, was an impulsive men, and "while he was often ad- mirable in his administration, he was more often dangerous: It could be argued that the world needs men of all sorts—the quick- tempered, impulsive, quick-decisioned type of men and the slow -actioned slow-decisioned type of pian. Yet I fancy that most of us will say that men having the Dutch qualities of mind and action are the happiest and perhaps the most dangerous. to be over -quick and often violent ink either words or'actions — perhaps both. Reason is dethroned temporar- ily. Judgment also. Decisions are apt to be unsound. Impulse rides' in the saddle, 'and "goes' galloping, without much attention being paid to either direction or pace, and dis- aster or spills are apt to terminate the mad adventure. 1 am thinking of a man and his wife whom I knew in my boyhood. The ;man was a Highland Scot, with a fiery temper. He would go into. a rage in a moment, and his wife would respond in like manner. Celtic blood is hot blood. The Irish, in particul- ar, are moody people—quick to flare up, quick to compose their differ- ences. Their unequable temperament makes them exalted for a period, and then puts them in the depths of de - pair and remorse. The English are more even-tempered. Latin people are notoriously volatile and excitable. The Northern races are more slug- gish mentally and emotionally. Yet in all races are individuals lacking the quality of placidity, and these persons are their own enemies ano hurt many others by reason of their lack of restraint in speech: and con- duct. The persons who wear best in all social; relations are those who are placid - placid without being stupid—persons of : composure—per- sons who have a soothing . effect on others. On parents ]n particular rests the obligation of controlling their child- ren's temper and nature, in order that their children shall grow up even-tempered. Parents themselves must be examples to their children in self-control and in the cultivation of the quality of placidity; and more than mere examples. They should talk with their young children about the qualities of self-control and of unhaste. School teachers, likewise, should be counsellors of youth in re- gard to the practice of reserved judgment, of self-control, of over- coming the tendency to excitability, But it is of my readers of whom I am thinking chiefly—and in particur- ar of thresh whose characters and nature are not yet rigidly fixed-: of those still 'plastic; and to them I commend the idea of, the acquirement and the cultivation of the quality of placidity. This acquirement may mean a lot, of self-discipline, and it is likely to take a long time before placidity will become a stable char- acteristic. One would have to be on guard at all times against the provoeationi. and temptations to fly off the handle, to indulge the quality of excitabil- ity. Even what may be called per- missible excitability'would require to be kept in control. I am thinking of one man I know well who, works furiously --at high speed and with the utmost intensity The inevitable consequence is after - periods of inertia, His nerves are frayed, and his temper is short. He has fits of depression. He is irrit- able and communicates his irritabil- ity to his associates. Even the worn which he does at high speed is nee, always well done. It is apt to be lop -sided. His work is the creation of selling ideas, for presentation to manufacturers. When; he takes nle ideas to those for whom they are- prepared or conceived, their 14 -sid- edness array have perception by both; their presenter and their receiver. The intensity which led to their con-. ception may not. be recaptured fully... Countlessinstances of failures to sell the ideas conceived in heat and. at, great speed have not succeeded' in.: changing this. man's habits or prae-. tices. I find him to be an unhappy. man—a disappointed man —a cem- plaining man. It, is true, of course, that good. ideas are born of. a heated -up iniaginve Mica; yet if one is wise, one will - let one's ideas and projects rest be- fore they are presented or proceeded•. with, until cooled judgment examines them. They say' that wisdom: comet in the morning; meaning that we see mere clearly; and truly at a distance when wisdom's vision is not obscur- ed by the Joists of ardour. All of us' have to live with and - among others.. Alli of as communicate something of ourselves to others and - receive from; others _something or the* natured tor itemperament or actions. Particularly in, our homes is it desirable that we—all of us In. the home—shall practice self-eontror, in order that there shall be peace la the home. The common tendency is - for us to be quick-tempered as d- quickspoken and quick -actioned. In too many homes you will find dis- harmony—all because restraint is not- practised because too few in the home have placidity that placidity which is the harvest of self-discipline. I do urge all those who influence. - the life of others to cultivate the practice of composure --this in the interests of domestic peace and ao personal acceptability and power. We should watch ourselves—and others - to see when and where we and these - go astray through an indulgence of hastiness and excitability in speech,, action and conduct—with a view to. acquiring the virtue of placidity. 'The R.rnt form in with tobacco w. b. awaked" 33/4% On Guaranteed Trust Certificates A legal' investment for Trust Funds Unconditionally Guaranteed THE STE 'LIG TRUSTS CORPORATION STERLING TOWER TORONTO Danish Prices ---} 190 fl 1803 17/00 160E t!f .15- 0 14 13 0> 1"12 " Jan.' Feb.IMar.I Apr. IMay.iJuilelJuly. IAuglSephl OchlNovJ Dec. Canadian Prices -r i r. ,\ i i / t_ -.--i •- , / • '01 %tt I ti-; , ss, N.- ••,..., Tbis chart shows the ,actual dressed weight prices Paid for hogs in Denmark and Canada, week by week throughout 1937, and indicates the price fluctuations that occur in both countries. itirANY farmers believe that Canadian hog prices fluctu- ate more than those of other important countries supplying ba- con to the British market. This, is not true. The graph clearly indi- cates that Danish hog prices are subject to similar fluctuations. Variations in the price of bacon on the British market are largely responsible for these fluctuations. In addition to these weekly fluctua- tions, the chart shows prices to be higher during the summer months. Similar variations occur year after year. This suggests that many Cana- dian farmers might consider how to take advantage of this condition- by adjusting their breeding practice so that more pigs will come to market when prices are normally highest. For further information apply to: Marketing Service DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OTTAWA Honourable James G. Gardiner, Minister.