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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-05-21, Page 12PAGE TWELVE ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1970 The International Scene ©ASNWOOD and DISTRICT NEWS Correoponde®t, 81re. Ervin Rader aaanaa.Yiaa0000aaaooaoaaaa00000eoaaaanosoaaa000aaooaaao0oaaaaa000tl`U'Y'tl'i'M� :. (by Raymond Carson) •4 Most Canadians took a great ' deal of interest in Expor 67, even if everybody didn't get the chance to visit it. Right now the Japanese are trying to emulate our success in Montreal and avoid what shortcomings we had. It might not be a bad idea to see how they are working out so far. Up until now the crowds have been about as expected, with 9 million visitors counted the first month. They stayed an average of 61.; hours a day for four days, which, if you remem- ber Expo 67, doesn't give you a chance to see everything, but even at that, it's a day and a half more than the Japanese of- ficials expected. Although the Canadian pavilion and Those of the provinces of British Colombia, Ontario and Quebec have been quite popular. most of the people end up visiting the buildings of the Soviet Union, the United States and Great Britain as well as one or more of the Japanese displays. The Russians lead the way as one or more of the Jap- anese displays. The Russians lead the way with 4110 of all visitors, followed by the U.S.A. with 27% which may or may not be a prop- aganda victory for Moscow. They could use something right about now. Perhaps part of the reason is that the Russians have more floor space than either the Amer- icans or the British. Certainly their display is not breath -taking. There is a parade of obscure technology - steel mills, docks, new towns and the like, as well as the expected space exhibit. In fact, there may be too much to see in one pavilion, and Can- ada's spectacular construction, with its hollow pyramid of mirrors may leave more of an impression of the visitors that the display of the Soviet Union. Then there are always the Mounties to look at, and nobody can deny that they attract constant crowds. If Expo 67 was a chance for Canadians and foreigners alike to get to know Canada better, Expo 67 is a chance for the Jap- anese to display their economic miracle - an achievement in which the whole country takes a considerable pride. Whereas one could come to Canada, visit Ex- po 67 and not really see much of our country, it is hard to say the same for Japan. Osaka is hard by the industrial corridor from Tokyo to Kobe where live almost half of Japan's 100, 000, 000 people. The foreign visitor to Expo doesn't have to wander very far from the gates of the exhibition to discover what the rapid industrialization has done to Japan. So crowded are the streets that a bus in Tokyo trav- els at little more than 7 M.P.H. and a trip to the so-called coun- tryside is a traffic battle indeed. We have all seen pictures of beautiful Japanese landscapes, but these are seldom to be found any more. Most of them have been swallowed up by the indust- rial and urban sprawl. But back to Expo 70. Foreigh visitors stand out since they number only about 1 in 60 and if you go there, you stand a good chance of seeing a considerable number of kimonos and straw hats that the Japanese used to wear before urbanization caught up with them. Many of the visitors come in groups of buses and much of the huge parking lot stands to lose a mint of money if the trend continues. The• leader of these groups of visitors can always be identified by the flag which he or she waves, and with a patience that would try most Canadians, they wait up to seven hours to get into the American pavilion. How much Canada made on Expo 67 escapes me -at the mom- ent, but I do recall that its plan - Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wolfe attended the graduation of their son Tom, from Ryerson Polytech- nical,Institute in Mechanical Technology last week. Mrs. Hilda Haugh, Mrs. Laura Datars, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Willert, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray V anDorsselaer attended confirm- ation service at St. Mathews Lutheran Church, Stratford, on Sunday, May 17, when Dianne Rader was one of the confirm - ands, They spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nadiger and Helen, and Mrs. Marie Reste- mayer spent Sunday at Dundas and attended confirmation serv- ice at Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burke and Susan of Brampton, spent the weekend with Milt Haugh. U.C.W. MEETING The May meeting of Calvary United Church Women, was held Tuesday, May 12, with Mrs. Sydney Neeb chairlady. Mrs. Clayton Merner led in prayer and Mrs. Erwin Schade read the scripture. Mrs. Neeb favoured with a solo accomp- anied by Mrs. Ken McCrae. Mrs. Cliff Penhale, Mrs. Ger- ald Mason, Mrs. Jessie Rader and Mrs. Don Gaiser, each gave a short talk on a "Mother of the Bible." Each speaker headed ning and construction contributed to our present inflation. It will be some time , of course, before we really know how much Expo 70 has contributed to the Japan- ese economy, but at the rate that economy is already expand- ing each year, the additional revenue will hardly be noticed. However, whatever it amount to, the fact remains that the Japan- ese are as excited about their tourist attraction as we were about ours. Whew you ran /rose ',Pt evaisffer ,. NEW HIGH SPEED RECEIVING EQUIPMENT FOR 1970 SEED BEANS CUSTOM SEED TREATING RED KIDNEY BEAN CONTRACTS ANDERSON'S FERTILIZERS IN STOCK at competitive prices. Also available with trace elements a discussion group on their part- icular Bible mother, following which the ideas were read to the group. 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