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Canrda's New Pioneers
By R. R, CALVERT
Ed. Note: In this artiste Mr.,
Calvert continues the story of
his visit to Lynn Lake, the new
mining community in the far
!north.
As soon as possible after the
transfer of mining operations
from Sherridori to Lynn Lake,.
attention was given to the de-
velopment of community recrea-
tional facilities. Financed by
Sherritt Gordon and with labour
volunteered by everyone, inclu-
ding Mine Manager "Doc" Gal-
lie, a fully modern pleasure
skating rink` was built. This
building stands as • mute and
commendable testimony to a
progressive company outlook by
Sherritt Gordon an& a truly co-
operative venture. Upon com-
pletion, a Community Club
was organized and, governed by
an executive body of fifteen
members, the skating rink was
turned over to the Club toaop-
erate. The recreational activities
at Lynn Lake are, to a large de
gree, directed by • this wide-
awake Community Club who
raise money by drives (a mod-
est $10.00 per family per season),
car raffles, canteen operation
and dances. The Community
Club does not concern itself
exclusively with looking after
the skating, but holds. a free
dance in January, a land sports
students and parents alike. The
members of the band are not
only enthusiastic but talented.
They cheerfully surrender their
noon hours, recesses and even-
ings to practice." What Stan
failed to say was that he had
returned to Lynn Lake himself
from his vacation in order to
direct the band in .practices
every evening in preparation for
appearance at the Flin Flan Fes-
tival this Fall.
Tom Johnson, who edits the
Lynn Lake Lyre, was busy
painting his home. He took
time out to explain that the
Lyre is a Community Club pro-
ject, published mbnthly, sold at
ten cents a copy on a non-profit
basis. He said "We are grateful
to the business institutions in
town for their support. They
cheerfully run ads in our pub-
lication and many of them, such
as the Fairview Hotel, hate
really little to gain advertising -
wise." While Mrs. Johnson care-
fully tended her beautiful dis-
play of multi -variety African
Violets, meanwhile keeping a
motherly eye on her three lovely
children, Tom dug up back is-
sues of the Lyre for my persual.
Toni introduced me to Wally
Kuby, Assistant Paymaster of
Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited
and a likeable neighbour of the
Johnson's. W a 11 y generously
agreed to take me fishing at Zed
Lake. The road to this lake,
NOT TOO FAR NORTH FOR GARDENS —
BIG FISH, TOO
and free" dance in July lst, a
water sports day at Zed Lake
the first week in August, and a
Christmas party for the child-
ren.
Presently under construction
is a community hall which will
give to the citizens accommoda-
tion for meetings, drama pre-
sentations, basketball and bad-
minton, bowling and will quite
possibly include a library.
Mrs. Stan Nunn, whose hus-
band is secretary of the forty-
two member Lion's Club, was
just finishing a- surprise birthday
cake in her completely modern
kitchen. Stan, she explained
would not be home for a while,
and she just had to get this cake,
which would have done 'credit
to Oscar of the Waldorf, finished
before he arrived so would I
mind if she went ahead?
The Lion's Club has as its
feature project the building and
supervision of a children's play-
ground. As evidence of com-
munity support to any endeav-
our, the skating rink accommo-
dated well over six hundred
people at the Lion's Club bingo
which I attended with school
teacher Stan Turner and his
charming. bride.
Stan's youthful appearance be-
lies his responsible contribution
to the development of Lynn Lake
youth. He was educated in Kim-
berley, B,C., and even during
his high school days he and his
close friend Larry Ratcliffe had
a deep interest in music and
were firm in their determination
to one clay become school teach-
ers and form a school band.
Graduating from normal school
together and answering an ad
for teachers for Lynn Lake, they
were taken on the Lynn Lake
>rciieoo1 staff' and in December,
1955, started to put into realiza-
tion their youthful dreams. They
called a meeting of all pupils
and parents interested in the
formation of a school band and
were delighted with the rer
sponse. The required capital was
raised by public subscription
*rad loans by personal notes
(now completely repaid) and
the band now boasts sixty-five
members with many snore wait-
ing: completely and impressively
uniforined .and with • over $7,000
invested in instruments. Stan
rays" This whole thing would
not have been possible without
the complete co-operation of
roughly twelve miles from Lynn,
was originally built by the Sas-
katchewan Government w h o
were interested in fishing de-
velopment, but more recently
was taken over by the Govern-
ment of Manitoba and the Lake
itself is now a Government re-
sort area. Work on the road this
summer was held up because of
more pressing construction work
on the townsite, so that it threat-
ened to become impassable.
However, Sherritt Gordon came
to the rescue and supplied crush-
ed rock at no charge to fill in
the most travel -worn -sections.
About four miles from town our
car broke down but Wally ap-
peared relatively unconcerned;
as he put it "We're just one
happy family here, Cal. The first
car along will help us out." Sure
enough, Creighton Uren, Mana-
ger of the Beaver Lumber Com-
pany, put in an appearance
shortly, and although his car
was loaded to the roof with his
family, groceries, bedding and
what -have -you for transport to
his Cottage at Zed, we somehow
squeezed in—nets, fishing tackle,
ten h.p. motor and all.
Zed Lake is a beautiful spot,
renowned for excellent trout,
pickerel and northern pike fish-
ing, and to which the whole
town seems to ' migrate during
July and August for boating,
swimming, picnics and general
relaxation. Several comfortable
cottages have already been built
and more are under construc-
tion. An impressive array of
power boats lined the shore; not
many areas in Canada could.
boast such a display. An hour or
two of trolling and a 101/2-poulid
lake trout was boated. "We use
these for bait" ' chided Wally,
much to my deflation, and that
the statement isn't too far from
the truth may be evidenced by
a picture of the author with a
thirty - five pounder. Darkness
was setting in and 1 expressed
some concernabout getting back
to Lynn. "Oh, somebody will be
around." Wally /said, and sure
enough, although it was almost
dark when we came ° back to
shore, we were invited to Ken-
nedy's cottage for refreshments;
a very substantial late lunch;
and were then driven to town
by the Palmer's.
(Ed. Note: Mr. Calvert's story
will be continued in our next
Issue.1
QUIZ WHIZ—Johnny' O. Mechura,
who's been asking questions
since he was one, is now
Johnny- on - the -spot when it
comes to answering questions,
The three-year-old can spot any
U.S. state or foreign country on
the map, and give their capital
cities. An automobile enthusiast,
he can identify 850 models
from photographs, and delights
in reciting poetry in Czech and
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Odd incidents
At Launchings
After Princess Alexandra had
smashed a bottle of champagne
on the bows of a new anti-air-
craft frigate and named her
H.M.S. Jaguar a few weeks ago,
the watching crowd of 7,000
waited for the frigate to move
down the slipway into the River
Clyde. 'But there was a slight
hitch in the launching ceremony
because the wooden retaining
blocks had become stuck. .'
While men were loosening
them with hammers, someone
yelled: "Give her a shove."
Smilingly the Princess putout
her gloved right hand and push-
ed just as the vessel was begin-
ning to move. It gathered . mo-
mentum and slid into the river.
One of the oddest incidents
ever to occur at a ship launching
took place at Belfast when a
woman threw the bottle of
champagne against the vessel's
steel plates and missed. The ship
was already moving down the
slipway, so the determined wo-
man, not to be beaten, got a
motor boat, chased it and named
it while it was afloat.
An old superstition says4hat
an unnamed vessel is doomed
and those sailing in her will be
unlucky ail their lives. And on
Tyneside they say it is better
to let a ship rust in the slip-
way than launch her on a Fri-
day.
The wife of a shipyard owner
many years ago was asked to
launch a new vessel, but when
she found that the day chosen
was Friday the thirteenth, she
insisted on the ceremony being
postponed. But an Saturday
morning it was found that the
ship had launched herself in the
night!
To -day it is considered un -
Tacky for a man to launch a ship.
The story is told of a Norwegian
ship -owner who launched a
number of ships during the first
world war, allowing some to
enter the water unchristened
entd others to be named by men.
Not one of those ship$ survived
and nearly every and had the
worst of luck until she finally
came to grief.
How Ia ?
By Anne Ashley
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