The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-06-11, Page 3Proud froyal ship 'Britannia'
r. ,
on irst fresh purney
HMY "Britannia" has sailed
most of the world's sea lanes.
But, as far as can be determined,
her Canadian voyage, commenc-
ing in mid-Atne, will be her first
long distance freshwater jour-
ney — principally perhaps, be-
cauee nowhere else in the world
could such a feat be achieved
by a ship of her draft.
When she cruises Ontario
Waters this summer — up the
St. Lawrence River through the
Seaway and the Great Lakes to
the heart of North America —
she will add close to 3,000 miles
to her proud record of 100,000
miles in the service of the pres-
ent royal family,
HMY "Britannia" was not
built for pleasure cruising. As
with the 50 -year old "Victoria
and Albert" (which she replaced)
the royal yacht can quickly and
economically be converted into
An efficient naval hospital ship
should occasion demand.
Meanwhile her job is to carry
members of the royal family on
state visits to British Common-
wealth and other free and friend•
ly nations around the globe.
Although this summer's royal
four has been widely publicized
as informal in nature it remains
within the category of a state
visit. Formal programs have
been avoided as much as pos-
sible, however, so :HM Queen
Elizabeth might enjoy scanning
cross-section of the nation's
scenic attractions, resources and
economy, meeting her Canadian
subjects more casually and learn-
ing how they live, work and
play,
Built, in 1953 by .1ohn Brown
Company in its famous Clyde-
bank yards, the 5 769 ton "Bri-
tannia" is 412 feet long, Thal
she was well built is evidenced
by her .numerous successful voy-
ages to far distant lands through
all kinds of weather, Her range
without refuelling is 2,000 miles
at 20 'knots per hour.
She is truly elegant, becoming
her royal. duties. Her yacht -like
prow cuts the water cleanly. Her
lines, with buff -painted „funnel
and three tall masts smartly
raked, give an impression of
speed even when anchored, Her
bluebottle -blue hull and White
superstructure are divided by a
gleaming gold belt.
The queen and Prince Philip
took personal interest in the
"Britannia's" palatial interior
design, color schemes and fur-
nishings, On the topmost deck
between the main and mizzen
masts is the Royal sleeping
apartment, It contains accom-
modation for Prince Charles and
Princess Anne,
At the foot of the staircase is
the royal drawing room and din-
ing salon, which can be used for
state banquets of up to 50 guests
or for showing motion pictures.
From the main drawing room,
part' of the cleck-wide ensemble,
a hroad staircase leads to the
main deck and cabins of the
royal household and guests.
Modern innovations aboard in-
clude "scrambled" ship -to -shore
telephone communication, radar,
an electronic depth sounding de-
vice, and a sun deck equipped to
permit, a helicopter to land and
take off, Stabilizers, regarded as
Include district roads
in big county budget
The. 1959 road program in
Huron county, now under way, is
the biggest in the history of the.
county, said .1, W. Britnell,
county engineer, in his report,
Monday, to Huron county coun-
cil.
In addition to $860,000 worth
of work on the county roads
proper, the department plans to
spend $250,000 this year on the
development; road project be-
tween Dunlop and Blyth.
The development road is being
paid for entirely by the Ontario
Government, but the work is be7
ing done by the Huron roads de-
partment, and temporary financ-
ing is being done from the
county treasury.
An effort to presuade the On-
tario Department of Highways
to pay for a second develop-
ment road project, from Seaforth
to Wroxeter, will not bear fruit
this year; it was reported Mon-
day by .Harvey Coleman, reeve
of Stanley and chairman of the
county roads committee. .
Mr. Britneli noted that Huron
had suggested spending $417,120
this year on the' Dunlop -Blyth
road, and that his proposal had
been cut back by the Depart-
ment of Highways to $250,000.
Reeve Coleman gave notice
that a by-law will be put before
council this week, to provide for
expropriation of land between
Auburn and :Blyth to, +complete
the widening of the development
road. This, said Reeve Coleman,
will be the last of a series of
five expropriation by-laws for
the development road project.
New construction planned else-
where on the Huron county road
system this year ineludes grad -
Safety film
wins award
''The Broken Doll", a 23 -min -
lite .color film produced in On-
tario by the department of the
attorney general, for release by
the Ontario Safety League, has,
been awarded one of the top
honors in the international film
competition organized by the Na-
tional Safety Council, Chicago, I
"The Broken Doll" tells the
story of a typical Ontario com- I
munity that organizes a local
safety council to combat the ac-
cident experience in the coin-
Munity, It was made by Chet-
wynd Films, and shot mainly in !,
the town of Markham. Other "lo- -
cation" scenes showing safety
programs in action were taken
in Ottawa, Galt, Elliot Lake and
Oakville.
ing for a mile and a quarter
essential in case of conversion
to a hospital ship, reduce roll
from 20to 6, For the same
reason, the ship is air-condition-
ed and there is an unusually
large laundry and galley.
The complement of HMY "Bri-
tannia" numbers 20 officers and
250 other ranks, every one a
volunteer, hand-picked for good
conduct and, suitability, Ship-
mates on her Canadian cruise
will be two officers and 15 rat-
ings of the Royal Canadian Navy
who are justifiably proud of the
honor.
Since her first, voyage to To-
bruk in 1954 — when she took
Prince Charles and Princess
Anne to meet their parents —
the sleek ship has conveyed
members of the royal family on
state visits to more than 30 na-
tions. She just finished carrying
Prince Philip on a tour of the
British Commonwealth countries
in the Pacific, When she returns
to England with the royal ouple
after their six-week tour of Can-
ada by air, rail and water, the
historic travel log of HMY
"Britannia" will read close to
110,000 miles.
Looking in with
Joey aims stor
$utlivan show
By Et.izAB.ETH TOUCHFITE.
London tap -dancer, Joey Hol-
linesworth, seems at last to he
getting some good TV spots. The
very talented and personable.
dancer tells me that he signed
with Billy O'Connor's new talent
agepcy and since then his work
has increased many times,
short stand and are working up
night club routines in hopes of
!getting some Toronto jobs.
When Showtime ends, Bob Gu -
let, will be going to Ohio where
he'll do summer stock male lead
• roles opposite Debra Paget and
21Roinye;inPg..,M, organ in two musicals,
'PYjania Game" and "Bells Are
Starting July 3, the CBC will
harei,v:Ttenperwogie.ahrnillre's
ant.ireshuoswon
type
affair, will come from various
spots in Quebec and will have a
live audience. It will feature eir-
cus acts from all over the world.
And there are rumors that
Ross McLean's new panel show
imsemntore than a summer replace*
If you are a Toby Robins fan
here's a way to get a picture of
the gal. Just drop a note to Dept.
C4, Box 434, Adelaide St, P.O.,
Toronto, telling whether you like
Toby better as a blonde or brun-
petietre
tet.iTihnreturn.
Although
send you her
Although Paul Anka still has
real estate investments in Ot-
tatva his ties with his home town
are gradually weakening. Latest
step was the move of his parents
from their Ottayva home to a new
$70,000 house in New Jersey,
While in Hollywood working on
the movie "Girls' Town" recent-
ly Paul dated pretty Annette
Funicello who appears on the
Danny Thomas Show,
Ruth Walker, the petite blonde
singer, gets a chance at her own
show this summer when she re-
places "Saturday Date!'
Billy O'Connor will be as busy
it not busier during the summer
even without his TV show. His
new management business calls
for grooming acts, teaching and
hooking. But he has had to turn
away clients until he can he
sure he has the places to book
his talents.
Juliette goes into the Bellevue
Casino at Montreal for two weeks
starting this Saturday. "I'm real-
ly looking forward to it," she
told me, She'll be getting twice
as much as she did for her Gati-
neau Club stint last summer and
it pulled in the highest wage.
ever paid a Canadian TV star,
He does night clubs and con-
ventions and not long ago was
approached by an American
businessman, after a trade fair
performance, who offered to
sponsor him on an American tal-
ent show. "We're looking into
the deal now," said Joey.
The young dancer's big ambi-
tion is to bit the Ed Sullivan
show, He's a natural for such a
spot and should make it before
too Jong,
Pam Hyatt, whom 1 referred to
as a 'promising newcomer' a few
months ago, came up with the
$1,000 first prize on the CBC's
radio talent show recently. She
and her husband, Jimmy Han-
nan, were booked tinto New
York's Blue Angel recently for a
Fall breaks hip,
lady in hospital
Mrs. Hannah Taylor, Andrew
St. was found lying on the floor
of her home on Tuesday morn-
ing with a broken hip. She had
lain there since 10 p.m. the
previous evening.
She was removed to South
Huron Hospital and later to St.
Joseph's Hospital, London.
Mrs, Taylor is in her ninety-
seventh year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rundle,
Base Line, called on their aunt,
Mrs. John Fletcher, also Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Allen, of town
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. F. Dougall of Winnipeg.
Ilan, and Mrs. Hedley Unger of
Stonewall, Man, are visiting with
their sister and brother-in-law,
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Miller.
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Dearing,
north from Sarepta; grading for Mr. and Mrs. Preston Dearing
three and three-quarter miles attended the Ontario Sheep Breed.:
south from Varna; paving of six ers annual field day at Guelph
miles between Hayfield and Var- last Wednesday,
na; paving of seven and a half • Mr. William Batten attended
miles between Blyth and Walton: the Miles -Tomlinson wedding in
paving °I. three and three- Belleville on Saturday.
quarter miles north from Sarep- Attending the ' Sykes - Taylor
ta; surface treatment: of nine
miles of road from Brussels to vvedding at the United Church,
Mitchell, on Saturday from this
the Perth boundary. locality were Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd
Cost of borrowing up Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Cost of .borrowing money is Gratton and Donald,
Mr. and
rising, and interest charges are Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, Mrs.Car-
going to be a bigger drain on lyle Taylor, Karen and Eleanor,
the county treasury than had,
been expected in January, said
"Treasurer John G. Berry, an his
mid -year report to Huron County
Council.
Since the beginning of the
year, he said, the bank interest
rate paid by the county has gone
up three times; in January it
was. five per cent; since the
latest increase, it has been 5.75
per cent.
Revised estimates presented
by Mr. Berry predict expendi-
tures this year of $1,659,520; the
estimated revenues are $1,679,-
982, allowing for a predicted
surplus of $20,462.
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The estimates are based on
the 1959 county tax rate at 13.9
mills, to include seven mills for
county roads, and 6.9 mills for
other county purposes. The two
main items of revenue are $825,-
682 to he raised by county taxes,
and $795,000 in Ontario govern-
ment grants.
The estimates provide $1,150,-
000 :for county roads; $65,000 for
hospital costs for indigent pa-
tients; $50,000 for child welfare
work; $11,500 for grants to or-
ganizations; $40,000 for the
county health unit; $12,000 for
the county museum; $10,500 for
the county library; $20,000 for
the -Huron County Home; $22,000
For the county jail; $75,920 to
meet debenture charges and in-
terest charges on temporary
borrowings.
all of Grand Bend, and 'Miss Lor-
raine Taylor, Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jones of
Kitchener spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. James p. Smith
left Wednesday morning by air
Lo visit relatives in Scotland and
Ireland.
Mr. and, Mrs. Albert Mourik
of Hamilton were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry DeVries
and family.
New market
opens soon
New site for Darling's IGA
market, now undergoing exten-
sive renovation. .will open next
weekend. owner Fred Darling
announced this week.
The former Simmons' imple-
ment building, on the corner of
Main and Sanders streets, has
been completely revamped to
provide 3,600 square feet for the
market.
Features of the store will be.
two walk-in refrigerated boxes
for meat and vegetable storage,
three check-outs, air condition-
ing, modern display cases.
The present store will be clos-
ed Monday, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday of next week while
merchandise is moved to the
new location.
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weekend in Detroit visiting a
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Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Morphy
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Bart DeVries, son of Mr, and
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Mrs. Arthur Day underwent
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