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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-09-17, Page 13N. Leishman, 80, Describes Trip to Canadian West Oft I had heard of the Great Canadian Rockies and had long- ed to see them; so at last on July 16 my dream became a reality. We left the city of Calgary by motor car with the anticipation of a sight seeing tour to the Pacific coast, but I must say we found the scenery far beyond our expectations. After an hour's drive through open country and the foothills we saw what looked like a ridge of cloud on the distant horizon; the white capped peaks of the Rockies. The thought came back of English history when Julius Caesar first sighted the white cliffs of Dover.. What a thrill old Julius must have had when he determined to explore and find out what was on the other side of them and discov- ered Great Britain. Our first thrill after climbing up and around the corkscrew curves over the hills was the city of Banff, a very beautiful summer resort nestled in the valley between the Bow River and Sulphur Mountain. This mountain is so named for its warm sulphur water which comes gushing out of its side. The water of 110 degrees is diverted into a catch basin and piped down to a swimming pool below. Believe it or not, this 80 -year-old boy (after being helped down the steps of course) had a swim in that hot sulphur water and felt much refreshed for it. Looking east across the val- ley we saw the Hoodoos, three large towering statues of white rock probably formed before the ice age, supposedly from STAINTON'S QUALITY ALUMINUM PRODUCTS 90tdreteeatiott SATISFACTION ALUMINUM STORM 'N' SCREEN WINDOWS REGULAR $24.95 QUALITY ra is SELF STORING ALUMINUM DOORS With Exclusive WEEDED CORNERS CAN'T PULL LOOSE! CAN'T SAG! 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Reluctantly we left Banff and proceeded on through the wilds. Our next encounter was a flock of mountain sheep with their young climbing around the side of the mountain, pick- ing up bits of moss and grass where they could find it. These sheep were so tame they would come down and get bits of food which people would throw to them. A very high mountain with triple peaks pointing skyward which very much resembles an old Roman castle, is called Mount Eisenhower. One won- ders if he is still in Canada. Surely we have some noblemen in our own country after whom we could name our beauty spots. We wound again around the horseshoe curves and had a mar- velous view of the distant hills dotted with pines and tamarack and the purple valleys so hand- somely colored and varied with little lakes and rivers flowing gently along. We diverted from the main drag for a few miles to visit Lake Louise. The exquisite beauty of this place is really beyond describing. I just ask my readers to imagine a large 600 -room hotel with a large patio and rock garden sloping down to a lake of still blue wa- ter, then across into the canyon gap and the glaciers of 10 feet thickness. At the Great Divide, or Kicking Horse Pass we saw the spiral tunnel on the C.P. R. This is just about the B. C, bor- der where the mightly Bow Ri- ver is divided three ways, each forming a river by itself and flowing toward the three oceans. Then comes the enchanted for- est. The writer was ill the morning we visited there and was unable to enjoy the scenery, but after a few hours' rest we were able to proceed on and through Rogers Pass. We heard several legendary stories of this place. The most feasible one is that a man by the name of Rogers with a team of mules once built a great causeway over the danger spots so it be- came known as Rogers Pass. Through this pass is some of the most beautiful scenery with the granite rocks and their white peaks reaching above the sky line, and streams of clear water flowing down the side and splashing over the stones. Quite often we stopped and with our cups we would catch some of the water and have a cool drink. I should say in passing that in our entire trip of 600 miles through the rocks we traveled on hard surface road, the Trans Canada Highway. We came to the great city of Van- couver and the Pacific Ocean and as we sat and watched the tide flow in we were impressed with the thought that God and nature has provided for us a world of beauty far beyond anything which sinful man can ever hope to achieve. In these ramblings of mine I have tried in a feeble way to give a picture of just a few of the beauty spots with the hope that someone with more liter- ary skill than I may write a more complete story of our great west. DON'T TALK TO THE CHIEF The word "taboo" or "tabu" was introduced into the English language by Captain James Cook in the late 18th century after a visit to the Polynesian Islands. It denotes any person, object or act which is danger- ous and therefore forbidden. The Polynesian natives believ- ed that their tribal chiefs pos- sessed such great supernatural power that commoners were en- dangered by any contact with the person or possessions of a chief. The chief, therefore, was taboo, and on many islands a "talking chief" was required to substitute for the chief in dealing with the people. Mrs. 0. Dustow Hosts Meeting LAKELET- The September meeting of McIntosh United Church Women was held at the home of Mrs. Oliver Dustow. Mrs. James Busby led the open- ing devotions and Scripture was read by Mrs. Elmer Haskins. A welcome was extended to Mrs. Steven, wife of the new minis- ter. The roll call, "a thought on temperance" was responded to by 20 ladies. During the busi- ness the quilting convener gave a report and it was decided to finish a quilt for the fall ba- zaar. The top has been donat- ed by Mrs. Herb Busby. Mrs. Bruce Harkness and Mrs. Ivan Mawhinney read from the study books, " The church in India". The bale of clothing which was sent to the Overseas Relief Depot at Toronto has been re- ceived and a letter of apprecia- tion was read explaining how the clothing is handled and the need for help in donations to shipping charges. Lunch was served by Mrs. James Busby, Mrs. Harvey Wright and Mrs. Oliver Dustow. Murray Gaunt, W.I. Speaker LAKELET-The Lakelet W.I. gathered at the Institute hall for its September meeting, which was convened by the committee on Citizenship. The roll call was answered with "Man of the hour, and what he is doing for his country". The business was conducted by the president, Mrs. Lyle Murray. The program includ ed a piano instrumental by Carol Anne Hohnstein, a solo by Judith Anne Murray, and a duet by Misses Janette Wright and Lois Ferguson. The motto, "World affairs are our affairs" was well pre- sented by Mrs. Harvey Wright. Mrs. Walter Demerling in- troduced Murray Gaunt, M. P.P. for Huron -Bruce who showed an interesting film which he had taken on a trip to Bermuda. In his commentary, he drew at- tention to the fact that althougl the population is two thirds black and one third white, they have learned to live together harmoniously, relating the film to the topic of the eve- ning. He was thanked by Mrs. Harold Wallace, and presented with a gift. TRAIL OF LONESOME PINE GIRDLES GLOBE Over 90 species of pine trees exist and they range from the Canadian north down through- out this continent and Eurasia, south to India, Burma, the East Indies, Central America, the Caribbean isles and North- ern Africa. The jack pine, "an essentially Canadian species," is particularly useful for reforestation after forest fires. The pine is probably the most important timber tree in the world. Its wood is also widely employed for pulp and paper manufacture. Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Sept. 17, 1964 - Page 6 FORDWICH Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Cooper and Everitt Cooper spent Satur- day at Bayfield where Everitt closed his cottage on Sunset Lane for this season. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart, Douglas and Gregory of Listo- wel, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stewart. Mr. Everitt Cooper of Hunts- ville spent the week -end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Soth- ern spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater in Strathroy. Mrs. Mary Wade, Mrs. Ger- ald Cruickshank and daughters, Ellen and Catharine of Wing - ham, spent Wednesday after- noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs, C. Jordan. BIRTH WILDFANG-To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wildfang in South Peel Hospital, Cooksville, a son, Paul Douglas, on Sunday, September 13. DONNYBROOK Mrs. Minnie Jones of Dun- gannon visited Sunday with Miss Josephine and Mr. David McAllister, Anniversary services will be observed in Donnybrook United Church, Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev. Hugh C. Wil- son of Thames Road will be the guest minister for both services. Special music will be supplied. Mrs. Wesley Jefferson visit- ed Saturday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Josling and family of Londes- boro. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cham- ney and family visited with her mother on Sunday afternoon, in Wingham and District Hospital, where she is a patient. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomp- son, John, Susan, Murray, Jane and Ellen were in Detroit over the week -end and guests at their cousin's wedding. 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