The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-09-17, Page 20Pa
e 12 - Winghar Advance -Times, Thursday, Sept, 17, 1964
Assembly of Newspapermen Visit Bluck Creek Pioneer Village
PIONEER VILLAGE., Sept. 3 -
This humble, cross-roads vil-
lage nearTororrto, was over-
come last Wednesday by a large
and well-bred gathering of the
British North American Colony's
editors and publishers. The
post had previously brought
news of an unusually large ga-
thering, arid the proper folk of
this Villctce were waiting in
anticipatioe to pitta 400 of
their compatriots from other
parts of British North America.
The illustrious editors and
their families arrived by stage
from their headquarters in the
near -by ezty of 'Toronto in the
late at.ttrnoon, Their place of
meeting, the Royal York hotel
is said to IN: well blessed with
P1tndid view of Lake Ontario
from its Front Street location,
'..0 of the visitors told the
editor that the Royal York was
ele- of the most commodious
hooses they had eUCOWl-
t .d- -and such a comment
coming from such a well -tra-
velled and urbane group as
this country's editors should be
taken by the Hotel's proprietors
Messrs. "C" "P" and "R" as
very high praise.
The visitors, as editors
should be, are more oftencon-
eerned with the rendering of
news than the making of it.
For this reason, they all seem-
ed particularly intent on posing
for a daguerre-o-type in the
Print Shop by the Pioneer
Press's "Washington Press", Ma-
ny said they would have en-
gravings made of the plates ta-
ken for reproduction in their
own journals.
The tours and platemaking
completed, the assembled
throng proceeded to enjoy a
most excellent meal out of
doors. The method of prepara-
tion has been termed a "Bar-
be-que", a more curious ex-
pression has never before been
encountered by your editor, yet
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DOUG, HARKER, Prop.
PIONEER VILLAGE, in the northwest cor-
ner of Metro Toronto, was visited by the
delegates and families of the Canadian
Weekly Newspaper Association's annual
convention, in Toronto, and Region Con-
servation Authority, has just presented
Charles Nolan, the outgoing president of
the CWNA, with a chain of office making
the excellence of the pork ribs
and other fare perhaps merits
such a tongue -twisting descrip-
tion.
Tales aplenty abounded at
the dinner tables. This was
expected for editors are, in
general, a gregarious lot. By
far the most incredible was the
one told by several of our col-
leagues from the colony of
British Columbia, which, we
are told, extends even to the
Pacific Ocean.
These fellows from British
Columbia claimed that they
"flew" to the august assembly
of newspapermen in Toronto.
Such an incredible tale seemed
to this editor, a vindication of
the late Bishop John Strachan's
contention that York, muddy
though it be, was the centre of
sanity in British North America.
A most elegant outdoor
stage had been constructed by
the village workmen for the oc-
casion where Mister Werden
Leavens, publisher of the Pio-
neer Press greeted the delegates
and then introduced Mrs. Dor-
othy Hague. Mrs. league, of
the Metropolitan Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority,
landholders to the Pioneer Vil-
lage, welcomed the visitors
and then made several well
chosen remarks on the financial
situation of our Pioneer Village
(a certain Mister John Fisher,
who occupies the position of
Centennial Commissioner of
the Government of Canada,
seemed to be considerably em-
barrassed by the lady's pointed
plea for funds).
Mrs. Hague, as her official
position required, called upon
Mister Charles Nolan ofstouff-
ville, Canada West, and Presi-
dent of the Canadian Weekly
Newspaper Association. Mister
Nolan was then made Honour-
ary Reeve of the Pioneer Vil-
lage, much to the delight of
his fellow editors there assem-
bled.
The Honorary Reeve immed-
iately set to work and called
upon a Mister Scott Fyfe of the
Imperial Oil Corporation.
This company is the producer
of a new and rather smelly
commodity commonly called,
in these parts at Least, rock
7etroleum. Mister Fyfe works
for this corporation in the ca-
pacity of a "public relations
man", the exact definition of
which, as this editor has observ-
ed, might Iead only to indeli-
cacies. Mister Nolan presented
Mister Fyfe with a truly excel-
lent top hat which had been
imported by the CWNA espec-
ially for the occasion from one
of London's best haberdashers.
The gift was thought to be but
a small token of appreciation
for the imperial Oil Company's
excellent hospitality in both
hiring the coaches for the group
and providing such an excel -
him Honorary Reeve of Pioneer Village.
Mr. Nolan responded by making James
Redditt (right), editor of the Village's
"Pioneer Press", an honorary member of
the CWNA. Scott Fyfe (left), public re-
lations director of Imperial Oil Limited and
host for the occasion, looks on with ap-
proval.
lent "Bar-be-qued" dinner.
Mister Nolan, as IIonourary
Reeve and President of the au-
gust assembly of newspapermen,
the CWNA called upon Mister
James Redditt, editor of the
Pioneer Press and did him the
honour of enlisting him as an
honourary member of the
CWNA. Mister Rtdditt, a
man of keen wit, thanked the
President and proceeded to re-
assure the general membership
that he would refrain from en-
tering his journal, the Pioneer
Press, in their various journal-
istic competitions, This an-
nouncement was greeted by a
number of uneasy guffaws from
the editors seated in the front
row (although it is probable
they were truly glad of Mister
Redditt's pronouncement, for
the Pioneer Press is considered
an excellent journal).
These official, but pleasing,
chores completed, the travel-
lers prepared to leave our Pio-
neer Village and return to the
sights of Toronto and Lake On-
tario. Those of us here at the
Pioneer Village wished we
could make the journey too,
for it is understood that a
splendid ball was held at the
group's headquarters, the
aforementioned Royal York Ho-
tel, to conclude the day's fes-
tivities.
The administrator of -the
Pioneer Village, Mister .Albert
Colucci, wishes it to be an-
nounced that the Village will
remain open for the public's
inspection until October 31.
The rudeness of weather in
these parts of Canada West and
the general impassibility of the
roads makes it impossible to
carry out ordinary trade after
that date,
0--0--0
This account of the visit of
Canadian editors to Black Creek
Pioneer Village is taken from
the Pioneer Press, a four-page
newspaper published at the
village and printed on a Wash-
ington Press,
It was a most enjoyable day.
Tea was served in the after-
noon which included bread.
scones, cookies and date loaf,
all baked in the kitchens in the
village. Groups were taken on
conducted tours of the buildings
when the visitors learned about
pioneer life and equipment,
and the history of the settlers
who had erected them,
A NURSE IN THE maternity
ward asked a young med stu-
dent why he was so enthusias-
tic about obstetrics. He said
sheepishly: "Well, when I was
on medical rotation, I suffered
from heart attacks, asthma anc
itch. In surgery, I was sure I
had ulcers. In the psychiatric
wards I thought I was losing my
Mind. Now, in obstetrics, I
can relax!"
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