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Port Perry Star (1907-), 12 Sep 1963, p. 5

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CN | i oe 2 f 1] Reminiscences of An Itinerate Canadian Picturesque Heidelberg, famous for its well-preserved, impressive castle, a veritable jewel of the Nectar, offers the fledging tour- ist a promising locale for some unsponsored research. Let me ex- plain, The lengthy history of the city may be conveniently divided into as many epochs, eras as you wish: provided one recognizes the great fundamental dichotomy between box to select, as I expected, some worthy . German ballad (in the 'Weiner Blut' or 'Lily Marlene tradition)'. With what sudden hor- ror was fond expectation shattered as I recognized the raucous rhy- thms of Bill Haley (what ever did happen to him?) beating out a song with unpronounceable title 'Rock 'n Rolling Schnitzlbaum: while the lockal folk hammered tables and floor in enthusiastic accompaniment. Gott in Himmell --it was enough to make the Elec- tor wince in his substantial tomb! A second such traumatic exper- ience awaited me as 1 toured the outskirts of the city, here, surely, I would find some vestige of the the ante-and post-American Ages. | real Germany. Yes, indeed, here on Indeed if one may be permitted to the streets I did recognize some paraphrase the noted English ob- historic German names; names server; the late Samuel (no rel- ation) Johnson, one might well note: 'Sir, it is not so much to be lamented that Old Heidelberg is lost, as that the Americans have found it.' Their influence is every- where «in the hamburgers, the ham 'n-eggs, the juke boxes, the slot machine, the plentiful pro- ducts of Ford and General Motors --why the dollar is even accepted as legal tender (balance of pay- ment experts please note). A vague rumor has arisen that Co-ca-Cola is rapidly displacing beer as the staple beverage. This report 1 find difficult to believe, if only because the great difference in price to- gether with the scornful, wither- ing, glances to which the soft- drink consumer is subjected is quite sufficient to deter all but the most avid 'Coke' addicts. To the unprepared visitor the encroachment of Americana into this corner of the Rhineland comes as a series of uncomfortable shocks, each ssuccessfullly wear- ing down his hopes for a romantic escape from the American Age. How well I rememebr that quaint, old-world restaurant in the Haup- strasse as the. sturdy German youth strode to the gleaming juke- | reflecting the great pride this most nationalistic of nations takes in its mighty past--South Gettysburg Ave., Little Big Horn Street, Alamo Circle--yes, even San Juan Hill Street. As soon as one has managed to ad- just to the presence of the new im- migrants, there is another problem to overcome -- the rain, which dribbles down from an apparently endless source. This climatological pheno- menon does not appear to disturb the inhabitants to any great extent, for they are all equipped with large um- brellas which they are accustomed to wield with practised dexterity. How- ever a pavement crowded with con- verging trollies does present a for- midable hazard to the unarmed pedes- trian This factor combined with the proximity to the pavement of the speeding streetcars (maximum dist- ance away two feet) ensures that a walk in the rain here is more a dan- gerous gymnastic exercise than a quiet relaxation. Indeed in Heidelberg there are two types of pedestrian, the quick and the dead (to say nothing of the blind). Once in the three days I spent there the rain did stop. I bolted immedi- ately to watch the bumping crowd, fully expecting immediate cries of joy and tuneful hosannas to the sun- shine god. Did the people stop? Did they remark on the drastic change in the weather? Did they even smile or look up to observe the clearing sky? Not a bit. Each one folded his umbrella (after carefully removing the foreign eyeballs from the circumference) and continued his way into the next rainfall some few hours later. By that time I had had enough of the outside world. With that innate desire for self-preservation I invaded the nearest beer cellar to pass the night in riotous debauchery. The place was packed with smoke, people and beer. There were but two places empty. | approached: "Bitte, ist diese Platz frei?" One of the looked tiredly-- drinkers up "Ja, ja, das ist frei." My heart lept--I had understood: His clear deliberate accent had con- veyed his meaning immediately Clearly he was not German. In fact, as | soon discovered, there was not a German at the table -- we were South African (the German speaker), three English frauleins all thorough- ly inebriated) one somnambulant Australian, one Canadian ,and (you guessed it) the inevitable American. As I sat down, this last individual was in the midst of some lengthy mono- tonous monologue deseribing recent adventures in Frankfurt. "Does anyone know how to shut him up?" interrupted the South Afri. can loudly. Evidently not, for with- in the hour we had all been driven back into the cold rain by the inno- cent ambassador, busy winning friends and influencing people. Some- times even cold rain is preferable to hot air, Oh, one thing more--the castle at Heidelberg Is a must for the dedi. cated tourist--*"n true visual experi- ence, an historfc and educational de- light for all (at a modest price)"'-- or so they say. Personally I never made it up the hill, so you will have ta take their word for it. Perhaps I shall visit it next time in town a J ON SALE SEPT. 11-14 AT YOUR CARLOAD STORE -- PRINCE ALBERT "CARNATION Inst. Milk 3 Ib. Pkg. « BRISLING SARDINES Millionaire 14's Tin (or) "MACARONI Kraft Dinner 2 » = rs 23 @) - LUX . 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