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thursday september 22 1955 the acton free press acton ontario page ekevef grand opining actons new 0ee w si we specialize in millinery hosiery gloves and hand bags june brayshaw wat stfi your hostess visit us at 1 mill st acton ont next door to the bus terminal western grandeur convention highlights editor writes about y events of the past two weeks have for your editor and mrs dills been far removed from the local scene as we start this article we are going through northern ontario just south of what is usual ly known as the cold spot of the country jvhite river sunday 19th the climate was different from that associated with the district the- sun shone and white river was a balmy summer day ttiere wqa however much evidence of winter just ahead- foliage was getting autumn colors and flowers had been touched by the early frost but to get back to the begin ning eight of he days away from our desk were taken up to spend four days at what is known as canadas greatest family party the 36th annual convention of canadian weekly newspapers as sociation held this year in van couver bc we attended the first one held in toronto and since then have participated in various conventions which have taken us across canada 9 mill street acto 2nd bio week 83rd akhtveebaby bale atlmer tomato or vegetable soup 7 ss 83c apple sauce gibsons f tins 3c st0kelt8 fancy new pack peas 2 33c sherrufs pudding powders or jelly 0 powders s lushus pkaa cake mixes 3 100 pillsbtjry tbndebleap 10c off deal tea bags 60s pay only 67c instant coffee 20c off deal chase a sanborns 4oz jar pay only 109 10c opt deal chocolate jlf dri llb tin atlmer frozen green peas 2 39c travel and entertainment shop talk of what editors dis cuss in business sessions will be of little interest to our readers so we will limit our observations to travel and entertainment that has filled the days and nights railway travel has had vast im provement since the ribbons of steel first brought east and west together but writing on a train still ha an effect which may prove difficult for linotype operators to put the script into type the rail- 1 the editor and mrs dills look admiringly at the door prizes presented each business session of the way time table gives the mileage cwn a convention in vancouver to the first so going into the session travelling bags electric 2ml rotould go f ryi pans a 225 boaf and man t vvere 9 awa not was brou that far but- land travel of neees- i home by he representatives of your paper although they held tickets at every session mrs dills sity has obstacles which do not did win a bingo prize however the above photograph appeared in the daily paper published each occur in the air ontarios lakes and wooded sections the grain growing and oil producing prairie provinces vell have to omit from this story but railway time table draeffwo sunday sept 25th 1955 full information fioiii uytnli i54s of the four convention days the trip through the rocky moun tain- in the new scenic dome cars of the cpr is something one never forgets to be sure of a seat we headed for one of the dome before reaching calgary we sacrificed lunch that day to revel in the grandeur and majey of these lofty peaks and deep canyons grandeur before viewer ten years ago before the dome cars one rushed from side to side of the train- to capture the view of the mountains today if you ride the dome the whole grandeur of one of the worlds greatest jinnor- anias is spread before you no oth er means of travel give the op- ipr kfj passage through the train goes and vancouver in the morning it through contortions to penetrate the great mountain barriers banff lake louise eisenhower mountain with its 10309 foot peak and mount victoria with its 11355 top are surrounded by seemingly unending ridges highest point on the cpr is at stephen over a mile above sea level but the peaks tower above in their defiance of penetration run east and west at the great divide the rivers and waters which haw been fol lowing eastward change their course to flow westward toward the pacific ocean from field b portunity to see the rockies such i c builders of the railway met as that provided by the rail route- their greatest obstacles down f through the kicking horse pas canadian national from calgary at an altitude 14438 feet the train winds between mountains dips down into canyons and finally reaches a height at hector of 5233 feet mounts rundle i peeehec grouard and cascade i tower above with smjw cappii peaks twisting in and out to get j for canning canada no 1 elkrta peaches 6qt bskt 65c elberta is ooeof the finest canadian grown peaches and preferred by most housewives for canning our local fruit growers need help to move their large crop of this beautiful fruit therefore in cooperation with them we are offering you canada no 1 niagara pen insula elberta peaches at our cost you help the grower when you help yourself to this bargain pe a d c artlftt yfc km il canada no 1 6 qt bskt iwq ad p i c c gravenstein aq t fancy quality 6 qt bskt c cabbage bm 10c carrots ssx5j2 3 for 23c turnips i c 5c gents qmi sutidd qmwumd jlmofi sdcapmrnmni f5 gwml mmmvhhmvmmmvtmv shockproof waterproof antimagnetic stainless luminous dial no box no tradein guaranteeafcngneyear don s bexton jeweller engraver watchmaker and the spiral tunnels the train with its 25 coaches doubled back and forth into the yoho valley great sheds to protect the tracks from rock and snow slides com bine with rock tunnels and lead finally to mount macdonald where the connaught tunnel pierces the mountain for over five miles pass ing through travellers little real ize that a mile of rork is above them cr thnt the tunnel is 29 feel wide and 21 i feet high and has double tracks and has frch air forced through by giant ventilat ing fans through the selkirk range anl in the mountains one travels all the night to sec the fraser river making plans n with a daalar-who- fosalact maferiala and us them to give you the most satisfaction call us wa keep costs down and oiva you the vary bast is a trip one never forgets- no mat ter how many times it is travelled judging by trie number of people travelling it is one that has world wide fame vancouver and convention vancouver while not the capital of britih columbia might weil be termed the centre of the prov ince activity at the hotel van couver on arrival there was every semblance of an old boys reun ion the welcoming party at the station wore indian feathered headgear from nova scotia to the yukon oditors from tog and small centres of every province of the dominion met we were surprised however tt meet in the htel rotunda lr and mrs r n brown who had left acton a month previously on a visit to western panada at breakfat another morning wa mr george lawrence now public relations chieftain with imperial oil company who made inquiry about milton where he spent his boyhood and attended public and high schools anothr caller from acton was pete pap- imon who was at the coast on bus iness vancouver impressions there were many things which impressed us about vancouver perhaps there are knockers and pessimists who reside there but they are certainly outnumbered by the booster and the optimists ev en the rain and we had two days of it- is called liquid sunshine from mayor fred j hume who gave the welcome to the convent ion down to premier wa ben nett we learned of the greatness of the present and the rosy horiz ons of the future taxi drivers hotel employee- store clerks travel officials are all enthusiastic its contagious live there six months and youd cither catch it or be a foreigner speakers at dinners and lunch- cons were n f pullen of b c telephones fra n youngman of crown zellerback canada fld now open under new management good food properly prepared prices reasonable try us for quaui y howard mitchell who has establish ed a newspaper at kittimat bc and premier bennett presentation of awards for newspaper excellence was a feature- in which we partic- tpatcd again with pleasure in the knowledge that your hometown paper was keeping up with others of similar size across canada entertainment by the ocean tuesday although it rained had two highlights which will long be remembered a bus tour gave a very fine conception of vancouver mr and mrs f ronald graham have not only the finest home in the city but also the mort hospit able here the party of over 400 were entertained the home s modern and lavish the garden are marvellous and in a beautiful setting near the pacific young folks had an opportunity htfvbiqn and radio service by r w grant phone acton 394 c located at watsons music store to enjoy the indoor swimming pool older members had an opportunity to revel in the home beauty and lavish furnishings returning to- the hotel we were entertained with a reception and buffet and a half hour broadcast by the c3c then xushed by buses to the cpr pier where the prin cess patricia was given over to the party through the courtesy of the cpr here a 10 piece orchestra enliv- erfed the welcome and each lady of the party had a lei put about her neckv which was made of fresh flowers flown up from hawaii mrs dills kept hers for two days and started to bring it home but its beauty was gone after the first day on the train there was dancing and bingo with splendid prizes and again ample lunch served aboard mrs dills was adept at bingo and won a prize piper for breakfast a four hour cruise took us back into the harbor with the lights of vancouver showing the shore it was a night which-c-umaxed-a-won- derful day the princess patricia is a large boat which goes along the coast on regulartrips it had ample accommodation for the 400 on the trip breakfast calls were always at 730 and even these meals were never dull or had a yawn members of the ad aiid sales club had wjir paint applied daily there wjye pipers for the first breakfast and indians and war dances medicine men and cub reporters weighing 250 ibs and a power mower to clean tie crumbs from the floor at one runchcon the guest speaker was led in captive by two giant chiefs and given u new scalp aith long braids for his bald pate by the indian braves fine muhic big fish at luncheon on wednesday three of the finest vocalisls on the west coast provided a delightful program their names we cannot recall but their performance was one we will always remember that day two chefs brought in a 32 pound salmon which was dis played on stage prizes of 10 20- pounders were awarded to winners for various unique accomplish ments each winner was photo graphed beside the big fish the prizes were forwarded to the home address of the winners and packed to arrive in perfect con- dttion they were given by the fishing association of british col umbia at the breakfast of the associat ion of canadian advertisers mr adam smith the representative of this group had added to the menu two large salmin which he had caught a couple of days earlier wednesday nftermipn the ladies were giiot for afternoon tea of mr ros cameron of the canadian life insurance officers associat ion at the thiinderbird rof at the capilano gardens here- a swing ing bridge pans a great canyon mrs dills ventured halfway across but was content with a half trip and safe return the concluding event was a din ner by the province of british columbia with premier w a bennett as gnet speaker it was another highlight and we were de lighted to hear thik western pre- mier propound hi views which were not entirely in agreement from an eastern canada viewpoint two events we had to pass up were the trip to grouse mountain by bus and chair lift nnd the cour tesy offered to golfers the day fol lowing the convention we remained in vancouver for a meeting of the board of directors of cwna and managed an hour of sightseeing of another section of vancouver climaxing hospitality final event of our visit in van couver wa a brief visit to stan ley park and a chjncsc dinner in the famed chinatown this was through the courtesy of friends of editor and mrs frank melnyr of dun over 40 y ago mr and mrs john corneit went from dundalk to vancouver and operat ed a successful shoe business mr cornett served several terms as mayor of vancouver and is now an alderman of the city the dinner for six was in the moongate plaza room of the bam boo terrace on pender street be sides the party of six in this por tion of the restaurant was a fam ily party of 20 or so chinese who were celebrating a birthday our dinner had eight courses and there was no dessert no btead or butter the jasmine tea which started the dinner nnd rice also finished the meal the tea pot was constantly filled and the rice bowls never emptied the dishes defy definition each coure was brought on in a large dih nnd mm cornett as hostess seryed her guests we were supplied with chop sticks but thankful that the more familiar utensils were alio available the food wai all good but vpry different the chop sticks we were pres ented with by mr cornett and this menu a nice new fresh one painted in hong kong by yee tin tong ltd was also a souvenir of our visit baek xm the train and so on thursday night back to the train another day through the mountains taking up the lecl- ion not seen from the dome on the way but arid bask to our desk on monday anyone who would like to see a chinese menu can inspect the one we brought home as well as the chop sticks weve condensed and ddubtless omitted but the story must end there i were stories all along the way with trave we met travel is broadening in raott ways than ojlfco j r- i v i v rvf