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Port Perry Star (1907-), 5 May 1966, p. 15

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= "Eugene "Jeep" singer --.. Wells "tagged him Trek Ry wt) A oh dba isibssntisiimeinatuitonabd Gobind Centennial Report 1867 REPORT No. 6 z Before the end of this year a full - length Canadian feature "film will be released to Great Britain, the United States and other 'countries. It is certain te encourage people to visit our country during the 1967 Centen.- nial. The film, AY Helicopter. Canada, an hour- -long Panavista |, production for wide screens, will be shown in our own cine- mas during 1967. Helicopter Canada is the first full length" moving picture fea- ture to be made entirely from a 'the world, It is an exciting coast-to-coast color sweep of Canada--its geography, its wild life, its people and ways of life. It is being produced by the Na- tional Film - Board- of Canada _ for and with the aid of the Cen- tennial Commission. Peter ~ Jones is the producer and Geor- ge Salverson is the script writ- er. The director-cameraman is Boyko of the National Filmi Board staff who had some interesting experien< ces filming this project across - Canada from the open door of a helicopter. Boyko was born 1n Saskatoon, has been a dishwasher, shipyard worker, private chauffeur in * various parts of the country and "he {was a country-and-western in Saskatoon Lo) when a broadcaster "named Jack nickname, Jeep, after a comic- strip creature, = In the 40's Boyko was a taxi | driver in Vancouver when a pas- senger went on vacation leaving her camera in the eab. He used it to shoot a traffic -accident and -sold the pictures to a local | paper for $5. This sent him into photographhy and he wound up at the Notional Film Board in 1951, Boyko's home, when he gets there, is jn Lorraine, Que- bec; he has a wife, one daugh- ter, 10, and one son, 3. By means of Jeep Boyko' Ss camera, background narration, dialogue and sound effects, the viewer in the cinema audience will be making a trip across the country, discovering Canada as though he were in that helicop- ter, The 'copter, during shoot- ing, was able to get as close to the face of anything as its blades permitted and hovered from six to 600 feet. Boyko spent more than a year on the filming -- a good deal of the time 500 feet up in the air, crash helmet on head, hanging out the side of a French-built turbine helicopter (the Alouet- te). In one year hie shot 96,000 feet of film and travelled from "Newfoundland to Victoria. An "anti-vibration . mount for the camera was a French-made unit, first used in the making of the French films "The Red Balloon" and "Voyage in a Balloon", It: permits a picture while hovering vibration is elminiated in 'this clever device, In Toronto Boyko hovered a few feet 'above Nathan Phillips Square for a dramatic view of the new clam-shell city hall. He caught the Old Fort Henry Guard, at Kingston, doing its drill. The helicopter camera shot the convoluted tubing and tow by JOHN W. FISHER CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER '| plex at Edmonton, paddle wheel- helicopter-in- flight anywhere in in 1937] with. his <8 ers of a vast oil refinery com- ers, rising new buildings in western cities, the lush North Saskatchewan River Valley; in Montreal the helicopter made forays around the new sky- scrapers; in Saskatchewan it caught. a fast-moving freight train. travelling through a Prairie town, a truck leaving a - high dust plume behind it, down a road to a lone elevator stand- ing stark against the prairie horizon. In Newfoundland the camera made contact with a lighthouse keeper and a ship's skipper | seeking guidanceg into the har-. or thus symbolizing the entry to Canada through her most east. ern gateway, 'The film's viewers will have the sensation of being virtually on the surface of-the gorge be- neath the Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, and being on a slow trip straight up the face of the bridal veil falls almost at arms length, They will "ride the back" of a deer in flight, peek into the windows of Mon- treal skyscrapers and experience the sight and sound of steno- graphers at their work and stockbrokers in action. They will view skiers and mountain , Ae fers on ho raver amd a ween tnink Eehhsics ras POHL 4 iran wendy a kat ld ERIE hs Ebi fis hid daniusietiani rials LY PORT PERRY STAR, he LER afd ', ' 2 ee \ 2M J * ' ERS Thursday, May 5, 1966 --15 Greenbank The sincere sympathy' of the community is extended to the Baylis family in the death of their son, We are glad tq hear 'Gordon { Blair is home from the hospital, - Sorry to hear Mrs. Lily Wil- son, Mrs. Evelyn Tait and Mrs. Roberta Baird are in the hospi- tal. Hope to see you all home real soon, bitin and prospectors, lumbermen, asembly-line productions, foot« ball clubs, outdoor activities of first Canadians -- the Indians. Don't miss Helicopter Canada when it comes to your area in 1967, climbers, wheat farmers, miners- various ethnic groups and of. the Kenton Baird is spending a few days with his grandparents, There "will. be no Sunday School next Sunday due to the fact it is Mother's Day every- one will worship together when Baptism will "be_administered.- Mr, and Mrs. John Cook visit- ed with Earl Anderson's on Fi- dpy evening, Mr, and Mis. Cecil Snodden and family had dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Baird, Many took advantage of the T.B. tests and ex-rays held re- cently at Port Perry. Many of the community have been en- joying sucker fishing. with fair luck, ~ The 4-H Homemaking Club Achievement Day will be held this Saturday in Port Perry High - School. Parents and friends are cordially invited to the afternoon session at 1.15. > Right to limit Qnntiiiess Prices Effective May 4, 5, 6 & Y. We Reserve the i PI Save 11c.--IGA Canned COFFEE SUGAR "Solo Family Pack MARGARINE Save 10c.--Rose Sweet Mixed "KLES > o- - SOFT DRINKS 122-87: Save 16c; -- Maxwell House Save. 8c.--Granulated White 3 Crue [he 30 % 5, LB. BAG 3 LB. PKG. HOPE'S FOOD MARKET IGA MOTHER'S DAY Convenience is the nassword this week at IGA -- all features dre purposely planned to make this Mothers Day a day to relax: This w eek drop in to your friendly IGA where you always get a litle more than you: expect. and remember. SALE! [SU Table-Rite Canada's Finest i iy Red or _ Blue Brand Beef Sirloin -- Porterhouse -- Wing = STEAK - ty Bonless Round ROASTS Lean Well Trimmed Boneless STEWING BEEF + 69: Tasty 40 Fathom Smoked COD FILLETS - Produce of i i Can. No. 1 Grade Vine Tipe TOMATOES 1=-19: Produce of U.S.A., Can. No. ETTUCE weer. wo 19¢ "Produce of U.S.A. 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