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Centennial Report Joe Crowfoot of the Black- foot Indian Reserve, Gleichen, Alberta, is a- direct descendant of the Blackfoot confederacy. Jerry Potts of the Piegan In- dian Reserve, Brocket, Alberta, is a direct descendant of the famous RCMP scout of the same name who was with Assistant A haa fons at by JOHN W. FISHER CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER Commissioner J. F. Macleod when he arrived in Alberta in 1874 to build the outpost Fort Macleod and gain the confiden- ce and goodwill of the Black- foot Indian Confederacy. This year the two descend- ants, Crowfoot and Potts, will have parts to play in the RCM- Plumbing - Heating Electric PORT PERRY, ONT. OFFICE 985-2473 RES. P's Centennial project, the June to November tour of the Musical Ride and 50-member Concert Band. When the Mountie's Centen- nial performers arrive at Fort Macleod on June 14 this year there will be a re-enactment of the historic arrival of Macleod in 1874. Both Crowfoot and Potts will play the parts of their colorful and famous ancestors. For those interested in the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police perhaps June 14 will be the high point in the Centennial tour of the Musical Ride and Band. The history of the Musical Ride goes back almost to the be- ginning of the RCMP whose de- velopment has been a signifi- cant factor in Canada's Conder- ation, especially during western expansion in the years 1873 to 1905. Aside from the Riel up- risings, Prairie settlement was relatively peaceful in Canada because the rule of law was es- tablished by the Mounties first --before the mass influx of homesteaders. The Mounties performed their first Musical ride in 1876, only three years after the force was founded. The first unofficial band of the police force was set up the same year but the "offi. cial band" was not created until 1938. Having performer before hun- dreds of thousands, at events such as the Canadian National g | Exhibition and on ceremonial occasions such as the corona tis aiauoisddodaessvoiedads 4 tions of King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Ride has become an import: ant tradition for Canadians, A performance of intricate fig. ures and formations by a full troop of 32 men and horses, it also is thrilling enteretainment. Like the Musical Ride, the Concert Band is a permanent branch of the Force. There have been at least eight separ- ate bands, dating as far back as 1876. In the early days of the west a band was a morale build- er at times when loneliness and isolation were almost as much a threat as warring Indian and rum runners. Today the band is a full time unit stationed in Ottawa and in the past 30 years it has had more than two thousand engage- ments including national tours and historic occasions such as royal visits, coronation ceremon- ies, conferences of wartime lea- ders, British Empire Games, ex- hibitions and carnivals. Hundreds of thousands will see the Musical Ride and Band on its Centennial tour which includes engagements at the Canadian National Exhibition and Expo '67. Your RED CROSS is Serving of Today Ready for Tomorrow ¢ a= TARE AE NEE ES VA L Suh | $0 wake : ' aE aaa a eT RENEE SETAE ESE Sy FOR A SPIE. SECA CN § 1 RE A rn ' F od y PRY = «.¥ dd AE FANT ET 3 AR vf ' J ar dul osts mw laine PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, May 4th, 1967 - 11 Eastern Canada's farmers are going ahead with plans to mar- ch on Parliament Hill May 24, in spite of a possibie conflict with Lyndon Johnson's visit to Expo. ' The date was set Wednesday, at a meeting in Toronto of the Ottawa march committee. The committee sent a tele- gram to Prime Minister L. B. Pearson, asking for the May 24 meeting with him and his cab- inet. The telegram says the com- mittee wants the morning meet- ing "to discuss with us the plight of the farmers of Eastern Canada, and in particular the in- equities and inadequacies of the recent dairy policy. The telegram also says the committee plans "to have a group of farmers from Eastern Canada in Ottawa at 1 p.m. that day to hear your proposed solutions to these problems." The wire was signed by John Dolmer, president' of the Ont- ario Farmers' Union, Lionel Sorel, president of the Union Catholique des Cultivateurs, and Charles Munro, president of the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture. Asked after the meeting how many farmers they expect in Ottawa for the march, the pres- idents said they are planning in terms of 4,000. But, emphasized Mr. Sorel, the committee is not "bringing the farmers to Ottawa." He says the farmers will be "coming on their own" because of their dis- satisfaction with the govern- ment's policy. . Mr. Munro said he realized some farmers would find this date inconvient. But he said any time in the next couple of months would be inconvient to some farmers, and there .is "not much chance to move our announced federal Eastern Canada's Farmers Will Visit Parliament Hill demonstration to another time of year." Mr. Dolmer saws he expects it will be possible for the gov- ernment to find solutions to the farmers' problems. If not he said, "other steps will have to be taken." Problems with the date arose Thursday, when the American President's visit to Expo was announced in Monteral. News- paper reports said Mr Pearson would be in Montreal to wel- come Mr. Johnson. The decision to go ahead on May 24 was made Friday when newspaper reports indiciated plans for Mr. Johnson's visit are still uncertain. 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