NIAGARA FALLS - "The tourists (mostly Americans) are back and we love them. They are good customers and they spend a lot of money as if the latter had gone out of style", said one tourist-motel operator who has been in the business for more than 20 years. "Those damn Yankees, I just can't take them any more. They are loud-mouthed, demanding, frivolous and rude if you don't accept their point of view", said another motel oDerator. So, here you have it in a nutshell -- two sides of the tourist coin. Both views expressed. are quite correct. Today, the Honeymoon City is no longer what it used to be-a quiet, charming place for young lovers and others. Today, the once peaceful town with the Falls still as the main attraction lhas been turned into a circus-like outpost of rowdies, pushy souvenir peddlers, street hustlers and greedy businessmen. The whole atmosphere is somewhat unreal, notably after dusk. The niain drag, winding up the hill, is the main tourist attraction because it features numerous wax museums, hot dog stands, restaurants and pool halls. At times, it is impossible to walk up the hill, using a sidewalk. The sidewalks are jammed with people, walking aimlessly. The street is also packed with people and cars. Traffic moves at a snail's pace. The best idea is to leave your car at a place where you stay (hotel or motel) and walk. While taking time out to view the tourists (not the Niagara Falls, mind you) I also discovered that the old ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1976,;PAGE 5 honeymoon bait has worn off: less and less young newlyweds choose Niagara Falls as their honeymoon destination. There are a number of reasons, of course, for not wanting to share the marital bliss on this side of the border. First, the hotel prices have gone wild-something like $30 a day for those young, married kids whose main possessions include nothing more than an old car, a motorbike and a sleeping bag. Foodwise, they live on hamburgers and hot dogs. Most visitors here pay 30 cents for a cup of coffee (mine tasted like dish water) and usually five dollars and up for a decent meal-for one person, mind you. Take in all the tourist attractions (or traps) and soon your precious savings will be gone forever. Money melts like snow in Niagara Falls. Last, but not least, I should mention the check-point at Niagara Falls: frisking, security checks, customs declara- tion forms to fill out --. all part of the friendly relations between two sleeping giants-- Canada and the U.S.A. Local division on recruitinq drive Men and women of St. John Ambulance in Whitby are on the spot to pro vide firstaidat public events By BRIAN WINTER Staff Writer While thousands of people were enjoying the fun at the County Town Carnival a few weeks ago, a dedicated group of 10 volunteers spent 295 man hours on standby duty in case of any emergency. . These men and women are members of the St. John Ambulance Combined Divi- sion Number 425, which is responsible for supplying emergency first aid in the Town of Whitby. Division Superintendent Peter Etmanskie says that blisters and cuts were the usual problems which arose during the carnival, but there were two cases where more intensive first aid was required. St. John Ambulance members attended to a man who was punched in the face in a ight, until an ambulance arrived, andwhen one member of a visiting band fron Pennsylvania sustained a concussion in a game, the St. John Ambulance took him to the Oshawa Gencral Hospital. Although most injuries are of a minor nature, Mr. Etmanskie recalls that one person broke a leg at the carnival three years ago, and an accident at the motorcycle scramble' at one of the first 'carnival required first aid attention. The 425 Combined Division consists of 25 adults aged 18 to 66, all of whom are Whitby residents. Three have nine years of experience in St. John Ambulance, 14 have five to six years' experience, and eigh t are first and second year trainees. The rnembers meet every two weeks from September to June at the Centennial Building for two hours per night. Each séssion consists of an hour and a hatlf of HUNTERS! ORDER THOSE SPECIAL TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS NOW FROM BRIAN'S FOR BOOKS 15 BROCK ST. S. WHITBY Y~j Ready for any emergency in Whitby are Edna Keeler, an instructor and nursing member of St. John Ambulance, and Peter Etmanskie Whitby's division superintendent. Members of St. John Ambulance are in attendance at public events, parades and sports activities in case any first aid is needed. The St. John Ambulance Division in Whitby has 25 members and is looking for new recruits. Free Press Photo intensive first aid training, and members must pass tests every year to niaintain their level of first aid skills. To join, one must have a valid first aid certificate. Meetings also include visits from doctors and members of the police and fire departnents who give lectures on various first aid situations. The mémbers of the St. John Ambulance in Whitby have a busy schedule through- out the year. At least one member is in attendance at every senior, junior and minor league gane during the hockey season, at the Iroquois Park and Brooklin Memorial arenas. St. John Ambulance lias a fully-equipped first aid rooni at Iroquois Park, and takes its mobile unit to Brooklin. Among the injuries attended to dLring the hockey season, are cuts, bruises, concussions, and shoulder separations, says Mr. Etmanskie. On a number of occasions members of the Whitby St. Ambulance are asked to be on duty at hockey games in w EX. EX. SAT Port Perry, Oslhawa, Picker- ing and Ajax. St. John Ambulance mem- bers attend large hockey tournanients and figure skating exhibitions. Seven menbers were in attendance at the Whitby Warriors' games against Russia last December. In the summer, the St. John Ambulance members are on duty at all junior and senior lacrosse ganes in Whitby and Brooklin, and are available by invitation to be present at picnics held by church groups, large Il SAT SAT SAT SAT SUN SUN SUN DLY SUN DLY SUN OLY SUN DLY SUN OLY DAILY AM AM AM 'AM AM AM AM AM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM. PM PM PM PM PM PM PM OSHAWA - 7.15 8.15 - 9.15 10.15 11.15 - 12.15 - 1.15 LV (Bus Terminal) LV 2.15 3.15 4.15 5.15 6.15 7.15 8.15 9.15 10.15 11.15 S 7.20 8.20 - 9.20 - 10.20 11.20 - 12.20 - 1.20 LV (Simcoe & 401) LV 2.20 3.20 4.20 5.20 6.20 7.20 8.20 9.20 10.20 11.20 Bus 7.30 8.30 - 9.30 10.30 - 11.30 12.30 - 1.30 Whitby 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 Bus 7.40 8.40 9.40 10.40 - 11.40 - 12.40 - 1.40 Ajax 2.40 3.40 4.40 5.40 6:40 7.40 8.40 9.40 10.40 11.4 750 8.50 9.50 - 10.50 - 11.50 - 12.50 - 1.50 AR PICKERING AR 2.50 3.50 4.50 5.50 6.50 7.50 8.50 9.50 10.50 11.50 (transfer to train) 8.00 9.00 10.00 - 11.00 - 12.00 - 1.00 - 2.00 LV Pickering LV 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 806 9.06 10.06 - 11.06 - 12.06 - 1.06 - 2.06 Rouge Hill 3.06 4.06 5.06 6.06 7,06 8.06 9.06 10.06 11.06 12.06 8.12 9.12 10.12 11.12 - 12.12 - 1.12 - 2.12 Guildwood 3.12 4.12 5,12 6.12 7.12 8.12 9.12 10.12 11.12 12.12 Train 8.17 9.17 9.47 10.17 10.47 11.17 11.47 12,17 12.47 1.17 1.47 2.17 Eglinton 3.17 4.17 5.17 6.17 7.17 8.17 9.17 30.17 11.17 12.17 Train 8.22 9.22 9.52 10.22 10.52 11.22 11.52 12,22 12.52 1.22 1.52 2.22 Scarborough 3.22 4.22 5.22 6.22 7.22 8.22 9.22 10.22 11.22.12.22 828 9.28 9.58 10.28 10.58 11.28 11.58 12.28 12.58 1.28 1.58 2.28 Danforth 3.28 4.28 5.28 6.28 7.28 8.28 9.28 10.28 11.28 12.28 843 9.43 10.10 10.43 11.10 11.43 12.10 12.43 1.10 1.43 2.10 2.43 LV Toronto Union LV 3.43 4.43 5.43 6.43 7.43 8.43 9.43 10.43 11.43 12.43 8.48 9.48 10.15 10.48 11.15 11.48 12.15 12.48 1.15 1.48 2.15 2.48 AR EXHIBITION AR 3.48 4.48 5.48 6.48 7.48 8.48 9.48 10.48 11.48 12.48 Right to the grounds. FOR INFORMATION PHONE: Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax 579-4224 Toronto 484-0444 industries and private clubs. In addition, they are on duty at all parades in Whitby and, on occasion, attend the races at Mosport. On one occasion at Mosport they had to attend to a serious leg cut from a broken bottle, but according to Mr. Etmanskie there have been few injuries as serious as broken bones at the events attended by the St. John Ambulance staff. In May each year, the Whitby St. John Ambulance division has a church parade, and next year Whitby will be host to the annual corps inspection for the Durham Region, attended by divisions from Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering. Officers of the 425 Combined Division are Peter Etmanskie, division superin- tendent; Kenneth Bird, divisional officer; Richard Scott, niotor transport officer; and non commission- ed officers Sergeant Ed Gaskin, and Acting Corporals Stella Bird and Connie Seaver. The division expects to obtain a nursing officer in 1977. A branch committee made up of Whitby citizens under the chairmanship of Tom Robertson handles the business and financial affairs of the St. John Ambulance division. The division is funded by the United Appeal and pro- vides its services free of charge, but many organiza- tions and individuals make donations to the St. John Ambulance in appreciation of its work, says Mr. Etmanskie. The Whitby division has a completely equipped mobile first à id' post which has a citizens band radio, and a number of training aids. Each member has a uniform and tirst aid equipment. When required, first aid trailers from Oshawa are put into service in Whitby, especially at the County Town Carnival. One of these trailers was in operation on a 24-hour basis at the recent fire fighters' convention at frooklin, and the other was stationed for eight hours a day at Iroquois Park during the County Town Carnival's final weekend. in addition. to supplying first aid services to the town, the St. John Ambulance division has four me.mbers, John Visser, Ron Hawkins, Edna Keeler and Mike Seaver, who are fully qualified to teach first aid. Another six members instruct Guides and Scouts in first iid under the direction of the our instructors. This year is a recruiting year for St. John Ambulance, and Mr. Etmanskie hopes to increase the strength of the division by 20 per cent. Two new members are starting training in September, and he would like to see three or four more people join. Anyone interested in joining St. John Ambulance or requiring its services may call 668-2862, Mr. Etmanskie at 668-6152 or Mr. Bird at 668-9672. to the CNE No parking problems. ýll,, 1