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Then, once found, it became the highway of the fur traders who had local wealth to be exploited -- much closer than China or India. While the fur traders were producing considerable commer- cial canoe traffic between Mont. real and the Rocky Mountains, other people were still intent on BLACK Oxford MEN Young Men' S S P LAYBOYS 10. 95 - 11 05 lei it Boys SE $7.50 - 7.95 Desert Boots 8.95 - 9.95 Now-in cool colors! LADIES Be 95 Bovs 57.95 WORK BOOTS 9.95 -10.95 Get yours now. "Treat yourself to a pair of "His" or "Hers" PLAYBOYS in colorl PLAYBOYS are loaded with features. Bold white stitching. Soft suede. Natural plantation crepe soles. 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They were seen last in July of that year by an- other passing ship in Baffin's Terror vanished and none of the 129 ever returned from the Arctic, \ Numerous expeditions sent from England, from the United States and by groups from the Hudson's Bay Company searched for the lost explorers without success. Evidence uncovered in later years proved that the Erebus and the Terror, trapped in Arc- | tic ice, had not been abandoned until three years after they had been sighted by that passing ship in Baffin's Bay As late as 1850 Eskimos saw a large party of white men travelling south near the mainland, dragging a small boat and sleds. There are many conflicting stories about what actually happened to the 129 men. } In 1859 an 'expedition sent out by Lady Franklin found a written record by a captain of one of the ships. It gave an account of their terrible trials up to the spring of 1848. Franklin was lost but the search expeditions provided in- formation for the mapping of a vast area of the Arctic with its complicated islands, inlets and straits. Although much knowledge was gained through Arctic ex- 'peditions in the mid-nineteenth century the canoe route across | Canada remained, for a .long time, the backbone of the east-- west transportation system and the one we will "rediscover" wih our Centennial canoes, Even today, with all our technology, the north west passage via the Arctic waterway is not for use by commerce. ; During Centennial year Cana- dians will be looking at hsitory with renewed interest. Like the story of the search for the north west passage, which I have barely touched in this short column, there are many more for young ang old. 0.A.C. Alumni Picnic Held In Ontario County The seventh 0.A.C. Alumni Picnic to be held in Ontario County on Sunday, August 14, was a successful event, It was again held this year at the home of Professor and Mrs. A. W. Baker, Cedarhurst Beach, Bea- rerton. There were ninety peo+ ple in attendance. The after. noon was spent in swimming, boating and visiting. The highlight of the picnic was .a talk by Dr. J. D. Maec- Lachlan, President of the Uni. versity of Guelph. Dr. Mac- Lachlan outlined a number of changes that are taking place at the OAC at the present time, brought about by the incorpora. tion of the Federated Colleges into Guelph University. He con- gratulated the Ontario group on initiating the idea of a picnic, and carrying through with it each year. Dr, Margaret McCready, Dean of MacDonald Institute, Dean Richards, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Dr Jack Hare, | President O.A.C.- Alumni, Mr. Gordon Nixon, President of the University of Guelph Alumni, and Mr." John Babcock, Director of Alumni Affairs also spoke briefly. The picnic concluded with a bountiful lunch at 6.00 p.m. Mr. H. R. Hare, Whitby, Presi- dent of the Ontario County 0.A.C, Alumni Association wag master of ceremonies, Sd ditions dids wanisiiolosralomomrt iii triitido stb ivehokiand, li There were 129 officers and. Bay. Then the Erebus and 'the. which make fascinating reading | & » iv. ia e rm SRL TT 1 "4 ' v 7a TSI dRE 8 dhe a5 Hf ROE A : L2 : NA ' ' » ' sandastamatsdabiminrinl ation » - 3 Es 4 Pht th Fay $1.1 SEW i 1, : LASS 4 ie el ' a ryt Se) ap Rl wt el, 5 ¢ ' x ¥ of FS SF SORE AEN PORT PERRY STAR -- THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1966 -- 3 The Department of Public Works in cooperation with Ontario County Emergency Measures Organization will commence this week a survey of the commercial and industrial: property as well as local public buildings in the city of Oshawa and the towns of Whitby and Ajax and Pickering Township to determine the amount of fallout protection that is avail- able in local buildings in the event of an emergency. Group Leaders D. L. Carr, C V. Faulkner and J. W. Bonnell will be supervising this survey in cooperation with Mr. F. S. Wotton, Ontario County E.M.O. Co-ordinator. The Group Lead- eighteen university students; all personnel conducting the work will carry identification cards. The Government of Canada and the Government of the Pro- vince of Ontario have agreed to carry out a Fallout Protection Survey of all major buildings within the Province, Direction of the survey is the responsi- bility of the Department of "Public Works (Canada). The survey started May 15, 1966 and is planned for completion in 1967. ers will be normally assisted by | To Hold Survey Of Industrial And Commercial Properties At present it is not the in- tention of the Government to designate surveyed space 'as shelter nor to improve existing space to shelter standards but update information during previous surveys and in- corporate it into the national survey. Small residential build- ings will not be included. Only buildings which have certain protective characteristics which meet the minimum requirements will be reported. Since the sur- veyors will not know these characteristics until they visit the site ,they are making a general appeal for permission to enter all buildings. Which may qualify. @ Having obtained access to a surveyable® building, one team consisting of two university students would be able to take the required measurements re- lating to walls, floors, roof, ete. in a period of about two Hours. . A Group Leader may appear briefly to direct the students. RED CROSS IS ALWAYS THERE WITH YOUR HELP Why Pay More 'a SAVE!! FUEL OIL ON PREMIUM QUALITY DX FUEL oI SERVING Port Perry and District PHONE WHITBY 668- -3341 COLLECT 728-6201 - (3 Ines) Four Seasons Travel (Oshawa) LIMITED ® YOUR CERTIFIED eo TRAVEL CONSULTANTS A complete travel service throughout the world. -- No Service Charge -- OSHAWA 57 King St. East WANTED DEAD or ALIVE | USED CARS .. 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