Essex District High School - Argus Yearbook (Essex, Ontario Canada)

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Hour aft or la ur the coimnandlng sh uts f tho rancors linglcd with tho s:-und of r arin fire cull to hoard, Thcro was absolutoly no time frr r st . Vcary, black-faced nion worked frantically trying to extinguish the surging flames. Within a few short days a vneo picturesque landscape lay in smaldor- incr ruin. The forest, which had boon a century in the making, died after a week’s time. Was it the forgot fulness of s.-k, car o less camper or %j r -thor Nature herself wh snatched their homes from tho f rest inhabitants? Whatever the fatal cause,, lifolossn ss and destruction replaced what cnce had b on a wealth-producing timberland. ■Gayle Gudd s, 13 SENSATIONAL NEWS ' Hoar ycl Hear yet Tho Hudson Bay C mpany is expanding rapidly «?ivinc Canada s -m,.thing t be proud of: tho • wnorship f one of many trading units that have existed f r tw. hundred and eighty-oiaht years. Its historic ass ciati»ns have served t establish tho fact that t -day it is a groat, modern organization, as up-t -date as a 1959 car. The c mpany has progressed by leaps and b unds since tho early ‘-i-ays of the sparse p ' st, so that it n w includes six largo department stores in operation in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, anc. Victoria. Those stores doing tun million t twenty ailli n dollars worth f business annually display not only fine furs--oho ..ri inal objoct f tho c mpany»s f unding—but thousands of items from jewellery t ' kitchenware, and from furniture to food. Throe of tnese six stores foaturo large triple-decker parkados for tho motorist customers• The founder would hardly recognize his Id com; any since its, aoors have been ooened to modernity 1 . Furthermore, in the back country there are still one hundred anc. eighty-two active trading posts. In tee pas , tne managers, completely isolated from civilization, were expected to be everything from doctor to priest for the conuriunity. Now they live com¬ fortably in well-designed houses, and are supplied with all their- needs—magazine3, books, vitamin pills, even scientii ically p.epait- dists. To keep in touch with these people the company has six uig cargo ships and three bush planes, as well as boats, barges, trac or- trains, tr ick 3 and snowmobiles. The old ‘moccasin telegrapn mas replaced by the radio-telephone . The U. S. S. H. owns the largest fur trade, but Canada ' s collection of wild furs is the second largest and known the world over. Actually, one-third of the one hundred and eighty-two trading posts are fully stocked retail stores. The company financially assists minx rancers— from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast, from tne forty-ninth parallel to the Mexican Gulf—to become established to buy furs, to insure tnem and to sell them. Another important factor is that this company nas a flag of its own. It is the Red Ensign with the initials d. 3. C. in the lover r iJat-;-nd comer. It is the only private company which is allowee to ado t tie British flag for its own use. The coat of arms displays two elks sup¬ porting four beavers, surmounted by a fox with the slogan. Pro Pel- Cutem — i: A Skin for a Skin . Behold the Hudson ' s gone modern! Bay Company—a big slice of Canadian History --Ursula Leblanc

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Then, leaving the phone booth, she let her white lace handkerchief, her initialled handkerchief, flutter carefully to the floor. This done, she, dreamily visualizing a handsome man, mink stoles, diamonds and Cadillacs, returned to her room. After about ten minutes had crawled by, she heard a hesitant knock at her door. There he stood, holding a white lace initialled handkerchie. in his hand. Before long they were chatting together as if they had known oach other all their lives. And what does your father do? inquired Marjorie in response to hi. ' last question. Oh, didn’t you know? He ’3 the janitor here. Marjorie swallowed hard but recovered her scattered wits quickly. How nice, she said, thinking pensively that she had discovered some¬ thing more valuable than mere gold. —Donna Barkosky FOREST FIRE Roaring flames, dense black smoke and showering sparks indicated only one thing, another forest had mot with its most deadly enemy-- fireJ A sky filled with more red and orange than that of the setting sun could be clearly distinguished for many a mile. The humanly unbear¬ able heat forced every living creature from its picturesque forost home. Animals of every size and description, from the smallest squirrel to the giant moose, rushed frantically dido by side toward the sanctuary of the river. Lashing tongues of fire leaped from tree to tree and devoured every¬ thing in their path. Delicate summer flowers, snow white lilies and velvety green moss lost all their heavenly beauty as the murderous flame: spread over them. An almost suffocating smoke replaced the tangy scent of pine which once had perfumed the forest. Sturdy old evergreens met their blazing enemy and were decisively defeated. A gentle but dangerous breeze from the south-west fanned the red- hot flames and caused them to soar into the smoke-filled sky. Bubbling riverlets, brimming with crystal-clear water, seemed to vanish mysteri¬ ously. Fiery, blistering heat changed the emerald vegetation into a deadly, shrunken, brown mass. Meanwhile, the attentive eyes of a forest ranger, who was posted at a desolute look-out station, spotted the rising column of black smoke. This sign of danger was much too familiar. The ranger knew that he had to act promptly, and so without a moment ' s hesitation, he graphically plotted the position and notified the efficient fire fighters. A once lonely forest path became a bustling hi iway less than an hour after the dreaded alarm had been sounded. Volunteers armed with shovels, axes and rakes, marched swiftly toward the disaster area, as they had done so often before. Those allies of the forest did not look forward to the days and nights of the troacherous toil which lay ahead.

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20. Banff camp Each year a total of two hundred. and thirty-fivo cadets, based n th quota from each Command, attend tho National Cadet Gamp at Banff, Alberta Those attending arc chosen from Cadets who have mot the standard -lM asts Cadet, It was my honour to bo eh.son to attend this Camp with tho cthorj two hundred and thirty-five cadots from across Canada This National Cadet Camp at Banff is conducted annually for a three- week duration. One week is .pen .and is spent touring the special place of interest in tho Banff and Lake Louise areas. An thor week is sp n in] specialized military training such as; first aid, unarmed combat, .nd engineering. The third week is devoted to wood-craft ana f-r-str , In addition to the recreational activities conducted by the staff ofl tho Camp, cadets may participate during their fr«jo timu in swimming in Radium Hot Springs, boating on the Bow River, riding the nature trails, dancing at the Banff Springs Hotel, and finally visiting the ot-t.-bo forgotten Banff School of Pino Arts. It enrolls some of tho most eye¬ catching girls in all Canada! Thr u h an agreement with the Department of Northern Affairs and National ' Reserves, the land f tho National Cadet Camp was loaned on a voar t yoar basis fr m the commencement :f tho Camp in 19no to 19?1. During this peri:d, accommodation was provided in tents, with a few per man nt buildings f ' r mosses, and recreational halls. H wcver, in 19 2 more permanent buildings for cadets and staff Waters were ;nuirodl the terms of the agreement were changed to read for as long q ®| Tha C-mp nestles at the fo t cf Cascade Mountain in an almost idyllic sotting. Accommodation is extremely good, the cadotsoccupylng jn n hnlldims on.ch accornn dating sixteen ondots Thw o JtiSSSS log cabin «torlr. in surrounding The interior contains completely modern gas heating I ' f 1 ties Excellent fare is prjvidod in a large, central well -equipped dinine-Kall end kitchen, staffed by a woll-trnined group of oxcollont cooks. ' A similar, larger hall Is used for a f ' lpiiitics include clicss, donino s cn cLops tuluvisi. I . ' entire CMC 1= in keeping with tho m. untaln design and presents a pleasing picture from all angles. ’ Dux-in? our pleasant stay at the Camp, two important groups became cur «£££! Tho P nc was important to only myself; namely, Father and mv brother who w ro our guests r jHc d,..y c „ from their second summer cn the West Coast. The so cone group was - ccss Margaret and her party. Since her coming was a . the history of the Camp, we spo t many a free period ° Bs sir Tr rhlnp- sun on tho parade square. Diaring tn irinccss s vj.-j.u u ’ and proximity, the cadots of the Camp wore engaged as flag-bearers, parado-liners, parade-liners, and parade-liners. Wo wore expected to adhere rigidly to the Camp ' s standing orders for dress. Daily orders were issued from time to re cur cadets of their deportment. Whether in uniform or cisr li . .. clothing was t be neatly pressed and clean. The three weeks at Banff wore memorable ones-! The crirdngling ■ni- ' -r- ' hnalitics f oil races and creeds in an education in it.,olf, wni the ' p ran c of irclnlng, tours, athletics and tho ever popular bivoutf will long remain in my memory. . ..Roger Crcnc