Item
St. Croix Courier
Jan 10/1957
Now possible to Make Circuit of New Brunswick on dirt free highways. 2,390 miles of hard-surfaced highway.
St. Croix Courier
Jan 17/1957
Harry Mallory Elected Head St. Stephen Library Group. Storytelling to begin Jan.26. Photo. Harry retiring St. Stephen Kiwanis President. Also Bill Cockburn in photo.
St. Croix Courier
Jan 31/1957
Feel confident Bridge Coming. No long trips needed to see Beautiful Island. (Campobello) First in series on Island.
St. Croix Courier
Feb 14/1957
Artist's conception of what Elvis Presley might look like with haircut. "idol of rock n' rollers" Rumours haircut to be foregone in army entry denied.
St. Croix Courier
March 7/1957
St. Andrews adopts daylights savings time for summer. Study of cost of replacing 100 watt incandescent street lights with 175 watt mercury-vapour lamps.
St. Croix Courier
April 4/1957
Ralph David Graham, St. Andrews, wins Beaverbrook award to study Liverpool University, England.
St. Croix Courier
April 25/1957
G. H. I. Cockburn dies. Former New Brunswick cabinet minister native of St. Andrews, resident St. Stephen 38 years. Graduated 1907 CC Grammar School. Grad UNew Brunswick 1912. 1915 Dal Law School. Mayor St. Stephen 1929-30. Father of Bill Cockburn. Photo. Illustrious local politician.
St. Croix Courier
May 2/1957
Island Honors Lady Author. Willa Cather (photo) died April 24/1947. first visited 1922 until 1942 with close companion author Edith Lewis. Cottage built at Whale Cove, North Head.
Diefenbaker Leader PC's.
DIEFENBAKER, John George
Prime Minister of Canada
Progressive Conservative 1957.06.21 - 1963.04.21
St. Croix Courier
June 27/1957
Upgrading of CPR water main project in St. Andrews completed.
St. Croix Courier
July 11/1957
St. Andrews swimming club (150 members) to have grand opening at Katy's Cove.
St. Croix Courier
July 18/1957
Tourist Influx up 21 percent on Ferry Point Bridge St. Stephen/Calais. From April to Mid-July 14,609 tourist cars over 11,996 last year. Total bus travellers 6,584, also up 21 percent over last year.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 5/1957
Kiwanis Club hopes to develop picnic campground and trailer sites at Indian Point.
Town as new hard-surface streets at cost of 40,000. (Not all streets)
Maritime Provinces have put together $25,000 "Triple Trip" Advertising Campaign.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 19/1957
Inn's Year Over but: Resort Looks Ahead to Brisk 1958 Season. F. L. Howard, Manager, from Empress. For 1958 conventions: Canadian Pediatric Society, Canadian Society Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Canadian Home Economics Association, Mutual Life.
Howard described season as "fairly good." Began June 18, ended Sept. 2. Comparatively short year—fewer conventions. (the opening of the season seems dependent on how many conventions are booked)
"Meanwhile a story in the Windsor Ontario Star, served to confirm an announcement some time ago that the CPR is not selling the Algonquin. Its Inns at Yarmouth, Digby and Kentville were put up for sale. . . . The story carried the by-line of W. L. Clark, Windsor Star official, who vacations annually at the Algonquin."
The story said the CPR "is keeping the Algonquin at St. Andrews," adding that the hotel has a long association with the railway company. Story continues: "When Lord Shaughnessy and Sir William Van Horne were the big wheels in the railroad they liked St. Andrews. They encouraged business to go to the Algonquin and they spent much time at St. Andrews. Ever since, the village near the Maine-New Brunswick border has been a gathering place for the big names in Canada. They find that they can go there and be left to themselves. The village is so accustomed to seeing important political and industrial leaders, no one gives them a second thought. The CPR pioneers used to say that there is no clearer air anywhere in Canada or the US than at St. Andrews. Probably that's why families have been going there for two and three generations."
St. Croix Courier
Oct 24/1957
Tourist Flow at Bridge Shows 15 percent Hike. St. Stephen. Yearly increase, despite renewed Bar Harbour / Yarmouth service. "A better tourist business had not been the case in St. Andrews this summer, said Boyd Merrill. On the contrary, the community had done well to hold its own in this connection. The sea-side town had the largest investment in the tourist industry in the province but was "off the beaten track" and business had been suffering for that reason, said Boyd Merrill. He suggested that any movement aimed at getting better roads in Charlotte should place stress on areas which were not far from main track routes. "Everything possible should be done to direct tourists to St. Andrews and put it more in the limelight," he said. Mr. Bottomley noted in reply that the ferry service between St. Andrews and Robbinston Maine had operated only about a third of the time during the summer season. (Official with Immigration) This was a blow to the Shiretown's tourist trade, he added, and but for the curtained ferry service, "you would have had a very good season."
First look at Avro Arrow. First supersonic Canadian aircraft. Day / Night interceptor. 200 million project.
Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize. Photo.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 31/1957
Better Roads Held Vital to Expansion of Tourist Trade in Charlotte County. Travellers from States Protest Highways Poor Need Sea-shore Rooms. Cars with US plates 104,000 this year: 3,000 gain over 1956. Province now has 378 units handling 11,000 guests at a time. Motel construction more rapid in north than south. This type of accommodation also lacking in upper Saint John valley, Charlotte County. Big demand for seashore accommodations.