Item
St. Croix Courier
Jan 7/1965
St. Andrews Was Commercial Centre 100 Years Ago.
While on an extended vacation in Europe, Herbert J. Holland, recently had good reason to feel pride in his adopted hometown, St. Andrews. On a quick swing through the better-known financial districts of Europe, Mr. Holland had occasion to pay a visit to the Bourse, which is the Brussels equivalent of The City of London or Wall Street, in N.Y. While on the main trading floor after the Bourse had closed for the day, he spied a huge wall mural depicting North America of 100 years ago. Not too many names were printed, or rather painted, into the design, but one which caught his eye was St. Andrews. "Which goes to show," said Mr. Holland, "that St. Andrews of 100 years ago was a centre of communication for commerce between Europe and North America. Names of shipping companies, long since legendary, once used the port of St. Andrews at time when few of our larger, better-known cities were known in world trade and commerce. "It made my trip complete," he added, employing an old quotation to round out his remarks.
St. Croix Courier
March 4/1965
Demolition on Queen Hotel Continues. Good Photo.
LG: The Hon. John Babbit McNair (1889-1968) Born in Andover, New Brunswick. Appointed 9 June 1965 at age 76 until 31 January 1968.
St. Croix Courier
June 10/1965
St. Andrews Needs a Replacement for Prince Arthur School
St. Croix Courier
June 17/1965
Shiretown Items: Opening with conventions. "The Algonquin Hotel opens this week with 2 conventions and to local folk this means that summer is really here." Canadian Association Urologists—200 delegates. Canadian Highway Engineers—100. Manager Barker Campbell who came here last winter as manager but who was here in the 50's as Chief Accountant. Carl Dowd, here many years, absent this year. Chief Steward Bob Clark missing also.
St. Croix Courier
July 22/1965
Annual House and Garden Tour, St. Andrews. National Sea Products Purchases Conley's Lobsters. Conley's known as world's largest producers and shippers of live lobsters.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 2/1965
La Laurentienne Mutual Life Convention at Algonquin. 235 delegates and wives.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 16/1965
Shiretown Items: 50 years ago and now. Updating of 1888/1898 poem (Rose mistakenly believes the 1898 section was written in 1898).
1938
Again the wintry sun goes down
Behind the Devil's Head;
And now Herb Greenlaw rings the bell
To show the day is dead;
The talk of "booms" now ne'er is heard
On the streets about the town,
But only of the tourist trade
That rains the money down.
A concrete pavement now is seen
Where once the cows did roam;
Electric lights adorn the streets
And decorate the dome,
The "talkies" entertain us now
In 1938;
We turn the tap and fill our glass
And drink from Chamcook lake!
(this section seems actually to have been written in 1938)
1965
Now it's nearly our Centenary,
Another 50 years.
The Company's still forming fast,
With ecstasy and tears.
Donald Munro now rings the bell
In winter and in summer;
While summer guests brighten our streets
In one way and another.
The fathers of St. Andrews town
Again listen to speeches
Because it all is sure to boom,
With two new parks, and beaches.
The prophecy of '88
Brings many folk for sleeping;
For cooking out at that same point,
Their tents and trailers keeping.
There's been a dreadful dry spell.
Chamcook Lake is very low.
We've been using too much water.
Now the CPR says "No!"
There are no cows near us at all,
Town horses are no more;
But dogs still bark about the streets,
With that—we'll close the door.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 28/1965
Fisheries Minister Opens new Shipbuilding Plant in Chamcook. $85,000 Fundy Shipbuilding.
St. Croix Courier
Nov 4/1965
Artist's Sketch of Sir James Dunn Academy—New Gift to St. Andrews. To be operated on lot bequeathed to town by Hosmer Estate. Construction to begin soon.
Nothing on Marina Theatre for long time.