Trudeau to visit on campaign swing

Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative candidate Charles Haliburton was traveling by boat to visit ports in the South Western Nova riding.

Privy Council president Allan J. MacEachern officially opened Digby’s New Horizons building. The building had been part of the Nova Scotia Horticultural property in Marshalltown before it was obtained by Digby Mental Health and refurbished for the New Horizons group.

LeRoy Warner, long-time president of Digby County Exhibition Association, resigned, blaming pressure of his own business.

Lindsey Peck was athlete of the year at Digby Regional High School.

Playing at the Little Cinema was ‘The Last Valley’, starring Michael Caine and Omar Sharif. 50 years ago June 18, 1959 – The driver education course at DRHS was dropped by the school board despite a recommendation from school commissioner Dr. L.F. Doiron. The course was launched in 1957 as an experiment, but the provincial education department said it would no longer fund the training and the school board deemed it too expensive to continue.

Weymouth native Rev. Frank MacLean of Trinity United Church in Charlottetown, P.E.I., was elected president of the church’s Maritime Conference.

Digby Lions club announced the July 1 activities would include a parade, water sports and entertainment in the Forum.

Journeay’s clothing and general merchandise store in Weymouth was trying to recover from damage caused in the village’s disastrous fire. The store’s fire sale advertising included “odd lots of clothing, 25 cents. Take a chance!”

The science fiction-horror film ‘The Fly’ was playing at the Capitol Theatre with stars David Hedison, Patricia Owens and Vincent Price, and the advertising was playing up the shock value. “No one admitted alone without a signed waiver in our lobby,” said the theatre’s ad. 60 years ago June 16, 1949 – The provincial election saw the Liberal government of Angus L. Macdonald returned to power with a slightly reduced majority of 27 of the 37 seats. The PCs captured eight, including Digby Municipality, won by Keith Potter, and Clare, won by Desire Comeau. The two remaining seats were won by the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), forerunner of today’s NDP.

Master plumbers and heating contractors from across Canada were holding their annual convention at the Digby Pines where they were addressed by Trade and Industry Minister Harold Connolly.

Superline dealer William Whitman of Digby advertised that, “No car is safe without Lifeguard tubes, ‘the tube that makes blowouts harmless’.”

Also advertising in the week’s issue was Pyne’s Market, which had pork chops at 65 cents a pound, five pounds of sugar for 45 cents, and a two-pound can of Blue Ribbon coffee for 33 cents.

Playing at the Capitol Theatre was ‘South of St. Louis’, with stars Joel McRae and Alexis Smith.