Star Weekly from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2025)

October 2, 1965

Publication:

Star Weeklyi

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Issue Date:

Saturday, October 2, 1965

Page:

69

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ii NE yj 4 I 24 tanH1 OCTOBER 1965 1 i ONE'T Our second stop was at Bar bados a pear shaped island so far east really in the south Atlantic And so English that Bridgetown harbor police wear middies like tars in day Half the 80 mile coastline is made up of the most glaring white sandy beaches you ever saw Posh hotels line their rim and for a few Beewee dol lars most admitted cruise pas sengers for the day Once again my gang hired a taxi We saw half the island including the grave of a man buried standing up and found time for a swim Next morning we were in ort de rance Martinique where we changed dollars into francs This is the land Paul Gaugin called paradise lush fertile and flowered with mostly black beaches Islanders speak of two volcanos Mont Pelee which erupted in 1902 and Empress Josephine the Creole daughter whb inspired Napoleon Ik 4'Air odd movie shown three times daily They ran the latest in cluding which still had long lineups in Toronto Every evening there was a floor show and dancing in the ball room and night owls ended up in the small bar on deck for a jam session Others less lazy than I roared from one pastime to an other My cabin mate had a daily workout and massage in the gym Golfers practiced their drives on deck and young sters large and small played ping pong and shuffleboard The had bridge chess and opera Even skeet shooters had a daily workout The weather was the usual superb Caribbean variety We left New York at midnight and were sitting in the sun tucked in a blanket the next day Deck chairs were free and could not be reserved on the one class cruise ship 'S 4 a QWtti Cfoaa fafiaaui OH A few dram every row od Sfews preveefo nnl end tafflhh fawn for 64 yeant On ide everywhere Electrohome's new Centurion Color Chassis gives 50 brighter color plus unrivalled reliability Su perbly styled cabinets are by Deilcraft the fine furniture divi sion of Electrohpme Monday last winter as most Canadians faced an other week of toil I leaned on the railing of a Caribbean' cruise ship anchoring off the Dutch Island of Curacao We were 80 miles off Venezuela making our first and most southerly landing of a five port 12 day holiday The grey green island looked warm and friendly and a whole day ashore lay ahead Soon with four cruise com panions I taxied into the scru pulously clean capital city of Willemstad with a driver who insisted on adopting us for the for a price of course We found the city colorful in more than one way Orange topped buildings their high fronts glowing buff lavender green and yellow stood primly along the main streets Stores i bulged with bargains from around the world I found HongKong gloves at the same price they go in that Oriental shop haven We' lunched at a once private beach club toured the island and after dinner on 4 sc board why pass up broiled iooster neaaea ior tne casino at the elegant Hotel Curacao I Mbi I vr I hit the jadepot on a slot machine and with $35 in quarters to cash in decided Curacao was the finest little island to poke its nose out of the sea 2 5 A I I 124 After smooth though it was we were ready for activity ashore i 4 slept the sun eaten more than I should arid taken in the ij A ka 9 7 'ftu AHU jV 2 Sk a 'Wk jk iifrrt 1 jbt SS ite I nrfi fcar 'i 4 I' vilV 7 hhhhhhhhiiiih 0 UHHr HRBMI 1 'r A 1 nhl'Vr zx as sw jfssusi wt I jaw arv ia a sr raer wthsss RL 4 3 Jf it' a W' fa nus imuamnw toWY wririffcr mWraT" JL a a AefflgW AaRfflSTB III IIWBIi i laras' St to as' I A i i 'V Msak sass utat lias1 iiimm LSuaer ew5aiu TBissregMA ntsaiaaf'j' WMrf TTB 1 ij HSL ff 2 js yjafrg la 8 IB hms TamS a 8 iv 4 Jty 'v 7 Kgu bBBkSBKb 1 A6mf ax rvATzx'z7 'r wat ng aa BRk Bk jWu'w ty IMWMWaJ' 'JT utoL i TJ aiSM" v''A Jr 7 4SrmnKMSM6V RO IM ftb yiwawMir AT Jf kA to I itn i ii i i ljst ito mTrfm nunrsi nr nwiiinSTTiinrr ra 0RramaKKri r': mu tzz I'rzzr rz bbb4 39KB9KLaASBKSBI i oJhT i l' rtikif jViijii' 1 wjaBwiM k'iMnsMaHMf'jiRi Jiiz: janBBMMHBHK ji jii iihii kf ju mxni IUU lrar UMBIL xr1 aaKK 'ky Tj' I SKA A enroipni rs 4 I I I VI 1 2' lifWj A zrg'iiisiirThliiii' Tir'Ai iMrTT dtmJt i UXIJII I LI JJi II IMIMM IL i sSgSSS W8K 1 TI s5 'r? 4 iirmifTAiWTrTTTTTiiyTn t8K mu bB JaL 'toJWfl jUtofc at jx 3 i a 5 1 4 I JKjyggaMMMBBnisg ir UrWs C' KSBH i 74 I 1 Jc a 4 iiwlr LCA1 A I' RMBNasKrs totoMHMtowM SwaEMk 88 fl 'l MlllIllllii ii iiilfiLl UHH1H I 4j igy ITZTa I 1 i i I L'ylwVAHTVvjrZ 'V I I 'S? 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