The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
The Quintuplets All Decked Out In Their Best For Royalty---But Will They Be Snubbed
Royal Ritzy' Has Ontario Fans Riled Up
By PAUL ROSS NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 North Bay, Ont, April This section of northern Ontario isn't going to secede from the Dominion. but the refusal of England's King and Queen to stop and visit the Dionne Quintuplets next summer has folks around these parts hop ping mad 2. all except the Quints.
 The five young ladies remain aloof from the resentment against the British monarchs-continue serene ly the business of growing up. They'll be five years old May 28.
 But most other people up here feel that they and the famous Quints have been given royal cold shoulder. When the King and Queen make Canadian tour next summer they will pass within 80 miles of this region-but they will not visit the Dionne babies, accord-. ing to the present itinerary.
 Unless you've talked to people here you can't imagine what this royal ritz means to them. The little girls are not only the things that put this northern Ontario re- zion on the map; they are not only terrific attraction which brings millions of dollars in tourist trade to depression ridden area, they are also the special pride and joy of everybody around here. It's like stirring up whole city of fathers and mothers to snub the Quints. STILL
 HOPING
 Of curse, there's still possibility that the royal visitors may make an unheralded visit to the home of the Quints in Callander. Die-hard optimists up here point out that according to the itinerary the King and Queen will land in Sudbury, 80 miles away, on the evening of June 5, and that there are no engage ments for them on June 6 until the afternoon when they head south to Toronto.
 talked to many people about the "Snub." To man and woman, they were hurt, humiliated. For exam pie, here is what Arthur Beattie, mayor of North Bay, had to say: T think I speak for most people here-and it's great disappoint- ment to me. It would have been one of the finest things the King and Queen could do. But, appar- ently, there was no intention from the beginning of seeing the chil- dren."
 Old Judge H. A. Valin, guardian of the Quints and a man who loves them like his own grandchildren, was still hoping when I saw him. Every important person who has ever visited this area has come to see the children" he said. q can't believe that their Majes- ties won't find some time to see the babies"
 I dropped into Fred St. Pierre's barber shop and asked his opinion. Everybody all up and down northern Ontario feels sighted" said Fred. "The Qunits are the most famous people in the world. They're more of an attraction than the New York Worlds Fair"
 Brakeman Don Lamb, who works for Canadian National Railways, voiced hunch: T think the Queen will see them, anyway. She's a mother herself, isn't she?"
 I wandered into department store and interviewed several lad ies. Mrs. P. H. Bonhomme minced no words over what she thought. T think it's terrible" she said, "in fact, it's 8 lack of courtesy on the part of their Majesties."
 MANY
 THEORIES
 Mrs. M. Rogers, who herself came from Britain many years ago, felt little more kindly but nonetheless sighted. T believe their Majesties were stopped by somebody-or some thing-I don't know who or what. The Quints are a big enough at traction to warrant their coming here. We were all preparing to en- certain them. Now am disap- pointed"
 Another lady, Mrs. E. Devonshire. took the matter out of the realm of politics and put it in personal