Evening star., 1939-06-13
Royalty Welcomed
In New Brunswick
On 10-Minute Stop
King and Queen Visit
Maritime Province;
To Sail Thursday

By the Associated Press.
NEWCASTLE, New Brunswick
June liking George and Queen
Elizabeth made their first appear
ance in the maritime provinces to-
day In a 10-minute stop at this little
town, crowded with farmers and
fishermen of Northern New Bruins
wick.
In bright sunshine the King and
Queen set out from here, after be-
ing given a roaring welcome, on an
automobile trip through Central
New Brunswick to the capital city
of Fredericton.
They arrived in this province this
morning with q days of their Amer
ican tour past and three to go before
they sail from Halifax on the liner
Empress of Britain.
Newcastle. with its $500 popula-
ton, was the first New Brunswick
town to welcome their majesties on
cially. Hours before the scheduled
arrival at 800 am. CE. S. T) crowds
gathered around the gayly decorated
station.
And even earlier lumbermen and
fishermen with their wives and chill
dren waved the blue and silver spe-
cial train on its way from villages
along the overnight route through
the picturesque Matapedia Valley
following the last official stop In
French Canada, Riviere du Loup.
Yesterday was holiday in Riviere
du Loup, an dthe men and women
whose farms make a greenland
brown checkerboard along the south
shore of the st. Lawrence River
came to town to say French Can
ada's farewell to lie Roi ct La
Refine"
Speak to Veterans.
In the 26-minute stop last night
the royal visitors spoke to nearly
all Of 100 World War veterans lined
up near the station platform while
$4,000 persons looked on.
Passing one of the veterans, Jim
Thomas, a 56-year-old laborer, the
Queen noticed the edge of a silver
plate beneath the front of his beret
piece OF shrapnel at Vimy
Ridge had struck him.
Her majesty was anxious if it
still hurt me-" Thomas said later.
II told her my head sometimes
ached from the wound. But it did
not ache tonight. or If it did I
could not tell. This is big day in
my life"
The program today called for a
trip vastly different from the long
train journey to Newcastle. From
this lumber town there was an au-
tomobile drive of 108 miles to Fred
ericton. New Brunswick's capital.
The itinerary included a stop of
almost two hours at Fredericton, a
two-hour visit to st. John, and.
finally, 20 minutes at the railway
terminal of Moncton tonight. To-
the royal visitors will leave
Cape Tormentine by destroyer for
Charlottetown, returning later in
the day to Nova Scotia.
To Sail Thursday.
Their majesties will sail from
Halifax Thursday night for New
foundland, where a brief stopover
will be made before the voyage
home.
The route from Newcastle to
runs through much of
the territory burned over in 1925 in
the greatest fire New Brunswick has
ever known. More than 5000 square
miles of rich timber land were laid
waste and scars of the conflagration
still are visible in the area which
now is rich in timber again.
A 63-mile drive to st. John came
after the visit to Fredericton on the
royal program. Part of the route
was along the beautiful st. John
River through what is sometimes
termed the Rhineland of America
The st. John program included a
emile drive with ceremonies at diff
ferent points along the route and
of a guard of honor be-
fore departure by rail for Moncton.