l"OT1T EH.IE - When Fort Ho11e\e1 he rlid ~ay that. "HI 1':nc's ,\I .Jolson" wants to s111g each and e1·ery one of us si n::i~ I ;i solo nnd I\ hen a scll-oul cro11r!I more of the songs that arc 111 e1µptaucls wildly and .croons ak.1g nu1 hearts. there 11 ou ld b ~ fewe1 \ with enlhus1asm, one 1\ould have Itears tomorrow". _ to conrlucle Sat urclav's " Parade of Harmony" \1 ill be a terrific LADY QUARTETS ll e1ddilion lo the border toll'n·s I Described as the "greatest ro~ler of annual e1 cnt~ I border incident e1 er", the show '1 fealu1:ed lady barbershoppers. The local chapter of the Society the first any11 here, from both for the T'rcservat ion and J<.:n Isides of the inlernational boun­ couragcment of Barber Shop ' dary The Lake Ene Dearies and Quartet Singin~ in Amt>rica put the Buffalo-Fort Erie Sll'ect Ade­ this one on . I[ il docs not be­ line Chorus upstaged their hus· <'OmE' an annual evrnt. all sorts bands with such tunes as "\'es of people will be '' disap. Sir, that's mv Bab\" and " Jn pom1cd. the Good Old. Sum~ertime". It 1\as unusual to sec Fort ~laster of Ceremonies Geor"e ]'.:ncans. noted by some for their Shields, oC Toronto, conductect"' a I conservatism, walk into the au­ sing song and after the first fell' ditoril::i1 of Fort Eric Sccondarv bars he could well har1> I a ken SchoDl an.d sci erat hours later o. front seat. Not onl} did ~h ~ 11 a k out sing;'ng or smitling. gallery respond, but il actually Starling of{ the show was the exu lted in harmon~ lPeace Bndgc Arca Barbershop Prob<ibly al no t imc h;:ive as Chorus. 11 hich warmed things many residents ma<le public up 11 ith "Cone1 lsl<.nd Babe" their desire to sing. Among them and so~tcned t h.c mood 11 ith the were. in acldlilion to :\faror Teal lear-jerkcr, "Jusl a Song al . forme1 choir boys, bathtub ba· T1rilighl"'. ritones, and sinus sopranos. I 1 LOUD CHEERS PRESENT CHARTER I This was a charter nigh! for Cheers, not mere applause. the local chapter and Ontario greeted a local quartel. the presidenl Sam Grey presented Frontiersmen. for ils rendiuun a sheepskin lo border president of "When You Were Sweet Six­ Bill Taylor !or conl1m1ed mem­ teen". Comic relief ll'<JS provid­ bership. ed by a Buffalo. l\ Y group. I I i\lr. Taylor. by the \1 as the Nifty-Tones and local fans way. prcbab:y the most frustrated l!ol lo hca?· !he Eric Tones. an soloist of the evening ln a truly a11 ard-w1nnin~ Forl Erie qu<1rt.l't funny skit. he was upstaged by .Jobon bufls got a real kick star tenor Paul Pudll'ell every I oul of "J Would Love to Wake lime he opened his mouth !or a lp in my Mammy's <\rms · mllgnificcnt "Sweet \-do-line". and "Swanee". rcncle1 eel b} lhe ll was mentioned during the I Good Neighbors. the el'cning's evening the "Parade of Har­ banner allraction.' mony" might well become an I ln fact al one point in the. annual affair. The second 'bor­ production. M:a~·or John Teal. der incident" mosl present 1·ca­ who brought greetings from the li1ed. will have Lo be sL<tgcd in a I municipality. expressed his dis. , much Jarge1 hall. to at1:omodate apporntment at not being allo11- !he horde it is sure to attract ed to delil'er a solo . .\ few years ago he won fome in now defunct minstrel shows ts . ·:Fort Erie's .\I .Jolson"; stndmg down local ramps in blark face I [ WELCOME TO THE ] [ FORT ERIE BARBERSHOPPERS ] I ';Vza 'Paltade °'';it~ I 1967 SHOW COMMITTEE ] Chairman Eric Hancock [ Music Bi ll Taylor rr Publicity Roy Denman ] [ Scenery Ed Hall Secretary & Tickets Cliff Watts ] Financial Glen Reddon [ Afterglow Russ Brockelbank rr Stage Manager Dick Croop ] [ ADVERTISING rr Doris Watts ] [ Pat Hancock [ ] The Ushers are members of the Ladies Compliments of ] [ Auxiliary of the Fort Erie Chapter SPEBSOSA. Mrs. Joby Taylor, presi- KACUR'S SUPER SAVE ] dent. Ridgeway, Ontario [ The Aux ili ary are wives of the "Bar- bershopper" and were responsible for the sell ing of all the advertising in ] [ ~his program. Compliments of Mrs. Doris Watts, Chairman of ] Advertising BRODIE'S STORE [ Your patronage of the Sponsors of [ ou' P'°g'°mme would be opp,.deted Com°' Ede & Derby, C.-y•tol Beoch ] Best Wishes LONSBURV PHARMACY LTD. Prompt Prescription Service Complete Line of Max Factor Toiletries [[ BEARSS APPLIANCE HARTLEYS FLORISTS ]] Westinghouse - Philco Appliances Delightful Flower Arrangements 50 Jarvis Street Fort Erie Colour Television For All Occasions [ R;dgew•y 162 Lav;n;, St. R•y F;nch, p,op. ] On behalf of the In ternational Society, the Ontario District and Fort Erie's sponsoring Chapter St. Catharines, I wish to extend congratulations [ Evecyth;ng ;, ;n Hocmony ] to Fort Erie Chapter on their recent acceptance as a Chapter of the Society When You Shop At THE ERIETONES QUARTET ] for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Singing in America. [ CAMS REXALL DRUG STORES Contact Bill Taylor 871 -38 15 There are two main benefits that will be felt by the people in the Reliable Prescription Druggists Fort Erie Chapter ] Fort Erie area. One of these benefits will be classified by the Fort Erie Chapter as "Community Activities." What this means is providing enter­ [ M. E. Camm 0 . K. Billings -------------- tainment for Service Projects, Fund-raising Projects, Senior Citizens, Shut­ ins, Church Groups and other activities that benefit the Community. The other main benefit this new Fort Erie Chapter wil l p rovide is an oppor­ [ CENTRAL SHELL SERVICE ] tunity for men in the area who like to sing, to get together with others Jim Ke lly Geo. Decloux AVON DRESS SHOP ] for fellowship and song. Tires, Ba tteries, Lubrication [ The Society has a wel l organized program that includes a good music Gas & Oil Jarvis Street Fort Erie program with a high music standard that has attracted many prominent [ 475 Centcol Ave. Fo' t Ede ] men including Meredith Wi ll son and Fred Waring. The program also in­ cludes a unified service project t hat has been adopted by the Society sup­ porting the Institute of Logopedics (the teaching of handicapped children). So again may I say : Congratulations Fort Erie Chapter [ SWEET ADELINES, INC. THE FRONTIERSMEN QUARTET ]] Congratulations Fort Erie. Contact Eric Hancock 871-3067 Yours truly, [ Buffalo, Fort Erie Chapter Fort Erie Chapter Harvey Sherwood, Central Division V.P. [ ] Ontario District, __ S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Inc. The Gift Studio ] [ "The price is right at Red & Whi te" C. H. MacGREGOR RUBEL'S RED & WHITE Jeweller ] Compliments of [ Watches, Diamonds, Gifts, Chi na Food Market - Ridgeway Ridgeway, Ontario ] SPEAR MOTOR SALES, LTD. [ Ch'evrolet Cars and Trucks · Oldsmobile '=-=;;;;;;i11~-=-H-=-=~~-=-='~-=--1 e:;;;;;;;;;;;~1;;;;=-~~=-~f;;;;;;;;=-~~=-~ 52 Dufferin Street Fort Erie ~~~~==~~ ] [ ' [ YOUNG'S YEO'S St-. ] [ ]] Qua~ ~!:~.~~~erles British Woollens, English Bone China Quali ty Shoes for Men, Women and [ Interior Decorating Service [ Mary Maxim and Bee Hive Yarns Children The Finest in Stereo and TV ] [ 123 Niagm Blvd. Foe< Erie 137 Niag"• Blvd. Fort Erie ] [ 47 Jarvis Street Fort Erie [ Be" Wi•he• ] [ THE PARKWAY BEAUTY SALON ] Cutting, Hair Styl ing, Tinti ng, NIAGARA HARDWARE & LUMBER ] [ C~1~~rCA~r~!m.~1~1~ ~1~~~,1.~~d. ] [ Bleaching Gifts, Basketware, Floor Tile Permanent Waving & Manicuring Niagara Blvd. Fort Erie ] [ _1_2_1a__ G_a_r-ri-so_n __ R_o_a_d _________________________________ F_o_rt--E--r ie ] [ -l-25__ N_i-ag_a_r_a_B_l_vd_·--~~--F-o -rt--E--ri e [ Compliment• of ] [ CORNELL'S PHARMACY ] Prescriptions 1.G.A . FOOD MARKET ] Laura Secord Chocolates [ .. ] [ IND~~~~.1~: r~,~~":.:TERS Helena Rubenstein Toiletries Courtwright Street Fort Erie [ Fort Erie, Ontorio ] [ _2_0_6_J_a-rv_i_s_s_t_. ----------F-o-rt--E--rie ] [ Compliment• of ] [[ R. E. FRETZ & SONS LTD. GIBSON'S ]] Jewellers and Watchmakers [ Pl ~u~<k~ ~on~~~~~~on~ ?.~;?.~~M.~td. ] 98 Jarvis Street Fort Erie 44 Jarvis Street Fort Erie [ 237 Niagara Blvd. Fort Erie ] [__ ] rr The Fort Erie Chapter meets every Wednesday night at 8 :00 p.m. in the ] SUNOCO SERVICE ] [ [ Steelworkers Hall, Gilmore Road, Fort Erie Shular & Turner P & G GROCERIES -Blends 6 6-Gasolines 6-Prices ] We invite men who love to sing and are willing to devote some of their ] J. Copeland, Prop. Tires - Batteries - Accessories [ [ time to an exciting hobby to join us ] Ridgeway, Ontario Licensed Mechan ic Central Ave. at Garrison ] REMEMBER - If you are too busy to sing you are too busy! [ [ li==;;;;;;)l;;;;::=;;;;)~=~"==~li;;;;;;;;;;=;;:;il ~=~l;;;;;;;;;;=;;;;J~=~Ei==~l'-m=-;;;;3 [ ] [ ] [ BAER ELRICK ] [ ] ] [ FLEET Manufacturing Limited ] I REFRIGERATION HARDWARE ] Sales and Service I An Integral Part of the Fort Erie Community I [ English Ironstone China ] Manufacturers of Custom Built Friendly Village English China ] [ Refrigeration [ AIRCRAFT e RADAR e SONOR ] [ Go,hom Rood R;dgewoy J,,,,;, St,eet Fo,t Ede ] [ ] [------T----] [ G. T. Glenny Agency compHment' o1 ] I I [ LIMITED ] [ BEST WISHES ] 120 5 0 [ J, ,,,;, ' · • '' E,;. Fort Villa Motel ] [ ] INSURANCE A N D ] [ AND [Horton Steel Works Ltd.] TRAVEL Michelle's Restaurant ] [ All forms of Insurance FORT ERIE, ONTARIO [ World-Wide Travel Arrangements G arrison Road Fort Erie ] I I [ ] [ ] PART ONE PART TWO 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE M.C. MR. GEORGE SHIELDS J SING SONG CONDUCTED BY MR. GEORGE SHIELDS THE PEACE BRIDGE AREA BARBERSHOP CHORUS OF THE FORT ERIE CHAPTER SPEBSQSA THE BUFFALO BARBERSHOP CHORUS _OF THE BUFFALO N.Y. CHAPTER SPEBSQSA THE FRONTIERSMEN FORT ERIE CHAPTER SPEBSQSA THE NIFTY-TONES THE NIFTY-TONES BUFFALO N.Y.