VS e THE STRONG The heroic deeds of those high camp caped comic strip super heroes pale in comparison with the fantastic feats of real life Quebec strongman Louis Cyr The saga of Cyr whose pro prodigious ¬ digious physical strength gained him international renown in the 1880s and 00s will bo recalled on The Ballad of Louis Cyr to be seen on CDC TV Wednes Wednesday ¬ day at 930 pm Cyr bestrode his era like a colossuss His sturdy 320 pound frame personified the bravest of the brave the best of the good and the strongest man in the world Ills rugged displays of might throughout the world made him a popular hero in his native province and initiated a cult of physical culture that still exists Cyr was born in St Cyprlende Napier vine about 25 miles southeast of Montreal in 18G3 As a child he developed a near mania for food The adult Cyr downed four huge meals daily and once demolished a 22 pound suckling pig at one sitting At the age of 21 Cyr Joined the Montreal police force and was assigned a beat in one of the roughest districts in Mon Montrealan ¬ trealan area so infested with hoodlums that many police of officers ¬ ficers refused to patrol certain streets Ills relentless desire to restore law and order to this location aided by the power of his brawny build soon earned Cyr the reputation as the tough es cop who ever lived He once carried four thugs to the police station without help Within a year most of the hoodlums had fled from the area patrolled oy the sinewy rookie cop The rest of the world was soon to learn what Montrealersknew that Louis Cyr was the strongest man in the world Cyr embarked on an Illustrious 30 year career as a professional strongman dur during ¬ ing which ho defeated challengers from all parts of the world In tests of strength and established records that still endure In 1890 in Boston Cyr lifted a plat platform ¬ form on which 18 corpulent men were standing a total weight of 4300 pounds He once lifted 052 pounds with one finger and with one hand hoisted a 433 pound barrel of cement to shoulder height SCHEDULE Program listings are sup supplied ¬ plied by CKPG TV Chan Channel ¬ nel 2 Prince George Channel 6 Endako Chan Channel ¬ nel 10 Hixon and Chan Channel ¬ nel 13 in Quesnel Late program changes altera alterations ¬ tions or substitutions are the responsibility of that station i t vt 1is l PRIOAY- 1130 TEST PATTERN 1200 LUNCHEON DATE 1230 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 1245 FILM 100 LUNCHEION DATE 130 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 300 TO TELL THE TRUTH 325 BONNIE PRUDEN 355 MILESTONES Or THE CENTURY 400 VACATION TIME 500 TEEN TALK 530 OUTLOOK C00 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 630 INSPECTOR MAIGRETT The Countess Maigret 564 2677 REQ HEN Southern Fried Chicken and Delicious Pizzas 20th AVE and VICTORIA ST CHICKEN CHOICES SNACKS 2 delicious pieces ol chicken bun French ties and ketchup JUMBO 5 pieces of chicken honey 3 buns French lues and cole slaw TUB 11 pieces lor lour or live hungry chicken eaters -Ask or Other Menu Combinations -Box Giant Bucket or Barie PIZZA with home made sauce and Mozmella cheese For added pleasure try these combinations Anchovy Salami Sausage Pepperoni Olive Green Pepper Onion Capocollo Mushroom and lean Beef 10 14 and 17 Pruas TAKE OUT and SELF SERVICE 564 2677 u v uizen Moratr mm SCHEDULEJ HSSffiHHfWfBfBfBfBfBfBKf- m MlSBf JMMm Bfl UiiifliKMir 1 IT- -m y M tBMOBHSaOM H----JCW 3Sw WSTS -Br IBB- ml - j t 1 1 r rriTH irmwwiammMm -jyit r i W smXm - iSj -SUB F wS irSr yifl I JliiB v -JftjwW r iH i iH H - 4lsafl fTjMBTMMiiiiteiiif - vKvMaaH iHsHBIIiiSI t n U i ir ri x v Pi 1 Wl 13 X iciwiflmnrx 4nnPXCTfnTT3nnmar BDMG3Qrai03B bS0 QB BQEBU DGH3 UX3U fJEHJffffi A profile of Quebec strongman Louis Cyr a former Montreal police officer who became a circus strongman will be seen on CBC TV on Wednesday Aug 24 The program subtitled The Ballad of Louis Cyr traces Cyrs careerduring the 1880s and 1890s when he astonished the world with prodigious feats of strength and overwhelming challengers from around the world in tests of sheer strength See TV columns and his wife Journey to his boy boyhood ¬ hood town While in church they see the death of an old Countess Maigret investigates 730 LETS SING OUT 800 THE LENNY BREAU SHOW 830 GET SMART Smart the Assassin Smart is captured and brain brainwashed ¬ washed by KAOS killers 900 BIG VALLEY 1000 THE ADVENGERS Dont Look Behind Cathy is the object of revenge by a man she helped condemn years agot 1100 CBC NEWS 1113 NITECAP FINAL 1118 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1130 BOURBON STREET BEAT Portrait of Lenore Rex Randolp traces a stolen painting and solves the identity of one woman but not the murderer 1030 TEST PATTERN 1100 MAJOR LEAGUE BASE BASEBALL ¬ BALL 200v CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 300 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 430 SPECTRUM 500 CrL TOOTBALL Toronto at Hamilton All programs pre empted till end of game 730 WRESTLING 830 BEVERLY HILLBILLIES Sonny Drysdale Returns 900 NETWORK TBA 1100 CBC NEWS HAVE YOU SEEN The geographical centre of BC and the centre of Planet Earth This Very Important Geographical Point of Interest Is Located at Weneez BC Just 56 miles west of Prince George On Highway 16 Near Grants Tourist Service 1110 CINEMA 2 The Nuns Story Audrey Hepburn Peter Finch Dean Jagger Mildred Dunnock 130 TEST PATTERN 200 CBC SPORTS with report on Highlights of British Empire Games from Jamaica 300 SPORTS 400 TIME TOR ADVENTURE 500 COUNTRY CALENDAR 530 2020 000 BA SHOWCASE 030 BEWITCHED My Baby The Tycoon 700 CINE CLUB 730 HAZEL Hazel helps sell valuable real estate in which she hopes to start a backyard business 800 ED SULLIVAN 900 BONANZA Her Brothers Keeper Ben Carwright meets an attract attractive ¬ ive woman who keeps her Invalid brother 1000 COMPASS A look at the rock- and -roll life of groups in Torontos nightclubs 1030 TAKE 30 1100 CBC NEWS 1110 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1115 HAWAIIAN EYE The Koa Man Tracy Steele tracks down a killer not realizing he Is the victim of a trap iMdNDAYH 1130 TEST PATTERN 1200 LUNCHEON DATE 1230 THE NOON EDITION 1245 FILM 100 LUNCHEON DATE 130 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 300 TO TELL THE TRUTH 325 BONNIE PRUDEN 355 MILESTONES OF THE CENTURY 400 VACATION TIME 500 SUMMER SERIAL 600 NEWS SPORT WEATHER 630 OUTLAWS The Outlaw Marshalls Tho strange situation where a law officer sides with an out outlaw ¬ law 730 NATURE OF THINGS 800 THE FUGITIVE The Chinese Sunset Kimble tutors the girl friend of a bookie under police sur surveillance ¬ veillance 900 SUMMER MUSIC HALL Guest Noel Harrison and The Uncalled Tor 3 1000 SING A LONG JUDILEE 1030 TONY HANCOCK Economy Drive After a prolonged holiday and spend spending ¬ ing a lot of money Tony and Sid decide to be thrifty 1100 CBC NEWS 1113 NITECAP TINAL 1118 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1130 SURrSIDE 6 Little Star Lost Sandy Winfleld is hired to pro protect ¬ tect a Hollywood star S TUESDAY 1130 TEST PATTERN 1200 LUNCHEON DATE 1230 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 1245 FILM 100 LUNCHEON DATE 130 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 300 TO TELL THE TRUTH 325 TAKE THIRTY 355 MILESTONES Or THE CENTURY 400 VACATION TIME 500 SUMMER SERIAL 530 DAVES PLACE 600 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 630 VOYAGE TO THE BOT BOTTOM ¬ TOM OF THE SEA The Invaders A man manlike ¬ like creature preserved by sus pended animation for 20000000 years is taken aboard the Sea- view 730 WINDFALL 800 REDSKELTON Guest Singer Tony Bennett actress Virginia Grey comedian Jules Munshln 900 DICK VW DYKE Talk to a Snail Rob applies for a Job with a ven ventriloquist ¬ triloquist 930 GIDEONS WAY Subway to Revenge A young couple encounter danger in a London subway 1030 NEWS MAGAZINE 1100 CBC NEWS 1113 NITECAP TINAL 1118 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1130 CHEYENNE The Long Search A young warrior helps Bodle lo locate ¬ cate a long lost white boy Re Relieved ¬ lieved to have been captured by a band of Sioux - 1 WSDNiSPAY 1130 TESTPATTERN 1200 LUNCHEON DATE 1230 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 1245 FILM 100 LUNCHEON DATE 130 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 300 TO TELL THE TRUTH 325 BONNIE PRUDEN 355 MILESTONES Or THE CENTURY 400 VACATION TIME 500 SUMMER SERIAL 530 NAD MOVIES 600 NEWS SPORTS WEATHER 630 ADVENTURES IN PARA PARADISE ¬ DISE The Secret Place Adam Troy Is tricked into taking a young boy back to the Island where he was born and raised despite his father wanting him in England 730 THE COURIERS 745 OUTDOORS WITH LOMAX 800 MICKID FINNS 830 THE BOB HOPE THEATRh A Small Rebellion Stars Simone Signotet George Maharls and Sam Lcvene A young playwright attempts to persuade a star to take a role In his creation 930 SUMMER SPECIALS The Ballad of Louis Cvr A profile of tho legend legendary ¬ ary Quebec strongman 1030 PUBLIC ArrAms 1100 CBC NEWS 1113 NITECAP FINAL 1118 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1130 COMBAT Tho Medal Hanloy re recommends ¬ commends a Silver Star for a G I not knowing that a dead soldier was tho actual hero mwmk 1130 TEST PATTERN 1200 LUNCHEON DATE 1230 NEWS SPORTSWEATHER 100 LUNCHIONDATE 130 TEST PATTERN AND SILENT 300 TO TELL THE TRUTH 325 TAKE THIRTY 355 MILESTONES Or THE CENTURY 400 VACATION TIME 500 SUMMER SERIAL 530 COUNTRY STYLE 600 NEWS SPORTSWEATHER 030 DANIEL BOONE Lac Duquesno River pirates plan to trade stolen rifles to Indians for a chance to drive Boon out of Kentucky 730 THE MUNSTERS Knock on wood Here Comes Charlie Hermans brother claims to have discover discovered ¬ ed a uranium mine 800 ON THE SEAWAY 900 I DREAM Or JE ANNIE This Is Murder Tony meets a benulne Persian princess 930 TELESCOPE 1000 THE MAN FROM UNCLE The Bridge of Lions Affair Part 2 How will they get out of tho great wine press before being squeezed todeath 1100 CBC NEWS 1113 NITECAP TINAL 1118 SPORTS ROUNDUP 1130 SUGARrOOT Deadlock Tom Brew Brewster ¬ ster is railroaded into sitting In a Jury that is rigged In favour of the accused Do Smokers Fail KAPUSKASING Ont CP Schoolchlldren parents and friends 300 in all are filling out a questionnaire which may tell whether smoking affects school results The 35 questlon form was drawn up by two nor smoking Grade 8 teachers Before you VOTE read the Book BENNETT By Paddy Sherman I B GUEST LTD 345 George Street Phone 564 4630 iWDBg HELEN HAYES HOLLYWOOD AP I thought perhaps that the thea tre had changed and I was passed How nice it Is to have ones faith restored Helen Hayes was explaining why at age 04 she has put aside thoughts of retirement to sign on for a year with the APA Re pertory Company She has been appearing in two plays School For Scandal and Right You Are at the Huntington Hartford Theatre and will add a Wall Whitman adaptation as she tra vels to Ann Arbor Mich Tor onto and back to the companys home base in New York Why after years of triumphs in the theatre would Miss Hayes take on such an exacting assignment Her main reason is altruistic to help the APA which offers the best hope for the success of repertory in America But the experience already has reaped personal rewards for her She admitted a sense of do featism about the American the atre and her place in it The whole concept of tho new theatre is something I could neither understand nor enjoy she said I began to feel that I was out of step Perhaps in the pro cess of aging I was unable to adjust to new ways So I de cided I had better try the new system myself In doing so I managed to muck up a number of performances The vehicle was Tho Glass Menagerie which Miss Hayes had performed to acclaim In London and New York when she was engaged for a state de partment tour of Europe In tho play tho director was a mem ber of the new self expression school Sho recalled He told me it doesnt maU ter how you do something its what you do That went against all my training I had always been taught that how you did something was of utmost lm portance there are 50 different ways of saying yes each with a THE CITIZEN Friday August 19 1966 17 R H CLARKE DOS OPTOAIErRSr 250 TORONTO DOMINION BLDG 444 VICTORIA ST EYE EXAMINATION CONTACT LENSES Phone 564 4142 Use Citizen Classifieds come have a ball inn at the nll nvwm centennial jamboree REACH FOR A Come watch the exciting hour long Stadium Show for free - 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