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®f)e Pioneer of tfje §ear:
MORRIS STEIN
“T HAVE been thrice blessed — my
1 friends, my relatives and my coun¬ try,” Morris Stein, Pioneer of the Year, told the annual banquet of the Canadian Picture Pioneers, “but above all I have been blessed by the Lord in being permitted to hear these words.” He was delivering his thanks to the gathering of 350 in the Crystal Ballroom of the King Edward Hotel, Toronto on Oct. 26, 1960 and was referring to the sentiment ex¬ pressed by J. J. Fitzgibbons, Sr., CBE, in making the presentation of a plaque as “a symbol of the affection of the people with whom he worked for so many years.”
Stein, said Fitzgibbons after recalling his long service to the motion picture in¬ dustry in many ways, was “a fine Can¬ adian citizen and a wonderful father and husband.”
The final presentation was preceded by a number of others. 0. R. Hanson, chair¬ man of the Pioneers Trust Fund, present¬ ed the annual service award to British Columbia through the branch president, Myron McLeod of Powell River.
First of four ancillary awards of equal status went to Clare Appel of Toronto, who received it from R. W. Bolstad, past
president. Thomas Cleary, past president of the Quebec branch, was given his scroll by Arthur Bahen, also of Montreal, who was the CPP president in that prov¬ ince.
The ancillary award to Reginald Dod¬ dridge of Calgary was accepted for him by his chief at Warner Bros., Haskell M. Masters, the former being absent. G. A. (Gerry) Sutherland of Vancouver, repre¬ senting Donn Foli, president of the branch there, placed a scroll in the hands of Steve Rolston, who had come from that city for the occasion.
The recipients were warmly praised. Appel and Cleary replied simply and briefly in a way that touched all hearts and Rolston, in saying that “God is good to us in many ways and I thank him for endowing me with the richness of having so many friends,” moved everyone deeply.
The toastmaster — and a very gracious one — was Frank H. Fisher, president of the Canadian Picture Pioneers. He called on Martin Simpson, chairman of the com¬ mittee which made all the arrangements, who thanked Wannie Tyers and Herbert Mathers, his chief aides, and others who had helped.
NEXT PAGE: PHOTOS OF THE PIONEERS' AWARD DINNER
TOP ROW: First photo shows part of the general scene. In the centre John J. Fitzgibbons, Sr., CBE, makes The Pioneer of the Year Award to Morris Stein, on the right. Last photo shows Myron Mc¬ Leod of Vancouver receiving the annual service award for his branch from O. R. Hanson, chair¬ man of The Trust Fund, as Frank Fisher,, president of the Canadian Picture Pioneers, looks on.
SECOND ROW: ( 1) Past President R. W. Bolstad
presents an ancillary award to Clare J. Appel, Toronto; (2) Dan Krendel places an ancillary award for Reg Doddridge, Calgary, in the hands of his chief at Warner Bros., Haskell Masters; (3) Steve Rolston, Vancouver, who is on the left, receives his ancillary award from Gerry Suther¬ land of his branch; (4) Tom Cleary, Montreal, on the left, is given his ancillary award by Arthur Bahen, president of the Quebec branch.
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