Cub Reporter - 2

As my summer job at the ‘Mail-Star’ rolled on, I enjoyed meeting a number of 'colourful' characters.

I got to work with specialty reporters posted on such assignments as City Hall, the Legislature, Halifax Harbour, along with several others who covered General news and feature stories (and one who wrote stories only on yachting!).
On the other side of my desk, the Women's Editor, Shirley Ellis, and her colleagues, were very kind and patient.
I grew to appreciate the amount of organization and planning they displayed to cover weekly social events, and especially, the 'major’ event, the Lieutenant-Governor's Garden Party (double-page coverage, 3-column photos, extensive copy and I.D. names and cutlines), held annually in late June.

Cub Reporter - 1

Fifty years ago this week, I began an interesting and rewarding summer job: newsroom reporter at the Halifax ‘Mail-Star.'

It was the afternoon edition of the twin newspapers published by Halifax Herald Limited, the other being the 'Chronicle-Herald,' which is the only one still active. The 'Herald' was essentially the provincial newspaper of record, while the 'Star' featured local/urban stories.
Each evening (no Sunday editions), at about 11 p.m., the 'Herald' was printed and loaded into trucks, bound for Yarmouth, Amherst and Sydney, and all areas in between.