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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-11-29, Page 26CHRISTMAS CHEER HAMPER APPLICATIONS The Salvation Army will be taking applications for Christmas hampers on Friday. Dec. 1. 1 - 4 p.m. at 294 Edward St. (Old Orange Hall) Wingham If you need more Information, please call our Director of Family Services - Mrs.-Captain Edna Rowe at 357-3757 or the church office at 357-1951. You can count on Open 7 days ,••• r Sundays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. imAtt Treat your family to: n Boxed bulk cookies • Bulk candies II Gift baskets made to order • Homemade jams & pickles Just In time for Christmas APPLES In our cold storage year round • Macs • Courtlands • Empire • Spartan • Spy • Delicious (Red, Yellow)• Snow • Ida Reds • Mutsu • Many more 1/4,1/2 or full bushel 212 VICTORIA ST. TAYLOR'S MARKET BUS: (519) 482-3413 - CLINTON WHOLESALE & RETAIL Sr BAKE SHOP RES: (519) 565-2761 "not to judge a book by its cover." Amanda Van Beek said that his story was "very touching." This week the, book Fair started and ended with a good profit of about $1,200. That money will be put towards a new computer printer. Almost every student bought something and a lot of parents came in and looked around for Christmas gifts. We thank everyone for supporting the Book Fair, In case you were wondering.what the answer was for the gas riddle, it's "Automobile!" il..,,,,•- - p. ,,, ••• 0 , Sponsored by OR MINOR HOCKEY a Att4 t4W44 POOrk Blyth Memorial Community Hull 7 31 December 1995 • Dancing 8 to 1 • DJ by Southern Comfort • Is.. • 0." Tickets • $12 each o. a .4 • /- ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY - Limited to 120 tickets - available from: Debbie Ansley - 523-4546 'Chris Courtney — 523-4476 - Age of Majority Only - • IP CI 11' ° a •••• • .1 4;1 %ft.• • ° II itil• ' " I it) 0 a. R. Q is • < • • cr a • • n vi(ioebto By John Schedler One of the staples of the movie industry from the very beginning has been the serial, a regular part of the movie going experience until its demise at the hands of television in the mid 1950s. The first serial hero was actually a heroine in the person of Pearl White whose exploits in the Perils of Pauline lured audiences back to their local Bijou week after week. Sensing a good thing, other producers jumped on the bandwagon, turning out cliffhangers, as they became known, like The Hazards of Helen and Exploits of Elaine and making stars of such now long forgotten actors as Ruth Roland, Helen Holmes, Eddie Polo and Joe Bonomo, who, in their time, enjoyed a loyal following among movie-goers. Although, a few of these silent chapter plays still exist they are rarely seen even among movie buffs. The serials of the 1930s and 40s are the ones most remembered and accessible today thanks to exposure on television, and now home video. In the-early 30s Nat Levine's Mascot studios was a fertile training ground for young talent, among them John Wayne and Gene Autry, whose careers were on their way up, and older actors on the way down. The serials were always low budget affairs usually comprised of stock footage culled from newsreels and older feature films. Universal in the 30s, at least assigned decent budgets to several now famous chapterplays like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, while over at Columbia they were looked at as simply kids stuff and were treated as such with ultra cheap budgets and incomprehensible plots. The best remembered of the Columbia's are Superman, Atom Man vs. Superman, Batman and Batman and Robin. As for the numerous independent serials made by poverty row producers the less said the better. What I guess this is all leading up to is Republic Pictures, the undisputed king of the serial studios. They not only made their cliffhangers with decent budgets, good scripts, excellent photography, superb special effects and exciting music scores but directors William Whitney, John English and Spencer G. Bennett actually enjoyed what they did. Another thing Republic had going for them was an army of marvelous stunt men that included the likes of David Sharpe, Tom Steele, Dale Van Sickle and the greatest of them all Yakima Canutt. These men did their best to live up to the motto at the studio of "a pair of wet pants for every kid in the audience." Republic made a total of 66 serials from 1936 to 1955 and now almost all of them are available on home video from Malofilm. I must confess to never having seen any of these films in theatres. My first exposure was in the mid 1950s when Hamilton's CHCH-TV began running them every weekday afternoon. Among my personal favourites are Zorro Rides Again (1937) and Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) featuring the most durable of many masked avengers. Of course in serials you had just as many masked villains which were usually more interesting than the hero. The Scorpion in The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), The Lightning in Fighting Devil Dogs (1938), Dr. Vulcan in King of the Rocketmen (1951) and my all-time personal favourite The Crimson Ghost in the aptly titled The Crimson Ghost (1942), a dandy 12 chapter thriller that is available complete or in a tightly edited colourized feature version. Numerous other highly recommended titles are Hawk of the Wilderness (1938), Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939), Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940), King of the Texas Rangers (1941), Spy Smasher (1942), Nyoka and the Tigermen (1942), G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (1942), The Black Widow (1947), The Masked Marvel (1943) and so many more. Made as nothing more than Saturday matinee fodder to entice people into theatres week after week, many of these serials are still fondly remembered while many of the features are not. As a matter of fact George Lucas and Steven Speilberg based their Indiana Jones Trilogy on many of these wonderful Republic cliffhangers. video F...91.X. IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... J.R.IS GAS BAR TAKE OUT LTD,. BRUSSELS 887-6951 . NEW TITLES TO CHOOSE FROM While You Were Sleeping, Rob Roy, Casper, Tommy Boy, French Kiss, Jerky Boys, Pulp Fiction, Roommates CHILDREN'S MOVIES 990 REGULAR MOVIES $1.49 NEW RELEASES $2.49 PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995. Brussels PS news Public participates in Read-In Week By Justin Ruttan and Joshua Gropp This week from Nov. 20-23, we had a Read-In-Week. Mrs. Uhler sent out invitations to all the parents. We had a grek turnout. Mr. Carroll, the Board of Education director, Mr. Wareham, Mr. Doug Gamiss, and the one and only Mr. Wanless, were just a few of the people to come in and read. There were at least 20 people to read. Mrs. Cousins has been putting up puzzles and other postings such as Peace (problems and solutions), I like my school because: Children are friendly (Mr. Kemp), because it is fun, etc. and riddles such as "What is a 10-letter word that starts with gas?" These puzzles bring out the "School Spirit'". They also let the kids put down their thoughts, and help them to practise their reading skills. They make you use your brain. We appreciate her initiative. Mrs. Bennewies taking a maternity leave and Mr. Bennewies is taking over the custodial duties at BPS. In science class the Grade 7/8s are learning about conifers. For those who haven't heard of conifers before, they mean evergreen,but, some do not stay green. Some conifers we are learning about right now are hemlocks, white pine, tamarack and cedar. We arc learning uses for these woods. For example, tamaracks are used for structural timbers because they arc durable. The. Grade 7 and 8s in Mrs. Perrie's class watched a video about a native American telling his story of growing up with a handicap. He found love through his wife and God. The message of this video is Blyth PS news Book Fair arrives THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING By Dianne Mason and Jolene Coburn Hey everyone guess what? The Book Fair is coming to Blyth Public School. It will take place in the school library, Starting Nov. 27 and it will go until Nov. 30. Here are some of the things you can buy there: erasers, pencils, bookmarks, bookcovers, folders and lots of books for all ages. Some of the books that are there are Batman Forever, _ Casper, Cinderella, Pocahontas, The Indian in the Cupboard, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie scrapbook and The Movie Storybook.. They are all good books. We hope you will all come out and support our school. We hope to see lots of kids and family members there. The book Fair has been here almost every year and we hope it will still be in the near future. — All the students love the Boa Fair when it comes. It will be a success. HCBE names new trustee The Executive Committee of the Huron County Board of Education has selected Colleen Schenk as trustee for the Town of Wingham to succeed Liliane Nolan upon her resignation. Schenk will be sworn in at the board meeting on Dec. 4. She was the successful candidate from a field of three. Teachers Continued from page 23 says. As well as confronting the col- lege of teachers issue, attendees at the general meeting will discuss the elimination of Grade 13 and the effects of destreaming, preservation of adult education, school board amalgamation and a confederated board model, Bill 7, the effects of a 20 per cent cut to public education funding and OPSBA's document Removing the Barriers. OSSTF, with 50,000 members, includes secondary teachers, occa- sional teachers, continuing educa- tion teachers, secretaries, psy- chologists, social workers, speech- language pathologists, attendance counselors and other educational workers.