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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1932-04-21, Page 3THURS., APRIL 21, 1932 CANADA THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 THE WORLD'S GREATEST PLAYGROU N iJ Wide Variety of Recreational Attractions Canadians Fortunate in Holiday Advantages Their Country Offers LIHE ,.majority of Canadians do not realize what a wonderful choice of vacation opportunities this country offers. How many of ns in any one province have first -band knowledge of the wide range of attractions of our neighbouring provinces? Many no doubt have gone abroad to seek a holiday, forgetting that our own Do, minion is unequalled in the excep- tional variety and range of its recre- ational resources. Surely a country which attracts visitors from other countries by the tens of millions must have recreational features of inter- est to its own citizens, Receratioaal Areas Easily Accessible It is so 'easy to travel in Canada that an interprovincial tour is a re- creation which every. Canadian va- cationalist many well and profitably undertake. All the developed and much of the undeveloped part of the Dominion is easily accessible by train, boat, or automobile. Canada is served by two of the world's greatest railway systems and a num- ber of smaller lines. The equipment and service are of the highest stan- dard. Steamers built specially for pleasure cruising afford many plea- sant trips along the coast and on the extensive inland water system of lakes, rivers and canals. A cruise from the head of the Great Lakes to the Maritime Provinces Is nearly equal, in distance, to an ocean voy- age. Good roads lead to practically all scenic and sporting territories Canada's road system includes many thousands of utiles of surfaced high- ways, well equipped with direatler signs and danger signals. Tourist accommodation, from 'campsite to hotel, is available almost every- where, National Parks Cover Largo Area National and provineial parks in Canada cover nearly 25,000 square miles. They are area which have been withdrawn front •exploitation and are being preserved in their vir- gin beauty and wildness, for purpos. es of pleasure and recreation. The largest national parks are in the Rocky Mountains section of Alberta, a region of unsurpassed scenic splen• dour admirably equipped by nature for all forms of sport and recreation. Thereare also important parks in British Clolumbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Ac- commodation ranges ell the way from large modern hotels, to log cabins and tents. Fishing is one of the chief attractions in the parks, but game anlamis and birds are rig- idly protected and their fearlessness never fails to interest visitors. Summer Resorts Numerous and Varied Throughout the Dominion there are many summer resort districts which offer a wide range of attrac- tion and variety of accommodation. On the Atlantic coast, in the prey Incas of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, are typical sea -shore resorts, Where salt water bathing, sailing and deep Sea fishing are the principal attractions The rugged beauty of this coast and the pieturesque charm of the fish- ing villages, at the head of every inlet, cannot fail to enchant the summer visitor. Quebec's sunnier playgrounds are of the most varied nature including as they do, sea -shore, mountain, lake and forest resorts. Along the Lowe, St. Lawrence, summer colonies have been established at many points. North of the St. •Lawrence and Ot- tawa rivers the Laurentian moun- tains, clothed with pine forest and dotted with lakes, constitute a vast summer and. winter playground. The Eastern Townships, which adjoin the international boundary, also have a number of well-established re- sorts, on pieturestiue lakes and riy era. Ontario has perhaps the largest number and greatest variety of de- veloped summer resorts of any of the provinces. The Thousand Is- lands, Lake of Bays, Muskoka lakes and Georgian bay are knawr thorugliout America, but there ere in addition equally . attractive, only slightly less known, districts. Ac- conunodation•- includes everything from campsite to palatial hotel, and cottages may be rented, in any dis- trict. In the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta many at tractive resorts are located along the shores of the lakes and rivers, The Canadian Rockies are world famous- for scenic beauty and contair some of the most highly developed tourist resorts on the continent. British Columbia, with varied and splendid scenic attractions, is a torir- ist wonderland. The province has majestic mountain ranges, and exten- sive lake area, stately forests, an imposing coast line, and many at- tractive resorts in settings of ex, eeptional natural beauty. Government Bureau Free Informa- tion Service For a number of years the De- partment of the Interior at Ottawa has :been engaged in the promotion of the Canadian 'tourist industry, mare especially the development of tourist travel front the United States to Canada, It is also en, deavouring to influence Canadians to spend their vacation in the Domin- ion. The National Development Bur- eau of that Department will gladly furnish interprovincial road maps and other information for the use of those planting a Canadian tour, and where necessary will refer enquiries to provincial and local tourist 'organ- izations. Applicants should be as specific as possible as to the section of Canada in which they are inter- ested, in order that available infor- mation may be supplied. 4 - Lam' KING=x NEWS o1.Hu�hClar Blessed are the poor, foe they shall not be held for ransom. Two Philadelphia hold-up men tossed a lcidnapped woman out of a car when they found she was the wife of a clergyman. The giftie has given movie stars the power tosee themslves as ithers see them, but, Burns to the contrary notwithstanding, that does not from may a blunder free them and fool- ish notion, nor does it deprive them of. their "airs of dress and gait." No matter what Sir Richard Squires may have done, or not done, it would be unfortunate if he should have to resign at the instance of mob' violence. Ten thousand people in St. John's are not the people -of Newfoundland. They arenot the people who placed him in that posi- tion, nor have they the authority to dislodge him. There are other people living in the island who have votes. If a mob Giving in a capital is given the power to overthrow a goyeru 4' 1 meat it means good -by to repre- sentative government. There are' ex- cellent reasons why a' capital should be disfranchised, but there is no reason why the rest of the country should. Lloyd George has turned to farm- ing as a hobby. Ample proof that he is not a farmer. We have lost all confidence in the lords of the underworld. We don't believe their administration of •the law is a whit better or more expe- ditious than that of the elected judges and district attorneys. If a thing is once 'taxed` it seldom escapes. The only exception we can think of at the moment is 'windows, which were once taxable in England. Our two main railways are now offering competition to the bus line by running cheap week -end excur- sions. . The rates are •Iow enough, to induce :travel and bring patronage to, the railway hotels on the days when. • the staffs ordinarily exceed in num- ber the guest lists. How comes it that the managements did not think of this a few years ago when busi- ness began to decline? In an interview a clergyman web comes a new kindof undertaker — one who instead of wearing a long, sad -countenance brings cheer to the mourners. There are reasons why the mourners should be sad, but there is no exeuse.for the undertala er—_unless he fears that he is going to have diffieutly collecting his bill. One year ago, Britain was worry- ing because the pound was going downso fast. To -day she is werry- ing.beacuse it is going up to fast. To -day the United States is worry- ing because the dollar is dropping;; Next year, perhaps, -it will ,be wor- rying because it is going up. The vagaries of currencies have govern - cents, economists and calculators stumped. They use all sorts of arti- ficial props only to learn Iater that the props fail to save the structure. All this suggests the reflection that the world might be on the up -grade now if we had let things' run their course. All attempts atstabilization of exchange, currencies, wages, •sal- aries, stock quotations and commod- ity prices have but• retarded the neevement to general readjustments. Things will be'better with the earth for a foundation than they were 'Oliveyears, ago, when the foundation was air and the sky was the• limit. Meyer Baba after eight years' voluntary silence .is ,going to talk dr soot{ as he lands in the United States. That's right. Do in Rome as Rohm does. What part of government railway business should not be disclosed is a question that annually engages the attention if the railway committee of the House of Commons.. The answer is such detailsas when. dis- closed might be`taken advantage sof by a competitor which ' needs not publish such details of its own bus{ ness, This was,however, held to in- clude salaries, the reason advanced being that officials of 'the governs_ merit railways might be tempted to accept larger salaries from rival roads. That, of eourse, is absurd, The peopie who. pay the salaries surely have the right to know: what salaries they pay. If there ever was any disadvantage in publishing such information there certainly is none now. The management of a railway has other things to worry about- be- sides the danger of its executive officers being stolen by competitors, Many denturieg ago we were granted by a, great charter "the right to.petition,"- We have ad- vanced a long way since then. The word now used is not "petition:? It is "clemancl." (Copyright.) SOME OF US REMEMBER The bustle Hour sermons Sweet Adeline - Side whiskers Coal oil lamps The A Harrow Corduroy roads Percussion caps Bird Cage Bats Tom Thumb golf The -York shilling ltfary's little lamb The 20 -cent piece 'Waxed moustaches The teacher's strap Uncle Tom's Cabin. Little Annie Rooney Good Queen Victoria The old folks at hone Two little girls in bine Driving a yoke of oxen The home-made jumper The little old brass rail The old horse and cutter The little log schoolhouse The leg -'-mutton sleeves The candle with snuffers A Calithumpian procession The joint political meeting The narrow guage railway The days the minister called The days of muddy, main street. NATIONALIZATION OF RADIO Desperate, efforts are making to frighten radio fans into opposing the nationalization of radia. The Propaganda shows what sinister use might be made of radio if its control were to fall into the hands of a mon- opoly. By suggestion, rather than statement, radio listeners are given the impression they may be called upon to pay $30 a year under a national system, svhieh is ten times as much as was considered ample by the Aird Commission, The idea also is given that American stations may beshut out, something that has not even been thought of. Then those who like popular programmes are made to believe that nothing but classical music and educational fea- tures will be available under nation- al control, which is another misre- presentation. The struggle which is now going on is of the utmost importance to Canada as a nation. Under present conditions, the Do- minion bids fair to fall under the dominance of the United - States in radio matters, with serious results to her cultural independence. The only hope of avoiding this, and en- tering into effective competition, is for the government to take over the complete control. If this is done, it cannot but effect a very marked fin - prevenient in the radio situation, by placing at the disposal of Canadians a distinetly 'Canadian set -vice, free from the objectionable features of the presentarrangement. Those who want American programmes will still be able to get then,; but there will be Canadian alternative. It is not improbable that the Cana- dian Commission would arrange to render available on this continent appropriate features of the British Broadcasting Corporation, which is said to provide the best programmes on the air. —Orillia Packet -Times. Don't Sleep on Left Side, Gas Hurts Heart If stomach gas makes 'you restless and unable to sleep on right side, take Adlerika.One dose will rid you. of gas dr nervousness, and itring sound sleep. J. E. Hovey, Druggist. cOvinninpownI TINS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS ' Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad-- But Always Helpful and Ins pining 0 JVMµey,NNJ FULFILLMENT Tonight I ;know that all the days I've lived Ansi all the things that I have: ever done Have only been preparing for this hour Of quiet happiness whose moments run Oen golden -sandaled feet, the while I sit Before a dreamy fire, content and blest In:learning love's beautitudes with yon And holding this small child against my breast. —Adelaide Love in The Chicago Tribune. THE BIRD'S NEST It wins my •admiration To o view the structure of that little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without; No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join; his little beak was all— And yet how neatly finishedi What nice hand, With every implement and means of art, And twenty years' apprenticeship to boos, ' Could make nee such another? Vainly, then, We boast of excellence, whose noblest skill Instinctive genius foils. —William Hurdis, eighteenth century • SPRING Pan is not dead. When Phoebus takes his way Toward Capricorn, by darkening vale and hill, And by the streams he loves, his .flute is still; . Lone are the •glades, where nymphs danced yesterday.; And but to grace child's tale or lov- er's lay Is Arcady. Yet even as` you fill The air with lamentations, breaks the rill It's icy feters; lambs begin to play; And beautiful things, piercing the ' tender green, Arise from death and darkness, then among • The wakening woods ethereal shapes aro seen; Paint footfalls heard, earth's ruder sounds between; And once again Pan's pipe hath found a tongue, Joyous and sweet ns when the world was young. • THE PIPES With •the spring awaken other , springs, Those swallows'• wings are shadowed by other wings And another thrush behind that glad bird sings. A multitude are the flowers, but mul- titudes Blossom and waver .and breathe from forgotten woods, And in silent places an older sil- ence broods. With the spring Tong-]iuried springs in my heart awaken. Time takes the years, but the springs he has at taken. My thoughts with a boy's wild thoughts are mixed and shaken, And here avid inland fields :by the down's green shoulder I remember an ancient sea and mountains older, Older than all but time, skies sterner and colder. When the swift spring night on the sea and the mountains fell. In the hush of the solemn stills I • remember well The far pipes calling and the tale they had to tell. Sad was the tale, ahl sad beyond all saying The lament of the lonely pipes all the evening playing, Lost in the glens, •in the still, dark pines delaying. And no with returning spring I re- member all, On• southern fields those mountain shadows fall, Those wandering pipes in the down- land evening call. --Robin Flowers, in "Poems and. Translations." APRIL DREAMS And now the Sun, his ancient eourse pursuing, . Rides forth to greet • his Norther1 ' worshippers, Ile marks how Winter's minions have contrived To stay the hand of Man and thwart his 'industry; Andputs them first to flight, then in the haunts y" Of Nature works his miracle of Spring, Touching to life the hidden roots of grass • And woodland flowers, ' implanting deep in songster's hearts Full-throated joy, till in a rising symphony. It breaks in rapture at the opening day: but now his greatest work of all es.- saying, s=saying, Ile turns to_ Man with smile benefi- cent And beckons to the steaming fields that lie Rich in their promise of the golden grain; While in his breast- that tender root of Hope Which he.hadd sheltered at the flame of life, With failing heart at last that it did pine, The great Restorer animates with po- tent ray To blade and leaf and flower, in colors rare Unfolding all the hues he dared to dream. --Stanley McConnell, Walkerton. FRIENDSHIP BROKEN We choose the faint, chill morning, friend and friend Passing the twilight out beneath the •oak, Soul calling soul to judgment, and we spoke Strange things and deep as any poet penned, Such truth as never truth again can mend. Whatever art we use, what Gods in- voke, It was not wrath, it made nor strife nor smoke, Be what it may. It had a solemn end. Farewell in peace, we of the self- same throne Are foeman vassals; pale astrologers, Each a wise skeptic of the others Star, Silentiy, as we go our ways alone The steadfast sun, whom no poor prayer deters, Draws nigh between"us his majestic bar. —Louise Imogen Guiney, IN CAME THE SPRING In came the spring with a robin's songe On a robin's wing. Gone is the sleep of the winter long Faithful is God and His love is strong---, So the robins sing. In eame the spring with the pale sweet face Of hepatica wild. Keen blows the wind o'er the upland space, Great is the God who holds firm in place This his forest child. In carne the spring with the first faint green Of the tender grass. New on the earth is a miracle seen God spoke the word, and with jubi- lant mien It hath come to pass, Jessie Findlay Brown. NOW Oh, love them while they're here, not when away, And you will never have a yesterday That you regret, no moment you re - cal] When you, who had so much, gave not at all. Speak kindly when the loved are here to hear, And you will never look down some long year, Or years of years, and wish that you had said The words that might have cheered 'or comforted. Do little deeds, and learn to do them now, And you will never wish you had, somehow, When yours the chance, for nothing ever brings As great a grief as life's neglected 'things. • Encourage them, their battle just begun, And you will never think they might have won Had you but spoken, whin your geliitle touch, That seemed so little, might have: ' meant so much. Yes, love them' now, and never lot love wait, And you need never sigh, "it -is tom late." Do little deeds, say what you have• to say= Oh,, )love them while they're, here,, not when away. Douglas Malloch in Tit Bits. HOMAGE Here's homage to all who stand alone,, Who wait not for the fickle world's "Well do -net" To those who know the right and, knowing, -act, Who sift the surmise from the real fact. These are toogreat for schisms and ,for seat, They find their truth in that they do reflect '- They They •ofttimes are misjudged, but al- ways • dare To do that which seems best with - courage rare. They covet not the plaudits of the• crowd, Which in the market stand, and cry aloud Opinions which in shallowness ex pivD, Like sparks thrown off from some - exultant fire, Here's homage to all those who stand' alone, Accepting but their , own decree; "Well done." —Myrtle Corcoran Watts. IN APRIL If I am slow forgetting, It is because the sun Has such old tricks of setting When April days are done. The soft spring sunlight traces Old patterns—green and gold; The flowers have no new faces. The very buds are old. If I am slow forgetting -- Ah, well, conte back and see The same old sunbeams petting My garden -plots for me. Come, smell the green things grow- ing, The 'boxwood after rams; See where 'old beds arc showing Their slender spears again. At duals, that fosters dreaming— Come back at dusk and rest, And watch our old star gleaming Against the primrose west. —Margaret Lee Ashley, "Poems.' IN THE FIRELIGHT The fire upon the hearth is ]ow, And there is stillness everywhere, And like wing'd spirits, here and there The firelight shadows fluttering go. And as the shadows round the creep, A childish treble breaks the gloom, And softly from a further room Comes: "Now I lay inc down to sleep." And somehow, with that little pray's And that sweet treble in my ears, My thought goes back to distant years, And lingers with a dear one there, And as I hear my child's Amen, My mother's faith comes back t, nue; Crouched at her sidle I seem to be,. And mother holds my hands again. Oh, for an hour in that dear place -- Oh, for the peace of that clear time— Oh, for that childish trust sub. lime—•4 Oh, for a glimpse of mother's face! Yet as the shadows round me creep, I do not seen{ to be alone— Sweet magic of that treble tone And, "Now I lay me down to sleep." —Eugene Field. TOAIKITTEN Did a fairy's fancy spin you, Little cloud ,of silken, fluff, Or has fashion's whim decreed An animated powder puff? Cradled you are in my hand— PuIsing flower of rumpled gloss— Does a gauzy wisp of soul Hide beneath such down and floss? Ah! No blossom ever owned Roguish stars for eyes; nor could Cache such seedlet pearls within A lined -with -pink snapdragon hood. Ears like velvet shells that perk Where forbidden tassels swing! Toes like rosy berries where •Grew white throrns to snatch and cling! Elfin whiskers which might be The framework of a butterfly— Are they strings on which the bow Of contented purrs may ply? Was your racing little heart, Clothed in furred rotundity, First conceived in jungle -gloom• ,And evolved—a gift for me? Rena M. Manning The advertisements are printed for your convenience. They inform and save your tlnne, energy and moneys