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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-02-20, Page 6/riati"+111i° W��H tH*HWW f 1W. 3 8 S :!.:".iH1KMww-•f,H,wWWHWF,,r. Ota aa 1 4:121.4.1,21.4.1121- k ha2WaH..HNW w•i...."...NHM HiH.1.HHHH,.� �{{. �H H.W.HHH.4,14 HA+H.H.H.HWHtw T4 PAGE G THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS.. FEB. 20. 1941 IIPIIIU//IIf" P/r��'%!/////////////r��7#4 . AND TO PRESERVE IT", From time to time; the mischief - Makers and the cynics have whined a bit and nagged at Britain. John Bull wouldn't state Britain's war aims and his dog wouldn't step one inch away from the . Union Jack., Neither, of them could be duped into taking their eyes from their adver- sary, no matter what cunning he employed to throw them off their guard. But now Britain has taken a few minutes' breathing spell- the first in .18 months and the first thing John Bull does is to state Brit- ain's war aims, or rather, the first of her war aims. In the words of Churchill, the lead er, Britain's first war aim is this: To be worthy of the love that has flown to Britain from the Dominions of the Crown across the broad ocean spaces and to preserve it. Dictators may well worry when a mighty Empire's war aim is love and its preservation. For God so loved the world that He gave His only be- gotten Son, and Britain so loves Christian democracy and Freedom and the rights of men that she will stand steadfast -soldiers and fisher - folk, parliamentarians, shepherds and typists --and with the support of sons and daughters over the seas she wiII suffer and die that children born to- day maybe the free men and women of tomorrow. For such is the spirit of Britain, and such is the kingdom which free amen love and fight for, keeping love in their hearts and declaring it before the world. So did Churchill, broad- casting Britain's first war aim to the world. In every broadcast presented to the Canadian people in the over- seas service of the BBC, there is fresh evidence of this spirt of Britain, a spirit which Churchill likens to the spirit of Waterloo, a spirit to inspire love and preserve it. Let us keep this spirit kindled, let us lend for Victory. One for All and All for One -Canada "Canadians All", a series of pro- grammes in the interest of Canadians other than those whose ancestry is British or French, is to be presented over the National Network of the CBC commencing Wednesday, Feb - There are over four million well Canadians - Ukrainian, Icelandic, Netherlands, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Belgian, Ital- ian, German and Norwegian, whose loyalty to Canada and whose service on behalf of freedom and democracy is considerable, Many English and French speaking Canadians are un- familiar with the honoured traditions of their fellow citizens, their great gifts of culture, heroism and stead- fastness which are adding richness to the Canadian scene today and which will be part of the greater Canada of tomorrow, Many of these Canadians of Euro- pean ancestry are serving in Can- ada's armed forces, many others are Working in the war industries and the science laboratories of the Dominion, still .others are in the woods, the mines, on the farms and at sea, pea: - :riding the .food and munitions vital to the cause to which Canada has pledged herself. The womenfolk are doing their share in the home econ- omy, the soelal and war services. Their loyalty and aspirations and the part they are playing in democ- 1 racy's fight against oppression will be described daring the broadcasts by one of their own members, speaking to all other Canadians. In the final programme of the series, 'Canadians of British and French descent will salute the citizens of the lineages represented in the other 12 broad- casts. The programmes have been design- ed at the suggestion of the Director of Public Information and will in- clude, besides descriptive narrative and music, a number of important speakers, representing Canadians all. The first programme, in honour of the Ukrainians in Canada, will be produced from Winnipeg on February 26. • Geoffrey Waddington will conduct the anisic. l •. "Canadians All" Wednesdays -9.30-10 p.m, EST -CBC February 26 .. Ukrainian Canadians March 5 Icelandic Canadians March 12 .... Netherland Canadians March 19 .... Hungarian Canadians March 26 Swedish Canadians April 2 Finnish Canadians April 9 Czech Canadians April 16 .. , , Polish Canadians April 23 Belgian Canadians April 30 Italian Canadians May 7 German Canadians May 14 Norwegian Canadians St. David's Day In honour of the people of Wales, their descendants overseas and their heroes, the CBC will present a Saint David's Day programme from Tor- onto on Saturday, March 1 at 6.30 to 6.45 p.tn. EST. The tribute in. music ' and narrative, written by Aileen `Beaufort, will recall the proud tradi- � tion of Britain's oldest allies, "those brave warrior bards, the Welsh." Deeds of brave renown and gifts of legend, speech and song mingle in the proud story of Wales. Today, as the people or Wales stand fast with the people of Britain, holding their ground and uniting their efforts in the cause -of freedoin, they can look back into a distant antiquity for the roots of their cul- ture, which they do not intend to surrender. It is as natural for a Welsh child to sing as it is for him to play. His ancestors attended their first Eisted- dfod in 1451, but long before that, the harp was struck and the song was raised from mountain and valley, in cottage and hall, wherever the eherished Welsh tongue was spoken. Singers and netors of Welsh descent will participate in the broadcast. A Former Poet Laureate A song written by Sir William' Davenant, who was poet -laureate of England in the early 17th- Century, will be included on the "Heritage of Song" programme, Sunday, February, 23 at 2.00 p.m. EST. Sir William did not receive his knighthood for his verse ,even though it Was very pleas- ant, nor for his many plays, but for bravery at the siege of Gloucester in 1643. Fortunately he •is remem- bered for his fine verse, too, and one of his loveliest lyrics is the song listed, "The Lark Now Leaves His Watery Nest", which will be sung by the programme's tenor soloist, 'Will- iam Morton. "Heritage of Song" is the new series designed by John Mur- ray Gibson to present in chronological order outstanding examples of verse in the English tongue from the days of Elizabeth to the present. Frances James and William Morton are the soloists, Louis' Crerar the pianist, Bernard Naylor the arranger, and J. Frank Willis the narrator, Serenade for String's A song, written by one modern. composer in compliment to another and dedicated by Manuel de Fella to the wife of Claude Debussy, Will be featured by the charming French- Canadian soprano, Jeanne Desjar- dins, during the next programme in the series "Serenade for Strings." Jean Deslauriers directs the program, which will be heard from the CBC Montreal studios Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7,30 p.m. EST. Over the Top "Panorama", final broadcast in the series of five one-hour broadcasts provided by the radio industry of Canada in aid of the February War Savings Campaign, will be produced from Toronto Friday, February 28 at 8.00 to 9.00 p.m. EST. James Finlay, of the CBC staff, will produce the programme from his own manuscript. The music, specially arranged by Russ Gerow, will be under the direc- tion of Samuel Hersenhoren. "Pan- orama" is the story of what Canada has done so far towards voluntary subscription for war savings certi- ficates, what her fighting forces need, and why it is imperative that every Canadian should lend for vic- tory. , Briefs: The Toronto Symphony Band, un- der the direction of Laidlaw F, Ad- dison, ddison, is now broadcasting' from the CBC Playhouse in Toronto before an invited audience. The programme is a National Network feature of the CBC on Fridays at '7.30 p.tn. EST. Dr. George C. Pidgeon, speak- ing on "The Building of a Nations' will review outstanding Canadian characteristics on Friday, February 28 at 6,45 p.m. EST. He will con- trast ontrast Canada as "The last frontier" with Canada as "a new experiment in democracy" Zara Nclsova, fix Sixty Years of Progress Sixty years of faithful and valu- able service to Canada form the background for the sixtieth anniversay of the Canadian Paci- fic Railway Company In mid- h'ebruai•y, On February 15, 1881, the 'Gov- 'ernment of Sir John A. Macdonald granted a charter for the building by a private company or a railway to the Pacific Coast. Two days later, the Canadian Pacific Rail- way Company was organized on an official basis and a glorious new era of Canada's history bad begun. The Canada of 1831 was an in- fant country, its sparsely settled. portions separated from each other by dense wilderness. Con- federation itself was in danger be- cause of lack of communication between provinces, Railway con- nection with British .Columbia ball been promised but in ten years the work accomplished had been negligible. The story of the building of the transcontinental, line oan be sum- med up in the statement that it was completed in half; the. time. called for in the charter, with a Pitifully small subsidy' consider- ing what had been granted in other places, and in face of the most bitter of political opposition. Time and again the whole project, including every cent of the build- ers' personal fortunes, seemed lost. Tho growth of the Canadian Pacific Railway and of Canada represents sixty years of mutual oo-oporatlon, each aiding in and benefiting from the other's strength and prosperity. In 1881, Canada was a country with 4,324,810 population, posses- sing total export trade o1 $83,944,- 701 and import -trade of $90,488,- 329. Its field crops were worth $155,277,427, its dairying $22,743,- 039, and its manufactures 9109,- 976,068. In the last year of re- cord, Canada's estimated popula- tion was 11,315,000, exports total-- led otal=led $1,178,954,000 and imports 9.1,- 081,950,000 Field • crops were worth $651;228,000, dairying $217,- 716,029 and manufactures. $3,337,- 681,366, The Canadian Pacific Railway's growth in the same period has been equally mazing There was practically nothing in 1881. Now, the"eompany•Itas 17,169 miles of rail lines in Canada; 55 ocean; coastal and lake Steamships, hotels with a totalof 5,204 rooms as well' as summer' lodges, 1,767 locomo- stock. Its property and equip- ment represent au investment of more than one billion dollars. Other facts of interestconcern- ing the world's greatest transpor- tation system are that it operated 370,000 circuit miles of telegraph lino last year and carries 120,000 passengers across the Atlantic in a normal year, In 1640 the Cana- dian Pacific rail services carried nearly eight million passengers a total of more than 924 million passenger miles, in addition to transporting approximately 37 million tons of freight represent- ing more than sixteen billion ton miles. During last year the com- pany paid out in taxes more than nine million dollars and, since in- corporation, a total of approxim- ately. 172 million dollars, The gross earnings in 1040 totalled $1.70,964,000, every dollar of which represented a unit of service to the Dominion and the Empire. The illustrations above are symbolic of 60 years of progress and show an early stage coach which was more romantic than comfortable; the arrival of the first transcontinental •train at the Pacific Coast' on July 4, 1886, and the modern transcontinental train, tives and 82,714 pieces of rolling "The Dominion." SEWS Direct From England BEES, BULLS AND OYSTERS. In Britain's £800,000 Livestock Shipment Canada's 'Purchases el Horess, Cattle, Sheep and Pigs Dogs of various breeds, fowls, ducks, pigeons, even oysters and bees, are unexpected items in the livestock safely shipped loin Britain overseas during 1940. Preliminary estimates put the total value of it at a figure not far short of 2800,000. Seventy per cent. of this is account- ed for by horse, either for breeding or racing. Thoroughbreds were sent to the United States, Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Col- ombia, Trinidad and Barbados. Htuit- ors were taken by Canada and U.S.A. as were Hackneys and Clydesdales. The U.S.A. was in fact Britain's biggest horse buyer by far last year for.' she also took polo ponies, Shet- land ponies, Arab horses, and Suffolk Punches. Altogether, 1627 horses were ship- ped from Britain during 1940, com- pared with 724 the year before and 1200 in 1938. Cattle were the next most import- ant export, about one-sixth of the total value. Shorthorns were sent to U.S.A., Canada, Argentina, Uruguay and Kenya. Of the dairy breeds Kenya took Ayrshires and English Jerseys;' Brazil, Ayrshires; Nepal, British Friesians. Of the famous British beef breeds, Aberdeen Angus cattle went to Can- ada and Argentina, Herefords to Ar- gentina and Uruguay and a South Devon. bull to Colombia. A feature of the sheep exports was the growing;_ popularity of the Kent, or Romney Marsh, breed which was shipped to India, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and the Falkland Is- lands. Argentina took the greatest variety of sheep breeds; in addition to Kents her quota included Lincoln Long - wools, Hampshire Downs, Ryelands, w hr sires Southclo ns, S op h , Border Leicesters and Oa-iord Downs. Canada had Suffolks, Hampshire Downs and Southdowns; Chile, these two last; India, in addition to Kents, bought Southdowns, Hampshire Downs, Border Leicesters, Cheviots and Weitsleydales; Uruguay tools the Lincoln Langwool breed; Egypt, the Suffolk. Pigs of the famous Large White breed were sent to Canada. All this livestock is valuable pedi- gree stock sent overseas for breeding purposes: a proportion of it is being used to maintain the standard of live- stock in countries from which food- stuffs come back to Britain. These exports are thus coaling a double contribution to Britain's war effort; ancl the £800,000 estimate of their value shows a big increase over 1989 when it was £683,000. ETCHINGS OF BOMBED LONDON • NEW LANCASHIRE FABRIC For Making Gloves,' Slippers, Cur- tains and Windproof Jackets Lancashire announces a new cot- ton suede fabric on the lines of what was once made in Germany and in Czechoslovakia. Its uses are most varied. Already. it is being made into windproof jac- kets and it is hoped to develop the material for curtains and upholstery fabrics to take the place of jacquard velours and plushes from the Cont- inent. Much new machinery has been in- stalled to produce the suede which is being made in printed as well as in piece-clyetl styles. It will this be welcomed by the makers of both slip- pers and gloves. MANNEQUIN AMBASSADORS Joined by Lord Willingdon's Niece One of the eighteen mannequins chosen to display the. British Fashions Collection at Buenos Aires and -Rio de Janeiro in April is Miss Rosemary Chance, niece of Lord Willingdon who is the leader of the trade mission now completing a successful tour of South American countries. At the moment, Miss Chance is recovering from the effects of innoculation for the trip She had just completed a six months' nursing course at St. Luke's Hospital, Chelsea, when she was asked to join the party of mannequins who are sail- ing for South America towards the end of next month. On St. George's Day seventy seven models, which are being executed in duplicate exclusively for South Am- erica by nine London designers, will be shown simultaneously in the cap- itals ,of. Argentina and Brazil. In each city officials from the Depart - anent of Overseas Trade with long experience in exhibitions will have a Are New Booming in South America - A war -time vogue for British etch- ings has sprung up in South America. In peace -time the chief demand for thein 'came from the Iands now temp- orarily occupied by Hitler. The Lon- don Etching Society has therefore turned its attention, and With success, to South America. Oxford, Cambridge, the country of Shakespeare, the Derbyshire Peaks, the Lake District, the Trossachs and wild mountainous Ireland are all sub- jects which are appealing to South America to -day. "Hyde Park .Corner" by Henry' Rushbury, A.R.A., as a real London scene in time of war, is particularly popular. Other favourites are Gerald Brockhurst, R.A., the famous portrait painter who is also a well known etcher, and Sydney R. Jones whose etchings of Lincoln's Inn and the Temple include historic buildings now lying in rubble. 'cellist, will be guest artist during the programme "Musically Speak- ing", which presents a commentary by Hairy Adaskin, Monday, February 24 at 7.30 p.m. EST. And while Canada is puzzling over her accounts so that she can spare more of het savings to prosecute the war and thereby secure Canada's bright future, Lord Beaverbrook will speak from London to tell Canadians how their money is being spent. His talk will be a delayed broadea$t on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1.00 pan. EST. Sir Ernest lVlacMillan, distinguish- ed Canadian musicologist and direc- tor of the Toronto Symphony Orch- estra, will be guest conductor of the broadcast of Les Concerts Sympltoni- quos de Montreal, Tuesday, February 25 at 9.00 to 10.od p,m. DST. Nathan Milstein, Russian -born violinist, who was first introduced to America by Leopold Stokowslti, will be guest artist. The best p rotection '�LANT Canadian Certified Seed Potatoes in clean land-- on part of the farm where potatoes have not been grown before. Produce bigger yields of potatoes - t. that are more uniform in size, smoother, cleaner, of better quality than. those grown from ordinary seed stock and avoid many of the losses that result from disease. Grow potatoes that will grade Canada No. 1. Goo=d seed potatoes cannot be selected by appearance alone -- The best assurance of getting good seed is to buy Cana- dian Certified Seed Potatoes. Ask the District Government Inspector, Plant Protection Division, for full information and list of nearest distributors. INSPECTOR FOR ONTARIO District Insprcter, S:ed Potato Certifeatien. c/o Horttvhurtl Department, Ontario Agri. cultural College., Guelphs Ont. Marketing Service DOMINION DEPARTMENT Or AGRICULTURE, OTTAWA Honourable James G. Gardiner, Minister. 120 Look for this ccrtilcation tag on the hag or container -the only away of being sure of getting Cansdiao Cart. fiat Seed Potatoes. Examine it carefully. ,g.4A®raakm, Oks stage erected, arrange flowers and lighting, engage an orchestra and sellers of the special programmes. The Fashion Collections will be shown in the Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires and the Copacabana Hotel, Rio de Janeiro. Invitations to a private view are to be sent out by the British Ambassador in each cap- ital to the Diplomatic Corps and their wives, before the trade views begin. Two commere producers will sail with the mannequins from England, Wardrobe mistresses and dressers ®• tee,,,,,., will be chosen in Rio and Buenos Aires. These seventy seven models are the first Fashion Collections to be sent from London to South America, The designs are a secret which wilt .be carefully kept until the models are shown in April. Meanwhile keen. co- operation is being, shown by the Ex- port Groups of the makers of fabrics in all branches of the textile industry, of the hat makers and of the leather trade who are supplying sloes Gnat handbags. N e- cdv mg' EVERY CA /IMAM IF War, 'e r 59 tr.THIS TIME we are ALL in the front line-- THE .KING. FALL IN! The line is forming. Close the ranks,. (Answer His Majesty's call. Every man, woman and child in Canada has a duty to perform. Some will fight. You, too, have a job to do. It may demand sacrifice. You are called on to help furnish the munitions needed to wilt the war ... guns and tanks fox the army ... planes for the air force ... ships for the navy and merchant marine. Guns and tanks and planes and ships cost money. You are not asked to give you are only asked to LEND your money. This is some- thing you can do ... something you must do.. There is only one place to get the money Canada needs, to win this war -from the people of Canada. A large part will come from business firms and people with large incomes. They will pay high taxes and buy heavily of War Loan Bonds. But more money is needed ... a great deal more. $10,000,000 a month is expected from. men, women and children who invest in War Savings Certificates. For Each $4.00 You Get Back $5.00 $ 5.00 for $ 4.00 $10.00 for $ 8.00 $25.00 for $20.00 $50.00 for $40.00 $100.00 for $80.00 War Savings Certificates are a direct obliga- tion of the Dominion of Canada, repayable in 71,4 years, At the end of that time your invest- ment wilt have increased twenty-five per cent., which represents interest at 3 g'e Compounded bu f -Yearly. They may be redeemed at option of regis- tered owner, otter sin months from date of issue at an established scale of values. The following table represents an average basis of saving. These figures are only illus- trative, as the amount of saving which 1s pos- sible will vary according to each individual's family and other economic circumstances. Maturity Values Earnings Savings. of Per Week Per Week Annual Purchases Up to $20 259 to $1.00 15 to $ 65ve 520 to 630 $1.25 to 52.00 80 to 8130 Or $40 to 0 42.25 $ .75 to $9,2550 45 to 9600 5245 to 9600 Work hard: Earn more. Save all you can and lend your savings to Canada. BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTI- FICATES.* Budget to buy them regularly. Buy then' every week ... every month ... as long as the war lasts.. Yon will be forming a good habit ... the saving habit . a habit that will benefit you when victory is won. You will be doing a 'real job in helping to win the war.. Published by The War Savings Committee, Ottawa Io -w