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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-07-02, Page 3/'BURS., JULY 2, 1936 THE CLrNT,ON NEWS -RECORD PAGE WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN "THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What Happened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? From The Clinton News -Record, July 3rd, 1896: The Clinton bowling club will try their hand 'at Goderich today. Will Malloch, M.A., formerly of Clinton, has been appointed House Surgeon in the Toronto 'General Hos- pital . Last Saturday Returning Officer Todd at Goderich declared M. C. Cam- eron M.P. for West Huron by ,a ma- jority of 317. The official figures will be found in another column. Now for Laurier's "Eree Trade as they have, it in England.:' Goderich Township: On Wednesday the residence of Mr. Gabriel Elliott, Bayfield Line, was the scene of a very pretty event when his third daughter, Miss Frances, "was invited in wedlock's holy bonds to Mr. J. E. R. Harnwell, the popular principal of Varna Public School. The Rev. Mr. Oaten. of Bayfield, assisted by the Rev. Henry Harnwell, brother of the groom, and the Rev. W. W: Lwach performed the ceremony. From The New Era, July 3rd, 1896: On Friday last Mr. A. E. White of Hornellsville, N.Y., shipped from Clinton nine head of thoroughbred Liecester sheep, purchased from the well-known Hayen-Barton Stock Farm of James Snell, Hulled. Don't fail to see the bicycle races on Recreation; Park on Friday even- ing. No admission fee, good races, band in attendance. Apples are so plentiful a crop in Huron and other western . Ontario counties that it is feared there will not be enough help to handle then) at e opportune moment. Mr. D. Cal mon estimates that there will be 600,OOb lbarrels in Huron. Messrs. I. Taylor and A. Arm- strong went to Exeter on Wednesday and played five gamesof croquet, playing four different teams. They were successful in three out of the five games, and speak highly of the way they were treated. Messrs. G. D. McTaggart, D. A. Forrester, J. P, Tisdall and W. Jack- son will form a rink to compete in Toronto next week in a tournament ander the auspices of the Ontario Bowling Association. The News -Record is pleased to learn that Mr. A. R, McRae of De- troit, eldest son of Mr. Arthur Mc- Rae of :town, has been successful in passing his medical examinations in Detroit Medical College; out of 100 students who wrote only 25 passed and Mr. McRae led them all. In the bicycle contest in Bayfield on Wednesday two of Clinton's track riders were beaten by a Bayfield boy, Jowett, who' rode an Onward Leader. Htu'on;is the only' county in the Dominion that sends three Reform members to the Commons and three to the- Legislature. The people of. Rattenbury street Methodist ` church contemplate the purchase of a parsonage and the fol- lowing committee have the matter in hand: Messrs. Doherty, Lough; Hol- mes, W. Harland, Stevens, Cooper and"Manning. When The Pre§ent •Century Gowrie, on June 21st, by the Rev. R. H. Rogers of Moorfield, Eunice Laur- ine, youngest daughter of Mrs. Mar- garet Colquhoun, to Harry Fitzsim- mons of Clinton. Mr. Will L. Johnson left on Tues- dayto the west. a onsts d YP Moffattret g Mr.Will Mmrned from has t a visitalong the North Shore and as farwest as' Winnipeg .... His trav- elling companion, Mr. Newt. Davis, is expected back in a fortnight. Messrs. W. J. Paisley, J. Smith and Dr. Shaw attended the Liberal con- vention in Seaforth on Saturday. Messrs. D. Cantelon, W. J. Mitchell, R. J. Cluff, T. IL Cook, D. and T. Beacom attended -the funeral of the late John Wilford of Blyth on Friday last. The Entrance Examinations were concluded yesterday. Fifty-two stu- dents tudents wrote- in Clinton. ' The following officers were instal- led in the. Masonic Lodge on Saturday evening when the brethren assembled to celebrate the Festival of St. John the Evangelist: I.P.M.: J. Taylor. Master: W. J. Tozer. Sr. Warden: Harry Gould, Jr. Warden: H. E. Rorke. Secretary: H. B. Chant. ' Treasurer: W. D. Fair. Chaplain: Dr. Evans. Sr. Deacon: Joel McLeod. Jr. Deacon: A. Clarkson. Inside Guard: W. R. McConnell. Tyler: Amos Castle. Stewards: A. Turner, Bert Kerr. Director of Ceremonies: Dr. Shaw. On Sunday evening last the Lord Bishop of Huron inducted the Rev. C. E. Jeakins, B.A., B.D., into the parish of St. Paul's. Hundreds of citizens and visitors lined the streets for the School Chil- drens' Sports Day parade on Thurs- day last, The procession came down from the Model School at 1.30. In A. Seeley's auto, which led the parade, were Chairman Hall, Mayor Taylor, Chairman Cottle of the property com- mittee, and E. M. McLean. Following came Mr. D. Cluff, manager of the Piano and Organ Co., and Mr. J. Mc- Leod, superintendent of the Jackson Mfg. Co., both -carrying flags. 13e- tween them marched Rev. C. E. Jea- 1 runs of St. Paul's church. Then came the children and marching two abreast the line reached back a'�quarter of a mile. Among them was the King and Queen, presented by Roy, For- irester and Miss Margaret McTag- gart, who rode in Elliott's best coach, which had been gaily decorat- ed by Mr. Percy Couch. "Gabe" El- liott was coachman. Piper McDon- ald of Wingham and the White Dyke` Band. enlivened the proceedings. All sorts of games and contests were gone through in the park. Was Young From The. News -Record, June 29th, 1011: The 'following from town attended the Conservative convention'. in Gode- rioll on Monday: S. Davis, It J. Cluff, W. J. Mitchell, T. D. Johnson, .11. Beacon, D. and P. Cantelon and D. N. Watson. Mr. A. F. Johns, principal of the Rockwood school, is rusticating . at the parental. home in Tuckersinith. Fitzsimons - Colquhoun — At the residence of the bride's mother at From The New Era, June 30th, 1911:. Mr. Quinlan, who has been reliev- ing feller in the Royal Bank; will go to Guelph and, Roy East will take the tellership, Stewart Paisley enters the bank as junior and Dodds Hollo- way advances to the ledger. All thejewelry stores in town close at 6.30 every evening during the summer except Sat'ur'day and' nights before a holiday. The midnight train on the Buffalo and Goderich branch of the G.T.R. ran into a team of horses which had strayed onto the track at Stapleton, a mile from Clinton, and both were killed. They belonged to Mr. 'John Ransford anis were valued at $500. ' The annual Orange sermon will be preached by the Rev. W. H. Dunbar to the Clinton lodge on Sunday .after- noon, July .10th, in St. Paul's church, at three o'clock. After an illness extending over the past few weeks, John Johnston pas- sed away at his home on Rattenbury street on Friday last at the age. of 72 rears WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS 'ARE SAYING TOWN ,WITHOUT PAPER: IN BAD WAY A town without a paper is not a good advertisement 'for,. any neigh- borhood, and when the Penetanguish- ene Herald decided to cease publica- tion, the owners of the Midland Free Press, only four miles away promptly purchased The Herald's mailinglist and will continue to publish that pa- per, doing the mechanical work in their own office. This will keep Penetanguishene from being forgot- ten by the outside world and also af- fords an opportunity for expansion by The Midland Free Press. Goderich Star. FAVORS EARLY CLOSING Isn't there some way of ovecom- ing this habit of late shopping on' Saturday night. St. Marys have a by-law compelling all stores• to close at eleven o'clock on Saturday night. Ottawa has a by-law compelling all places of business to close at six o'clock Saturday night -and it, too, works out satisfactorily. It's all a matter of getting the habit. It makes rather a long day of it especially if one has to stick around until midnight on a busy day like Saturday and ev- en clerks get tired. A by-law com- pelling all stores to close at eleven o'clock Saturday night would incon- venience no one after the first week or so and would be a benefit to everyone. The present method of keeping open late makes one so tired that the whole Day of Rest fails to undo.—Harriston Review. A GALLON, OF WINE; A FIGHT; A FINE Four transients of no fixed abode, breezed into' town on Tuesday after- noon. After giving the town the once over: and ttouiihing" a few soft-heart- ed citizens for the odd dime, they Ogled theirresources and purchased. a gallon. of "tangle foot," With their treasured possession 'they hied them selves back to the railway ;tracks in the'nor'thei•n section of the town and proceeded to imbibe well, but not too wisely. As the contents of the jug lowered, the spirits of• the Men raised to a corresponding; degree anis soon strains of"Sweet A, elfne" came ring ing through the evening atmosphere. Their spirits' rose even further and slight 'differences of opinion 'cropped up --and shortly lusty blows were ex changed with equally lusty epithets. —Palmerston Observe}, THE KING'S TEAPOTS Tea is Ring Edward's favorite bev- erage. As Prince of Wales he often surprised local officials during indus- trial tours by refusing champagne,, whiskey and beer which had been ob- tained -tained specially for him, asking for a cup of tea. The King drinks tea many tines a clay. As a young man he . often burnt his fingers on the all -metal tea- pots at Buckingham: Palace. He re- membered this when discussing household arrangements at Bucking- ham Palace with Queen Mary. Re- sult: Fifty heavy Queen Anne teapots of valuable Sheffield plate were pack- ed off to Marlborough House, where the Queen is to live. They are being replaced by teapots with wooden han- dles.—British Cavalcade. PATIENCE We learned with sore hearts that Britain had backed away from the stand she had taken in regard to The" League of Nations. Sober second thought, ' however, brought out the fact that the majority of her col- leagues were eager to see her rush into war, horse, foot and artillery, while they held back to reap advan- tageous results. Britain was too wise to fall into any such trap. "Collective Aetionl Co -operations" shouted the nations. Yes, they shouted, and that was all they were prepared to do. Neither nations nor communities are as yet ready for anything like collective action or co-operation on a large scale. A 1 of of information must sink in, a lot of cleansing and tempering of moral fibre must •bene- fit human nature 'before the corning of the day so much longed for by idealists. • In the meantime let us lab- our and be tolerant and patient. There are a .whole, lot of things that Bri- tain knows that she is not, telling the world.—Exeter Times -Advocate. WHEN POLPFICIANS LISTEN TO ORGANIZED DEMANDS A Property Owners' and Landlord's Association recently held a dinner in Toronto to inaugurate a provincial wide campaign ^ to increase its mem- bership, at present about 500, to such proportions that it will be a factor in bringing about a reduction in real estate taxation, and a significant statement was mnacle by one of the speakers, Dr. Horace' L. Britain, di rector of municipal research in On- tario, when he said: "The politician has no respect for the man who lies down. He listens to the man that yells and it is up to you to see that the noise you make is sufficiently loud and sufficiently pro- longed to make him pay attention to you and your demands." There is no disputing the truth of this assertion. In all ranks of gov- ernment we see it exemplifies nearly every day that the fellow whim makes the most noise is the one who receives finest attention. Itis shown, for in- stances, in local assessments, where a citizen who voices violent objection to the figures of the assessor and "kicks up a dust" with the officials generally secures a reduction in order that he may be 'placated, while other citizens who may actually be more unfairly assessed get no redress be- cause they are silent. In another case it may be that a man wants a better road past his house or his £arni. Hestarts an agitation among his neighbors. They interview the council pressing their demands, and the council, dependent as they are upon public support, make this extra expenditure on a certain road because of the demands made, 'yet knowing there are many other sections of the town or township which need " road repairs more urgently. There 'was an illustration of the same thing in theOntario Legisla- ture during the. resent session when a powerful, _ organized minority were able to secure -fulfillment of their de- mands, not, we believe, because they were fair or unfair, but because poli- ticians "listen to the man who yells." Canadian history is full of similar instances. - HAPPINESS IN SERVING. OTHERS After forty-one useful years in the ministry, and on his retirement from the pulpit of Eaton Memorial Church where he has served faithfully for thirteen years, Dr. Trevor Davies said on Sunday that he is convinced that life means happiness. "I am' sure when God made life, He meant it to be happy." This, of course, is contrary to the views .which have been held in times past by many people, and are still held, no doubt, though to a less de- gree. Unhappiness, indeed, has been counted by some to be a Christian virtue. But it never did advertise EARLE SPICER, FAMOUS BARITONE, TO • APPEAR ON. HALIFAX PROGRAM DURING JULY AND AUGUST — INTERESTING DATA ON "`NORTHERN MESSENGER" ,BROADCASTS— OTHER ODDS AND ENDS. Earle Spicer, internationally -fam- ous radio and concert platform vocal; ist, will be presented during' July and August over the national network of the Canadian . Radio Commission on anew Halifa Halifax program, "Music usic to Remember." Mr, Spicer will be heard each Wednesday at 8.00 p.rn. EST. Earle Spicer has sung before crowned heads and royalties of Eur- oppe, has been guest soloist with many of the world's leading sym- phony orchestras, andhas appeared extensively over radio networks in both America and England. He has an enormous r'epetoire of several thousand songs, ballads, operas, and oratories, but possesses a particular flare for ballads -which recently have been revived and which are so much. in vogue today. He has a baritone voice of rich quality and power. Born on a farm in Nova Scotia, Mr. Spicer turned to a music career while attenidng college. For some time he studied in London, winning there high praise from such distin- guished musicians as Sir Henry Wood, conductor of the famous' Prom- enade Concerts, Sir Landon Ronald, conductor of the London Symphony, and Dr. Adrian Boult, conductor and director of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Returning to America Mr. Spicer •quickly duplicated his Ieognized,as one of the most outstand- ing artists in his field. Another Halifax Scoop Frank Willis, regional director of the Commissionfor the Maritimes, seems to be in the mood for famous Songsters. Another note has -' been passed on to your correspondent with the information that Leslie Holmes, no less, also is scheduled to, appear from the Halifax studios, Hohnes has been England's favorite baritone for over a year and has given nore con- certs over the BBC facilities than possibly any other singer • in Britain. He was heard as many as four tines weekly in programs. The Commission has him scheduled to take part in "From a Rose Garden," broadcast each Friday, at 8.00 p.m. And . . Speaking of Frank Wil- lis reminds us that "Atlantic Nec-' turne," that thoroughly delightful program that is broadcast each Sun- day at 10.00 p.m., is the oldest pro- gram on the Commission networks. It is a national network presentation that has won praise from listeners everywhere throughout Canada. "At- lantic Nocturne," sir, is our radio treat of the week and one which, if we may be permitted to express our London success until today he is re- opinion ,has givenus as much satis- Christianity. - There is, however, a difference be- tween happiness and complacency, and it is largely the difference be- tween being active and vegetating. Dr. Davies' pity for the man who has "everything to live with and nothing to live for" is justified. Christianity is at its best when it constitutes a challenge to accomplish things, as its Founder intended it should. And there is much to accomplish. Dr. Davies mentioned one of the great things that needs doing: "Poverty is an evil—it great evil; you young folks will try to get rid of it for ev- eryone." In doing things in doing things for others—the greatest happiness lies. And the Christian church will indeed be happily occupied if it plays! its part in bettering the conditions under which sections of the popula-' tion have hitherto lived. The Foun- I der of Christianity concerned Himself with the poor and the sick and the! handicapped. His Church can do no less if it is to follow Him. ..The Toronto Daily Star. OBSERVED A HOLIDAY The King's Birthday, Tuesday of this week was observed as a public oliday in Exeter. Thirty-six mer- chants and professional men of the town had signed a petition agreeing to close their places of business. The day was a statutory holiday and the Exeter Race Committee had estab- lished this date as the date for their annual race meet. On Wednesday, the day following, the usual halfho]i- day was not observed. —Zurich Herald, MAN IS THE WORST 1, steer that was being taken to the stockyards for slaughter broke away and ran wild on the city streets, do- ing some injury to persons and pro- perty before it was lassoed and car- ried off to its place of execution. Who can blame this steer for object- ing to the place allotted it in our scheme of civilization?' A young bear doing a long swim saw a punt with a boy and girl in it and sought a lift, with the result that. the boy beat the animal to death with a piece of lea pipe that was in the punt. This bear, no doubt playful and friendly, found civilization not what it is cracked up to be. The bear is a humorous creature, as many who have played golf at Jasper Park know. A lynx dozing in a hay field was disturbed by a farmer and tried to get away. The farmer got rocks and heaved them at the animal after it had dashed up a tree and broke one of its hind legs. It came down and the farmer sent his collie clog at it, while he hurried to the house for a gun. Coming back, he shot the lynx and had to carry his exhausted dog home. The lynx is described as a vicious animal. Wild animals are regarded as fierce, but one wonders what wild animals think of man,. The fact is that man is the most dangerous of living things. He kills whatever runs, flies, creeps or crawls, especially if it is fit to eat, or if not being edible it competes with him in eating what he wants to eat. Not only does he kill wild animals which are dangerous —although never as dangerous as he -but he kills the domesticated ani- mals that serve. him. Somebody recently' shot a golden, eagle and another man shot a bald- headed eagle, and there was no rea- son for these killings except that the men were carrying guns and got close enough to the eagles to get a chance to shoot. Soon eagles will be seen no more soaring high in the sky showing the majesty of their flight. One ventures the guess that what man thinks of wild animals is noth- ing at all to what wild animals thing of man. Men are pretty bad looked at from any angle but their own. —The Toronto Star. HURON DID THIS YEARS AGO We congratulate Deputy -Reeve Mercer on inducing the County Coun- cil to change the name of the old people's home at Beeton from "House of Refuge" to "Simcoe County Hone." Ontario County Council took a similar step at their recent session. It is a piece of consideration we have often advocated. —Orillia Cacket-Times. NEW LAW PUTS CRIMP IN FIRE FANS Every town has had a problem with the fire fans. Fire fans are those who run to every fire and block the streets with their cars. At the last 'session of the Ontario Parliament legislation was passed which curbs this evil which in past years has proved a serious handicap to fire-fighters. Chapter 27, Statutes of Ontario, 1936, now provides that "Vehicles shall immediately come to a standstill, as near as is practicable to, the right hand curb or edge of the roadway and clear of any inter -sec- tion on the approach of a fire vehicle on which the siren is sounding." Al- so sub -section 10 provides that "no vehicle shall follow a fire dept. vehicle at a distance of less than 500 ft." —St. Marys Journal -Argus. A FALSE ALARM Traveller in Town Friday Night Re- sembled an Escaped Man The reported presence in town on Friday night last of John Brown, alias Russell, one of a pair of reput- edly criminal insane gunmen -who. escaped from a Penetanguishene in- stitution last week, created somewhat of a furore among merchants an ped-, estrians on the Square. An excited citizen called Sergeant Ross about 8 o'clock and informed the officer that Brown was at that mo- ment seated alone in Wong's Cafe.' There could be no doubt; the man's photograph was in a daily, paper. The sergeant rushed to the cafe, on ascertaining his informant was sober and in earnest, and stopped the man as he emerged 110121 the cafe. One shopkeeper bounded into his store and locked the door, another peered around a corner, and several other men watched from vantage points behind trees in the park. But there was no gun -play. No stream of lead poured into the sergeant's body. In fact, the man, a traveller from Toronto, was more frightened by his apprehension that were the hidden watchers. All agreed, however, that there was a decided resemblance between the traveller and the picture of Brown. The other escaped convict, Marion. "Cal" Fauria, was taken into custody at Toronto on: Thursday last, Brown also is believed to be in that district. Goderich Signal. AF 'E YOU AILING AND RUN DOWN? You need the Vitalizing Minerals in VITA -KELP DO YOU GET THEM IN YOUR DAILY DIET? Make Sure—by Taking VITA -KELP Get this Sea Plant content of iron, ties of the sea. Vita -Kelp tablets , iodine, phosphorous, calcium, potas- contain ten minerals your body needs slum, sulphur, magnesium, sodium' in tablet form readily assimiable by and vitamins into your system. the human system. Vita -Kelp tablets • Vita -Kelp is. pure sea vegetable, espe- arethe ideal Mineral Food Supple cially treated for human use and ment to your ordinary daily diet, pre- processed intotabletform. Vita -Kelp vent and correct ailments arising from..' tablets contain the life-giving small- mineral deficiency. 11 you suffer ;from lostaf energy, nervousness, indigestion.arthritis .rheumatism, dental decoy, sore, gums lack of iodtne, kidney and liver disorders --add Vita -Kelp to your daily diet; oleo if you suffer from asthma, hayfever and bronchial trouble, Vita -Kelp will soon relieve you. PRICES 350 Tomes,$2.00 21000 2 0 0 0 5 :00 00 ELP Vita -Kelp is a 'food product, not a drug, not a medicine, its actionfe slow, safe and sure and results usually per- manent. Take just 2 or 3 tablets before or after meals.. VITA -Kelp for Vim, and Vigor, for Health and Strength.. If your Druggist or Health Food Store cannot supply you. write direct to Canadian Distributors, A. w- EICKMEiER Sr SON, GRIMSBY BEACH, ONTARIO-. , Have you had your Vita -Kelp today? 21 faction as any on the present sated- in to ask about Samuel Hersenhorenn. ale. conductor of the Commission "Lal-• "Northern Messenger"- Data Some interesting figures have just been released in connection with the "Northern Messenger" broadcasts which the Commission conducts each Saturday night during the, fall and winter months. Since the inception of the service in 1935 a total of 11,000 messages have been transmitted to points throughout the Canadian main- land, Arctic archipelago, Canadian Arctic, and the sub -Arctic regions. An idea of the large increases in the use of the broadcasts may be gained from the following figures which cover the yearly periods: from 1935 to 1934 there were 24 broadcasts to handle 1,754 messages; from 1934 to 1935 there 2,854 messages delivered during 28 broadcasts, and from 1935 to 1936 there were over 6,250 mes- sages transmitted, the number of broadcasts being, 28. Major D. L. Mc- Keand, of the Lands, Northwest Ter -I ritories and Yukon branch of the Department of the Interior, who of -1 feted to carry some of the original messages 1vith him during the annual government patrol to the eastern Arc- tic, for distribution to the addresses,' reports that out of 933 messages' transmitted to the eastern Arctic dur- ing the 1934-1935 period, 466 were correctly received, which makes a to- tal of exactly 50 per cent perfect' coverage. Only 14 of the 933 were not received. The "Northern Mes- senger" broadcasts will be on the schedule again this coming Fall. About SamuelIiersenhoren i A reader of this newspaper writes, laby Lagoon" presentation broadcast. each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10.30 p.m. EST over the national network. Well, Samuel is one of the• most outstanding violinists in Canada... He commenced his violin studies in. Toronto with Jan Hamburg and later' went to Europe where he became a - pupil of the great Ysaye. He is a member of the Toronto Symphony' Orchestra, and director of his own: New World Musicians, a concert group that has played with distinc- tion before many Canadian audiences.. He owns one of the most valuable - string music libraries in the country and does -many of his own arrange- ments. "The Georgian Singers" A song program of interest anef: variety will be presented by the - "Georgian Singers, fifty -voiced mixed choir, to be heard from the Canadian Radio Commission's Toronto 'studios on Thursday, July 9, at 8.00 p.m- EST ion .EST over the national network. The choir, under the direction of Stanley' Masted, will offer special arrange- ments of familiar nmlibers including: the cheerful little Bland negro song„ "0, Deng Golden Slippers" and the - slave hymn, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." Also featured' will be "Three Fishers Werit Sailing,"' "The 016 Woman," "Shall I Strive. With Words," and "There is a Tavern: in the Town." Two popular numbers,. "Night and Day," by Cole Porter,. and "Blue Moon," by Rogers, will be. given presentation and the program: will close with the beautiful Crugar hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."` =SNAPSHOT CEJIL "Off -Guard" Photography Patient and strategic stalking of the subjects until they were "off guard" netted these interesting snapshots. TAKING snapshots of people when A they are not aware that they are about to be "shot," thereby catching them with natural expressions and in unposed positions, is often called. "candid" photography, but we of The Snapshot Guild like the words "off - guard" photography as more truly descriptive. "Candid" implies there is that kind of expression on the face of the subject and it may not always be there, but there is no doubt that for a natural expression he must be "off guard" at the moment the picture is made, which is also just what the professional photographer waits to capture in making a studio portrait. "Off -guard" photography is lots of fun, but there are important points about it that need to be observed to get satisfying results. You can't "shoot" thoughtlessly without re- gard to the direction and strength of the light,,nor can you forget that exposure and focus are just as im- portant as for a premeditated pose. Nor should you overlook back- ground. This means that if you are going to catch Jour subject una- wares, you may have to do some strategic stalking for the right po- sition. Supposing, for example, you want a picture of Grandpa outdoors amus- ing one of the children. First, ob- serve. the intensity of the light and where it will come from when you take the picture. Then, set your lens aperture and your shutter speed ac- cordingly. Watch your subjects from: a distance with your camera con- cealed. Be patient but alert for an in- teresting situation to develop. When you see the picture you want to take, locate the spot from which you are going to take it. Then, unless yours is a fixed focus camera, measure with your eye the distance from that spot to Grandpa and the youngster, set the pointer at the right mark, and, keeping the cam- era behind you until you get there,• stroll up and shoot. If they loop up - at you before you get there, be non-. chalant and wait for them to resume their activity, or make some casual suggestion that will put them, "off guard." You see,. In, order to be a good "off -guard" snapshooter, you have ho be "cagey," and this exercis- 'ing of 'strategy to prevent people from posing is part of the fun. 01 course, you must know the ca- 'pabilities of your camera. A camera with ultra -fast lens and shutter, plus supersensitive panchromatic film, greatly increases your range of op-- portunity especially for fast action,: but the ordinary camera, too, will make "off -guard" snapshots if the • movement of the subject is not too • • rapid• 89 JOHN VAN GUILDER •