HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-03-03, Page 3THURSD'A'Y, -MARCH 3, 1938
' "Le 's All''Go to the ,Music Hall"
The memlhers of the George .Young
troupe -of Music Hall ,artists !will give
away secrets on the next !CDC nation-
al network 'pre'sentation of the popu-
lar ,show Let's All Go to the Music
Hall" ;Saturday, 'March 6e When the
curtain rolls up at 18)310 '•p•tn. ZEST, all
the cast will describe their adventures
in song, ranging from :George !Young's
introductory number, '9Hello Siusie
Green", to Yvonne Miller's lyric .con-
fession as to what happens "When I
Take My 'Morning Promenade",
,tGeorge 'Patton will be spotlighted in
1E. W. 'Rogers fatuous !number "'What
Have I'll (Hold:' and he will again
oblige with one -of This popular mono-
logues, "'Beat the Retreat on the
Drum". Pat .Rafferty, .singing in plain-
tive fashion, 'Nobody 'Noticed Me";
Red 'N'ewmtan, furnishing another id-
entity in "I'm 'Billy Huggins" and the
Three Waiters", singing Harry Cast-
ling's li'i�t, "'We All Walked limto the
Shop", will round .out another first
rate music hall show which originates
in the Toronto studios for a coast-to-
coast audience.
Hymn by Former Sarnia Girl
Dramatized
IA
world -'famous hymn which had
its beginning at Sarnia, Ontario, will
be the subject of the CBC's weekly
dramatized series, 'Romance of :Sac-
red Song", from the -'Vancouver stu-
dios at 12.09 p.m, EST Sunday, March
6. The 'hymn will be "Work !For the
Night Is Coming", 'written by a
young English girl named Anna
Louisa Walker.
Miss Walker's father was John
Walker, .a civil engineer, employed by
the Great Western !Railway in the
building ;of the branch line 'between
London and Sarnia. at was necessary
for .hint to live At Sarnia,. and there his
three daughters, Istdbella, 'Fanny and
the youngest, Anna Louisa opened a
school wihere they taught 'English,
']French, Latin and 'pianoforte,
lei Anna was the prettiest and most
talented and she wrote a -book .of
poems called "Leaves- front the Badk-
woods" in which her hymn first ap-
peared. She taught it to her pupils
and it was li et ,sung by the children
of Sarnia. Later she returned to ang-
land and married.
She died in 11907 at hath, but her
relatives ;still live at Sarnia. The house
in which she wrote her hymn is now
the site of 'the "'Nancy Baurrowes Tea
Room". A picture of Anna 'Louisa
Walker (Coghill hangs .on its walls.
'The Romance .of Sacred Song" for
March b will deal tvit'h the young
girl's interesting life at Sarnia.
George Coote in Radio Talks on
farmers during the last two deca
are to be told by 'Mr. 'Coote in
talks.
Mr. Coote is well known throw
out Canada, being for many years
prominent ntem'her of the Rouse
Commons at Ottawa. Mr. Coate is
present a director of the 'Barak
Canada.
Jan Riepura To Be Heard in
"Rigoletto"
Jen .Kiepura, the young (Polish sin
er ho side-tracked a career in la
to (become a .brilliant tenor and pi
ture star, will make his 'first apps
ante in broadcast opera during• a p
formance of Verdi's "rRigole'tto',
be heard Saturday, March 5, begs
ning at 2,90 p.m,, ,EST, over the C
national network as an interuation
exchange 'programme from NEC, di
ect front the stage of the 'Metro'poli
an 'Opera. Milton Cross, veteran NB'
announcer, will describe the plot an
music for the radio ;audience.
A11 three of the principals of th
'4R'igolet•to" performance, the fir
broadcast of this opera since 'D'ecen
'her, 19315, are new to the radio and;
ence in these roles, 'Besides Kiepura
as the Duke of Mantua, featured ar
tists wild be -Skit; 'Sayan, young Bras
Wien soprano, as IGilda, and Carl
Tagliabu5, ne w Metropolitan baritone
as_'Rigoletto, 'hunchback jester to th
duke, 'M'iss ,S'ayao made her Metropol
itan debut last season and cher succes
has ;been re;warded with more leadin
roles this year. Tagliab'ue, ,foremos
of the young Italian baritones at L
Scala and the 'Royal Theater at Rome
joined the metropolitan a few months
ago, ;Ettore iPanizz'a will conduct,
CBC Bio -Briefs
Virginia Fair.—(Virginia, pianist and
singer, ,presented from the CDCMontreal studios in national network
programmes, has a rich contralto
voice that, has brought her interna-
tional popularity. Born in Kingston,
Ont„ she studied when quite young
at :tile 'Eastman School of Music,
Rochester: .N.Y.,..i..went to [England
to follow a musical career where she
achieved great success„,.,played as
solo pianist with Sir Henry Wood's
Orchestra in Duke's Hall, Landon,
a„was also featured at the famousKit Kat Club. Returning to Canada
she fulfilled many engagements in-
cluding one .season at Jasper Park
Lodge in the Canadian 'Rockies. ...is
an out -door girt. .t..lhas' won prizes
for riding and is an expert swimmer,
golfer and tennis player,
The IFashioneires. --- `.l'lte Fashion-
aires, vocal trio presented on Percy
Faith's 'Streamline” feature over
CB :C, is perhaps the hardest working
Western Canada ensemble in Canadian radia 'Rehear -
4 `A Westerner Looks About” is the sats and arrangements occupy the
title of a series of 'broadcasts to be trio's time throughout :the week and
given by George Coote of iNan'ton, Al- many mornings the members can be
bcrta, over the CB'C national network found rehearsing' long before the av-
beginnin'g Thursday, March l0, 7.415-erage office worker leaves far work.
to 8.00 p.m., EST. Since only two selections are render -
Anecdotes of life and work -on prair- ed each week, it is little wonder that
ie farms, mingled with stories of the numerous listeners have expressed
trials and accomplishments .of western their appreciation of the ingenious ar-
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rangenents .and excellent renditions
continually executed by this en-
semble. •
1Nortttan Lucas, --]Norman Lucas is
the "pancake -turner" on CBL's morn-
ing,programmes, and a good one, too.
Between the pancakes ,he talks golf,
and can do Iso with authority as it is
more than 'just a hobby to hini. He is
a Toronto club champion, A "'pan-
cake -turner" is the man responsilb•le
forthe production, 'both technically
and .artistically in this case, of re-
corded features,
Corporation Features Day by Day
((All Tithes Eastern Standard)
Thursday, March 3':
9,0171 p.m, !CRC Dramatic Hour—
produced by Laurence Gilliam. (Froth
Vancouver.
Ili+ridaay, ]]!,arch 41:
77!15 p.nt. Canadian ]Portraits—bio-
graphical !sketch, (From •Mo•ncton.
19..00 Pin. Canada - 1119A313—musical
programme with national -and interna-
tional commentaries, Sponsored by
Imperial Tobacco Co. From 'Mont-
real, -
Saturday, 'Manch 6!:
2.00 p,nt. Metropolitan Opera Cont-
!pany—INBIC-JG'B,C international ex-
change programme. 'From. New York,
01130 p,m, The News—The Canad-
ian .Press news ;bulletin and Domin-
ion Meteorological Bureau weather
forecast. From Toronto.
Sunday, :March :6:
6,9.0 p.m, "And It (Cane to Pass"-
-drama (produced by; Rupert
Caplan. From 'Montreal, -
7.30 p,nt. Canadian Mosaic—w'Son'gs
of Many Races". ,Proclaced by J.
Murray !Gibbon with (Frances James,
soloist, and 7'he Toronto Conserva-
tory String Quartet. From Toronto.
Monday, March :T:
8.30 pm. Streamline—orchestra and
soloists -direction Percy Faith. (From
Toronto, -
Tuesday, Manch ;8:
9.100 p.m. CBRC !Symphonic :Series—
orchestra .direction Jean Marie •Beau-
det with John Alla !Lewis, tenor.
From Montreal,
HOMEGROWN VS. IMPORTED
RED CLOVER SEED
10Experimienta'l !Farms 'Note)
Due to severe winter -killing in
11936-317, there - is a marked shortage
of home -.,grown red clover seed in
Canada this spring There is barely
one million pounds available to meet
1 the average yearly requirement .of
four million pounds. This shortage
w113 necessitate considerable itn•porta-
tion of foreign -grown seed to meet
the domestic demand for the current
year. Consequently ' it would' Inc of
considerable value to the grower to
have information of the most reliable
sources of seed
During the pat 115 years, the Divi-
sion of !Forage Plants, Central Ex-
perimental Farm, has co-operated
with the .Seed Brandt in testing num-
erous lots .of imported red clover seed
with respect to winter -hardiness and
considerable information has been ae-
emnulated. According to country of
origin the average percentage of win-
ter -killing has been -as follows: unit-
ed States (northern) 20,18%; /Northern
European, 011131%; Great Britain,
316:5%n; Southern European, 615.5%.
Under the ,ante conditions Canadian
re•d clover has winter -killed, 12.8%.
+From this 'summary it may be ,seen
that hone -grown seed is considerably
more hardy than that from any for-
eign source. Seed from other coun-
tries varies oonsiderably in hardiness,
that from 'United States -(northern)
and Northern !European +countries
withstanding our 'winter conditions
best, Co•nsiderabl•e winter -killing oc-
curs in red clover from the British
source while that 'front the compara-
tively warm countries not southern Eu-
rope winter -kills so !badly that 'Can-
adian farmers growing it might be
forced to take heavy losses.
The Seeds Act of Canada provides
for the identification of the red clover
sold in Canada, so that farmers may
know its origin. That from 'England
must have one per 'cent of the seed
stained yellow; "United States (nor-
thern -grown), one per cent blue; nor-
thern :E'ueolpean and New Zealand,
one per cent green; all other.conlpar-
atively warns cou:ntrie's, ten per cent
'red. Homegrown seed is. exempt
from staining and may be identified
accordingly,
RECOVERY IN RAILS
•From a 'chaotic condition in 1921
with a deficit of nearly £20,090g000t
to a harmonious system which dart
year showed profit of Z30,000,000—
such is the record of Britain's rail-
ways, according to an article -in1viarch ;1 number of Maclean's ?lag-
azine, The record is .one that height
well be given close study by Camad-
ians ,who would like to sec their ,own
railway problem solved.
Writing under the title, "Recoveryon 'Rails," the author, Sydney Morrell,
states:
Inn x119 the British railways were
in a chaotic condition and. their 210,-
000. miles of track were divided am-
ong no leas than 111210 companies and
ten tines that number of subsidiary
undertakings. The result was that ser-
vices were duplicated to a ridiculous
degree,
Salaries and wages had increased
from £1417;0'000000. in '1'Bil93 to V173,-
060000 in 111931, whereas net revenue
had fallen from £43,+5100,000 !before
the War to a deficit of nearly £29,-
090,000 in 111931.
'Today the position is completely
changed. The bewildering network of
railway undertakings is replaced by
four companies, which work in har-
mony together and whose profits rose
last year to £3131,000,090.
P.ertundant and duplicate posts
have been a boIished; duplicate cer-
vices have been eliminated: rolling
stock and appliance, have been stan-
dardized.
There is, perhaps, an analogy for
Canada .in the nay this tremendous
amalgamation was carried ottt so suc-
cessf ul l y,
Briefly, the radical changes ordered
by the ':\•ct which effected the reor-
ganization may be smumarizecl a.. -fol -
lo •s:
.\ new system of goods rates •end
'passenger fares which abolished pref-
erential and exceptional charges. and
arranged scales and tariffs wherever
possible to he applied impartially over
the whole railway system.
2. :Abolish the system of ntaxhnann
Parliamentary charge,.
1, _Institute a +hates Tribunal up-
on which rest the function and res-
ponsibility of arranging new rates
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and charges on a fair and suitable
basis, after !bringing 'bo'th traders and
passengers into close consultation,
with the railways representatives.
4. Rates and changes to' be reviewed
every year and if ;neeeesary revised, so
as•to maintain -a standard level --the
net revenue yielded to the raidtt'ay in
181113. - -
The last clause next to the actual
consolidation of the railways into lour
groups, was probably the most im-
portant in the whole. Act because it
secured as a principle that the good
of the trading oommunity, rather than
the simple earning of dividend:.,
should be the main objective of rail-
way management. 1t embodied the
principle of limitation of dividends,
or at least of the 'fund ant .of .which
the dividends are paid. -
Of course, the +1130 separate under-
takings and multitudinous subsid-
iaries were bitterly opposed to the
whole scheme. There were at least
700 directors 'on these concerns, and
their annual fees amounted to about
411514,10'00. They did not relish the
idea of losing this mart of their in-
comes.
They were given time in which to
arrive at a harmonious agreement, af-
ter which a !Government Tribunal
stepped in and took control of the
amalgamations. The companies began to keep in
closer touch with the events that are
a part of !English life and that at-
tract crowd s=football snatches, the
Derby and 'Grand (National races, even
flower shows, :Nothing was too small
or insignificant, There was created
that savior of the railways, the special
excursion train.
The main idea at first was :to make
any possible use of .idle stock, 'but the
idea caught on so well that the ex-
cursion train is an indispensiible part
of the railway service in 'Britain
today.
Prices are reduced mare than half,
sometimes by Iwo thirds on these
trains. Last year '300,000,000 excursion
tickets were sold.
.11lany idle coaches were converted
into moving homes, fitted with -c t-
lery, crockery and bedrooms for six
people.
'('rain cruising was another idea.
One brain left Kings Cross Station,
London, for a 0400 -utile tour of the
country. Redundant cross -Channel
steamers were used for week -end
cruises to the Continent.
In 193:3 the "Big linter" cut their
fares- by one third from three cents
a mile to ttvn cents, third class, Tick-
ets at these rues are available by any
train, any clay for a month, to all but
a fete isolated stations in the Ilritish
Isies. dBalf-clay
excursion: and even-
ing excursions by special trains are
run at cheaper rates. "Save to travel"
stamps was another novelty introduc-
ed at railway stations to encourage
the poorer section to save np Utah
railway fares.
Services were made faster, in the
last our years, passenger services
were 'metaled 'up by more than ,30,0110
Minute's.
On freight trains, goods are dello.
erect the mtawing titter dittpatch, 1.'u-
(1er on systen, a consignment o
goods, whether a parcel truckload, nr
trainload. is kept under 0bservalion
throughout tine journey, and delivered
in accordance with a prearranged
schedule 1-n• a Inc of fifty cents.
The British railways ltan•e :,petit
about £1,011:),000 on important -1.a-
tions and goods depots, mecritaniziit¢
carriage ;fleets and ihuilding special
kinds of wagons, such as the "con-
tainer," which can be lifted from a
truck to a lory. -
Chemical fertilizers sold in Canada
are required by .lacy to contain the
amounts of nitrogen. phosphoric acid
a it potash guaranteed 'hy the mane-
fachirer. !For example, a 249-6 fertil-
izer nnnst contain 2 per cent of nitro-
eti, 111 per centof available phosphor-
ic acid and 6 per cent of potash. 'This
is required so that farmers and ether
buyers may he sure of obtaining good
t-:4ue for their money outlay. Each
year hundreds of samples are analysed
by the official analysts and 'the -results
published sn that the public nnay see
for itself the record of each of the fer-
tilizer companies in meeting their
.guarantees.
The results of 19317 are now avail-
able and when -carefully studied few
failures to meet the required ;guaran-
lee are to IncIfound.
(First Actuary -"7 don't 'know what
to 'do with my son, 1fie wants to ,be
a racing motorist,"
.Second Actuary -0 Well, whatever
you do, don't stand in his way."
A school teaoher wrote to the par-
ents of a little boy—!"'Your son shows
signs of astigntattsm. Will you (please
investigate and take steps to cor-
rect it."
The next morning she received a
reply from the :boy's 'father, who
wrote—"I don't exactly understand
what Bonnie has done, -bu't 'f have
walloped him tonight and you can
wallop him tomorrow. That ought to
help conte."
L 15TE N ...on/tdarl
CANADA -I93 -
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IMPERIA!OBACC
INSPIRING PROGRAM
FRIDAY 10 P.M., EST
STATION GBL
BIG ANIMALS
The great gray African elephants
Are considered to be the most intelli-
gent of the wild animals of that coun-
try. In studying their 'habits of life
T have found out many interesting
things that, it seems to me, make
them act almost as human beings do,
A herd of elephants living together
do not have a regular spot to call
hone for they travel many miles
from season to season. The 'African
elephants, which are so much 'bigger
than their brother the Indian ele-
phant that we see in circuses, natur-
ally require a greatdealof Water
in which to bathe and drink. 'S'o,
when they have used up all the water
in the vicinity in which they are then
living, they start on a journey in
search of a fresh supply. That jour-
ney is called an elephant migration.
lit is a spectacular sight to see. The
huge 'pachyderms ,travel in mass for-
mation, stretching like an army for
a great distance. The mothers walk
on the outside .of the line, herding
their young in the middle to protect
then. The youngsters frolic and play,
milling around so that the line often
is stopped to straighten them out.
At the end of the journey the ani-
mals establish living sluarters only by
each choosing a favorite set of trees
of the e'quator's sun at midday. Some-
times, but not often, they lie down.
Mostly they stand in the shade of the
tree, resting their heavy tusks on a
crotched limb. I have often seen such
crotched worn thin by constant use.
'The .size of the tusk can quite often
be told by size of the worn groove.
'When the baby elephant is about
to he horn the mother leaves the
thick forest and goes nut into the
open plain, While the little one is be-
ing born, other elephants stand close
about the new mother. Father ele-
phants stand off at a distance to
guard against disturbance.
These young baby elephants grow
to- be very playful and mischievous,
Often I have seen a mother tap her
child smartly with her trunk.
There is always a 'leader in an ele-
phant group and he is the strongest
of the bulls, \A -'.hen the herd troves
from place to place, however, he does
not go in front of the line of march
but follows in the rear, He places
other strong bulls at the outside of
the line attd it seems as if he really
gave directions as to what they were
to do, for. if Ile makes a sound they
all look to him as if to ask what to do.
The elephants feed as they go along
and they make a funny rumbling
sound in their stomachs which to one
who is watching them means that
they are not afraid and are quietly
eating and happy. The big bull leader
is ever on the alert, waving his trunk
high in the air, hark and forth, back
and fortis from side to side, to catch
any scent in the wind that might
mean danger. For while the elephants
sight is very weak, the sense of smell
is very strong. A slight suspicion that
all is not well will cause him to flap
his ears and perhaps squeal softly.
Real danger in the wind snakes him
fairly .scream and trumpet loudly and
with that the whole herd stampedes,
mothers looking frantically for their
children and the bull guards shoo
theta into a lbw. .away they go,
poinding the earth so that it shakes
and troubles with their weight.
.Within the herd there is jealousy
of the leader just as there is jealousy
among people in a community. The
young hulls grow up and want the job
and they constantly 'fight among
titentselves to prove their strength,
trying to become clever enough to
fight the leader. Finally, a very .strong
one will attack the leader and if he
is not strong enough to overcome the
younger one he is beaten and the
young one takes his place. When the
leader does meet his match and is
completely vanquished in 'battle Inc
must leave the herd for he is no long-
er young and hardy enough to hold
his place, From then on he will wan-
der alone in the jungle. Lt has often
been noted that when an old !bull does
leave, a yomtgerone accompanies -
him, staying with his father to guard
him in his failing eyesight and sense
of smell, until the older one dies or is
!killed I have seen this happen, and
have heard others in Africa say that
it is not unusual at all.
A most interesting example of hu-
man feeling is 'shaven when an ele-
phant is Milled by either a native ^or
white };anter. When the wounded ele
'ele-
phant falls to the ground, other ele-
phants tcyill rush to the rescue