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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-04-21, Page 3• THURSDAY, A,P Y'IL21, 1938 THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE "English Pageant" St, ?George's Day, April 23, is a memorable day in the calendar of. the English speaking worinl. With St. Patrick's 'Day, St. David's Day' and St, ,Andrew's Day, it' ranks with the celetbrations which most deeply affect 0i those who have .sprung from the British Isles. On St. (George's Day, April 12131, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will feature a special pro- gramme, "English. ,Pageant," which will be heaaid from '.9.1115 to 14 ,p.ni. EST 'over the national network. The programme, 'written by Laurence Gil- liam, ,B'B•C produoer at present guest of the CDC, will Ibe ]broadcast from the Toronto studios. "English Pageant" is a ,programme of a typlia comparatively .new to 'OBC listeners. I•t is 'comp'osed of extracts, both prose and poetry, from English literature, and linked by musical gtso- ha'tions from the various tEnglish com- posers. 'England's ,prowess on the sea, EEngiand's pride' in yeoman 'stook, (England's lave of liberty and ,Eng- land's England's tribute to her heroes; men of the arts, men of the sea and men of the soil, will be the inspiration of this ?broadcast, 'which 'pays 'ohief honor to St. (George. 'The day is, by curious .coincidence, a meniorable anniversary for many other reasons to men of the 'English race. It is, for instance, Shakespeare's birthday. It is also the anniversary .of the famous 'war -time naval exploit, the raid 'on' Zebrugge Mole by the Dover Patrol of the North Sea •F,leet, and it is the anniversary of the begin- ning of the ,Gallipoli campaign in which men from all parts of the Eng- lish speaking world :acquitted them- selves with honor. The music in "English Pageant" will 'be selected entirely from the 'lit- erature of English string music and ,will he played by an orchestra under the direction of Geoffrey Waddington. Prof, Leacock in CBC Talk A new hook by Stephen Leacock is a big event. But it is a bigger event to be able to hear Prof. Leacock in his best humorous vein. Now retired from the department of political economy at 'McGill 't'niversity, because of reaching the specified age limit, he will speak over the CBC national net- work on Friday, April 29, 6.1115 to 6:30 p.m, EST. The strbject of the talk will be those people Mr. Lea- cock knows so well, "Professors." Mr. Leacock will deal with the hum- orous aspect of the professorial call- ing in his unique manner. "On Matters Musical" Dr. 'Fleaiey 'Willan, noted Toronto composer, will do a series of ten talks Ask `9O:n Matters Musical" over the CB C national network ,beginning Thurs- day, April t23 from '2 to 8:115. p. m. EST. Dr. Willan, in these talks, will treat music from the non-Itechnicav' Standpoint and ,will !discuss affairs pf interest such as "Popular •.Music," "Programme Music," "How to Ivds- en," "The .Choir Schools" 'an'd the 'The Art of Criticism." "Outward 'Bound" Niite ,o'clock .April 1213 will he a red- letter day in Canadian radio. 'At' that time the CBIC will present an ` hour bong version of Sutton Blane's Cele- brated play, ."Outward •Bound." This is the first time to our knowledge that this London and New 'York 'success has 'been presentedover the air. Rup- ert Caplan has prepared a special adaptation and will be in charge of production. The play may be describ- ed as dealing with the superna'tura'l in terms of reality. As the story unfolds the 'characters reveal themselves as they really ,are. "'Outward Bound" had long runs tboth in London and in New York. In London, where it was first ,produced in 111923, Leslie Howard starred in the title role of Tom Pryor, He also played the same role in the American film version of the play. FOREIGN POLICY Canada's foreign policy is being sharply re -assessed, in the ,light of shifting world conditions, With Bri- tain concerned printari'ly for its own domestic defense, with nations rearm -1 ing, ,with the League's collective se- curity citadel no longer secure, !Cana- dians see need for re -clarification of their foreign commitments. It's a far cry ,from the day when Canada's League advisory 'o.tficer, Dr. Walter A. ;Riddell, dramatically pro- posed oil sanctions, I,t is true his action was not supported by the 'D'omjn ion Government, But it serves to em- phasise the contrast with the present• which finds foreign policy discussion soft-pedalled in Parliament. Yet the forthcoming session of Parliament may find a change, for Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King has forecast that he will make a comprehensive statement on external policy, possibly soon after the Easter recess. Rapid foreign developments have already suggested new answers to these old Dominion questions: What aid would Canada give Britain in ev- ent of grave emergency? How far must Canada go with it, rearmament? Shall Canadian foreign policy follow Canada's north -south„ axis through Washington, and go isolationist, or steer by the east -west axis through London as in years past? From Britain has conte a hint in the foreign policy declaration of 'Prime Minister Chamberlain. Speaking em the practicability of sending aid to bases and garrisons overseas .(as in Canada), he said: "In war time there would be substantial demands for re- inforcements to 'be sent to these stra- tegic points, bet taking them in order of priority, they are not so vital as the defense of our own country." And he added: "As long as we ere undefeated at home, even though we may sustain losses overseas, we may have an op- portunity of making ,them good 'here- after." Was''•Mr. Chamberlain reversing a (basic question of Canadian foreign policy, and asking of 'the. Dominions, not "haw much assistance can you give vg in war time?" but "how much aid can we, ,hard-pressed in (Europe af- ford to give you?" 'Certainly this interpretation aids the cause of Canadian rearmament. Per- haps it explains the .new unanimity with which Ottawa's Parliament has accepted this year's 034,000,0Z de- fense estimate. Defense Ministter, Ian Mackenzie, ar- guing lfor Canada's defense outlay in Parliament, has outi.i.ned five Canadi- an views on defense -One, the imperi- alist view, centered in Ontario, which holds that Canada is 'bound to support any military action Iby Britain. , Two is the isolationist view, strong in (French Canada and the West. Three, that of the :League of Nations pratagonista, who would have Canada participate in international action, even to ap'plyin'g military sanctions. (Four, the "extreme American" view that CCanada. should join the Pan Am- erican Union •and take part only in af- fairs strictly (American. Five, the view which Mr. (Macken- zie asserts to be in the majority, that Canada should make no commitments in advance, regarding either military action or neutrality, but that it should rearm while adopting a policy of watchful waiting. This, be maintained, is the Government's present program. But the defence outlays raise anoth- er ;question 'which sounds strangely like an echo (from Washington. Is Ca- nada's rearmament purely for defense, it asked, just as in Washington the query is raised, "Is the United States rearming solely for defense?" Are Ca- nada's six new 'des'troyers 'designed for external conflict, in collaboration with London end Washington, or for coastal patrol? Actually mast 'Canadians realize that the 'Dominion's small naval and air force would hardly be effective far from home. Yet the defense pro- gram has been the subject of violent remarks. Prime Minister 'Mackenzie King has assured Canadians that 'Parliament will be consulted 'before Canada ever goes to war again, and he may repeat this assurance after Easter. This may dispose of the House proposal sub- mitted by Grant MacNeil (CCF -Van- couver), which would amend the ser- vice acts to insure that Canadian forces could not be sent 'beyond Do- minion boundaries without Parlia- ment's sanction. Canada, it appears, wants nothing so drastic as the Ludlow amendment, proposed at Washington, which would require a national referendum to de- clare war. But it is almost unanimous in demanding that Canada shall fight only when Parliament says so, Prime Minister Mackenzie 'King is less stublject 'to pressuresfrom League of illations groups at the moment. Ca- nada's 'League advocates suffered a severe blow when Italian sanctions were dropped. (Now the departure of Anthony Eden ,from the British Gov- ernment has removed another League prop in Canada. Yet occasionally a spirited defense of Geneva appears, usually from left- wing groups. Thus on Feb. 27, the National .Council of the (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation telegraph- ed to 'British Labor's 'Major Clement Atlee warm,support for Labor's posi- tion in Britain. And on March 8 the Saskatchewan Provincial Legislature indorsed unanimously a motion de- ploring the tactics of the aggressor nations and ustging the Dominion 'Go- vernment to co-operate with nations whose policies ,worked toward world 'peace. League supporters 'contend that more ;Labor victories in Britain like the West Fulham 'by-election will awaken Canadian collective security sentiment to new strength. And so they prepare to watch hopefully the next British Iby-election et Lichfield, to discover if the British tread is ac- tually toward Labor's 'collective se- curity stand, For security from Asia, Canada ap- pears to rely mainly upon the United States 'fleet. Indeed, members of the Mackenzie King Ministry have plainly said as much, But the (Prime Minister faces a delicate future question in dealing with British 'Cdlum'bia'a pro- tests over its increasing Japanese po- puletion. To ,help 'British Columbia without anta'gonizin'g Japan, will re- quire neat work at Ottawa. Canada's Liberal regime has often been .called the 'Ministry •without a foreign policy. So far, (Ottawa's poli- cy has been as mon-committal as Wa- shington's, except that 'Canada's ,Prime Minister has made no suggestion of '1quarantining the aggressor" as Presi- dent Roosevelt did at Chicago. With this exception, Ottawa's visible policy largely approximates that of Wash- ington's. Both capitals seek to reha- bilitate world trade. Neither have lift- ed their embargo on' Spain, Neither have :laid down an -em'bar'go against Iap•an or China. In short, the north - south axis seems to be working. But thoughtful Canadians repeat, that, with all the surface pulls toward isolation, with all the sectionalism oalling for self-interest, the west east - west axis to London holds firm for most of Canada. Preparing for Hatching Season Repeated experiments have shown that for egg 'production, pullets are superior to older birds, The incuba- tion, catching and rearing of a great many chicks is therefore a yearly ne- cessity. The tendency is towards large hatcheries supplying the smaller poul- tryman and farmer, and the sale of day-old chicles, sexed chicks and cross -bred chicks has increased ra- pidly. 'The individual can now purchase chicks from recognized agencies with assurance. The Department of Agri- culture is now grading chicks as fol- lows: Purple label, R. O. P. chicks from blood tested and (Government re- corded 'flocks; Red label, R. 0. P. Sired Chicks, from ,blood tested and Government approved flocks; l3•lue label, Approved chicks, from approv- ed cockerels, and approved banded and blood tested flocks. For those •wino wish to intubate their own eggs, the use of R. 'O, P„ or approved males is recommended, and it is advisable to secure males •early in order to get a good selection and to acclimatize them to local ,condi- tions, Counter Check Books • 1 We Tire selling Quality Books Books arc Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, • Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as Ydu Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your 'Next Order. e. The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SOUND EFFECTS Radio drama, without sound effects, would 'be pretty much like a beef and kidney pudding without the crust. Every 'big studio has its sound effects department manned by experts who steer strange looking equipment about, eantrol an imposing lilbrary, and 'turn their inventive minds to all sorts of odd gadgets. You will find a good dealof tem- perament around such a department for it is one thing to be asked to read a good line or sing a song but it is something else again to be ordered. to create a San Francisco earthquake or an Arctic explorer travelling on snow- shoes. The men selected for this job are imaginative, theatre -conscious, and not all thumbs with a 'hammer. It would the well if they graduated from a stage juggling act, too, tor some- times hands, feet, and head are work- ing full time. In the CBC studios at Toronto, where many of the elaborate drama- tic productions for the Canadian air are staged, the sound effects depart- ment is in the dexterous hands of Charles (Emerson, who was a well known theatre ,figure before he enter- ed radio, 'For years he was stage man- ager' for such successful actor-ntanag- ers •as 'Maurice Colbourne, Vaughn Glaser, and Cameron 'Matthews, He also did his share of character acting and served his apprenticeship as prop - in a sieve that make the rain, The ing sten go to Times Square. for the t authentic noises of that busy thor- oughfare, they streak into a theatre. lobby to get the polite hubbub of a first night gathering and they go down. the Mississippi to get that ,genuine swish of the• old stern -wheelers that ply the grand old river. But when you hear a pistol shot keep cant, for nothing can happen to your favourite star . . . just a walk - thunder 'clap that follows is a sheet of galvanized tin and when the storm whips up into a real ,gale you have Mr. Emerson swinging hard on the crank which revolves a wooden -slatted drum over which is laid a piece of thick can- vas. The CBC's portable sound platform is as neat a •package of tricks as you could wish to see. There is a wooden upright about five feet tall. At right angles attached to the' base on hinges is a platform ((hooked up when not in use). On this travelling eq'ui'pment are doors, 'windows, 'bolts, (bells, blinds, latches, bird cage hangers and a place to leave the milk bottle, Then there are the dolens of re- corded sound effects, a regular indus- try by itself now. From Hollywood conte some of the finest sound records made in studios and on location 'with just as much care and hazardas the movies encounter. ,When yoct hear the cry of a• (baby it is the real thing, so erty man in repertory and on the road. So, when a dramatic script is turned over to him to plot the sound effects• it goes into the hands of a ratan who knows instinctively what the require- ments will be, To him it is a show which must he rehearsed in the sant; thorough manner that the director re- hearses his cast. If be hasn't got all the contraptions needed for accurate reproduction of the sounds called for, he gets busy and invents them. "Sometimes we hit on the perfect sohrtion just by a ;fluke, like the 'bowl- er and the bill fold", explained Charlie recently. It seems that by playing a little tune with the tips of your fingers on somebody's hard hat you get a per- fect copy of a motor boat "putt -putt" and by squeezing a soft morocco lea- ther rocket book you get that roman- tic creak of a ship 'braving a storm at sea. There are many more secrets ,of the sound effect. department, For in- stance , it just takes that little piece of cellophane off your package of ci- garettes to establish the presence of a cosy grate fire or a slap in the face with a bucket of water. It takes the two halves of an empty cocoanut, dry, to make horses' hoof beats 011 gravel, a sink plunger to duplicate the sante sound on turf. When you listen to that romantic scene in the park, in the rain in the spring, it is dried 'peas arc the dog harks, the bird songs, the monkey chatters, chatters, the lion roars, the saw mill screams. The sound record- ing stick given a smart whack against a cushion. When the Canadiah ear catches the glorious sound of fresh crunching snow—it's a 'bag of salt, and when the villain sneaks up the side drive, it's a 'bag of lima 'beans, uncooked, of course, There are scenes when only realistic "business" can he counted on to cre- ate the perfect illusion and it is there that Emerson, who was a stage prop- erty man, excels. The actors are seat- ed around the table for a breakfast scene. Enter the perfect butler (Charles Emerson) with shining tray. Quietly he sets down the muffin dish, the coffee cups and the grapefruit. You, at the living room radio, can ac- tually "see' the deft manner in which he helps the company to cream and sugar. And that is "excelsior" for the sotind effects man. Yes, sometimes things go wrong. A gadget breaks in the middle of a scene and the show is on the air so nobody can speak a word not in- the script. But they can look and all eyes are ri- vetted on the sound effects man. It is his worry to do something and accord- ing to Emerson that is why a sound effects man can never loaf on the job. He must fill the breach no platter what the emergency and he has to do it in a split second. Incubators should be Looked over and put in 'first class shape. They should be scrubbed and -disinfected prior to incubation and also between hatches. It is always good policy to have spare incubator supplies ' on hand, as many a hatch bas been ruih- ed by something going wrong after inodbation has commenced and no spare (parts on hand. Thermometers should be tested and placed at proper levels as a degree or so out 'may make considerable diiferenfe in size and strength of the hatch. Care should Ibe exercised in select- ing normal eggs of good shell texture and colour-. Breeding pens of the 'best hens mated to 'good males should re- ceive the right feed and ,attention in order to obtain eggs that will produce strong chicks. (Follow the directions supplied by the manufacturer for op- eration of the incubator as the direc- tions have been 'compiled after con- sideralble experintentatiot. Want and For Sale ads. 1 week 25c T. B. Cleanup Campaign Ontario farmers are 'becomin g in- creasingly conscious of the necessity of eliminating bovine tuberculosis front their herd's, Breeders of pure- bred (cattle have for years had their herds tested ender the accredited hers( plan and havereceived compensation for reactors, but under the restricted area plan for T.B. clean-up now well under way, owners of both grade and pure-bred cattle receive ,compensation for reactors. In Ontario there are six- teen counties under the restricted area at the present time, six counties have completed the educational campaign and circulation of ,petitions, A cam- paign is ender way with nine 'or ten other counties and several others are holding meetings and' seeking the sanction of ,the county council to pro- teed with the 'preliminary work ,lead- ing to a T. B. free area. The request first comes from the ,cattle owners and. two-thirds of the 'cattle owners rust be in favour of the, area test be- fore the work is undertaken..