HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-05-12, Page 3THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938
OBC Impresses Gilliam
'The British ,are ahead in experi-
mental 'programmes 'bnt (broadcasters
on this 'continent possess wonderful
showmanship ,and an 'ex'traordinary
flare .for 'oompelling the listener to 'lis-
ten", Lawrence Gilliam, BBC pro-
ducer •w'ho ,for the 'last six months has
'beeti guest producer of the CBC, told
"Along ,the Air Waves". Mr. 'Gilliam,
whose stay with the CBC ended Tues-
day and ,who is now en torte to Hol-
lywood, was iriterv'iewed as he passed
through Montreal. "11 'have had ex-
cellent opportunities to make careful
oonnparison.s", he added, "and I am
leaving Canada with the ,firm convic-
tion that if your •national broadcasting
system (OB•C) continues to make the
rapid strides it has made it will be-
come within a few years one of the
mast effective organizations of its
kind im. the world. This country has
an amazing wealth of natural radio
talent"
Mr, 'Gilliam admitted that propa-
ganda is no concern of the Empire
broadcasts of the B'B'C. "The BBC
short-wave service has evolved gradu-
ally 'and in .accordance with the 'de-
snands of the actual :areas to which it
caters. It ;started with no clear plan
in the minds ,yf those responsible. Ac-
tually, at the beginning it was simply
a -natter of relbroadca.sting .certain
outstanding programmes .of the .day
with an eye to variety", he said.
The 'short-wave service and the
"London 'Calling" programmes now
heard in ,Canada over CBC are the
result of fan mail that began pouring
in from all parts of the Empire. BBC
did not install a ,programme and
propaganda department for overseas
listeners (because it preferred to offer
itself es it really is", he pointed out.
Broadcast of Trout Fishing
Bab Bowman, internationally 'known
sports ,commentator who is in charge
of special events broadcasts for the
CB'C, and Sydney Nesbitt, noted avia-
tor and special representative of "Ca-
nadian Aviation", are oiling reels and
testing ;lines preparatory to an actual-
ity (broadcast May 211 of a trout fish-
ing expedition to Echo Lake, 30 miles re
north ,of 'Ottawa. The 'broadcast,
which will be 'heard 6.30 to 7.00 p.m„
EDS,C over the national network, will
come 'direct 'front the lake to the Cor-
porabion's short-wave receiving sta-
tion at (Ottawa.
Bowman and Nesbitt will fly to
Echo Lake in a 'Laurentian (Air Ser-
vice Waco 'plane equipped with pon-
toons, Fishing will be one from a
'boat equipped with a special trans-
mitter. It is anticipated that listeners
will .be able to hear the sounds of fish
being caught if, indeed, 'fish are.caught
during the broadcast period, and that
the fly casting noises and similar
sounds will be picked 'tip. 'Nesbitt,
who :claims to !be a more proficient
trout fisherman 'than Bowman, will pr
do most of the commentating and will ch
answer ignestions put to him. Nesbitt ha
also will describe' the 'types of flies
used.
It is probable that one or two offi-
cials of the National Broadcasting
Company may Iffy 'to Echo Lake 'for
the broadcast,,which will be another
of the many interesting and ,unu:smal
features staged by Bowman !for the
CBC.
Canadian Writers Have Chance For
Self=Expression
An imam -tam feature of the Cana
dia,n Broadcasting Corporation's sum-
mer 'programme schedule is ''CBC
Sunnier Theatre", produced from the
Toronto stuclios under the direction of
Ja»i•es Harvey. Plays in lighter vein,
domestic comedies, 'farce and .satire,
are heard Thursday, 8,310 to 9.00 p.m.,
E�DST..
The interest shown in the produc-
tion of plays for radio audiences has
been greatly stimulated by the in-
creasing .number of excellent 'dramas
written expressly for broadcasting
and daring the past few years, settee
of the leading .playwrights of England
and the United States have' turned to
this modern medium of the drama.
For the past several seasons, the CBC
has encouraged Canadian authors to
write for radio and during the winter
many Canadian scripts were produced
in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and
Vancouver.
Many young artists who have had
apprenticeship in ,Canadian radio
studios and with the various Little
Theatre &gaups throughout the coun-
try have graduated to Broadway,
London and. Ho'llywoocl .fame. Others
have pursued careers as producers
and writers. The ranks depleted by
their good fortune are to be filled and
it is the CBC's aim to find these fu-
ture thespian stars and stage writers
and turn them into seasoned •periform-
ers.
Plays of unusual atmosphere and
of established reputation suitable for
summer fare will be 'cast for presenta-
tion. James Harvey, 'who has been as-
sociated for the last five years with
stage and radio production on the
wrest •coast, notably at the Pasadena
Playhouse and prior to that in 'Mont -
a1, where he made his radio debut
under Rupert Caplan, will be in
charge of the "CBC Sumpter Thea-
tre."
Development of Broadcasting
That the development of broadcast-
ing in Canada, the British Empire in
general and the United States depend;
largely upon frequent exchanges of
producers between the English speak-
ing countries was stressed by Lawr-
ence'Gilliam, star producer of the Bri-
tish Broadcasting Corporation (before
he left for 'home last week. Mr.
liam has spent the last six months in
Canada, as the guest of the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation.
'Mr, 'Gilliam had a special word of
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
try", he :said, '"N,aturally", he added,'
"'acting in Canada 'depends upon ama-
teur talent, and 'the 'enthusiasm and
sincerity of those S have worked with
in cities throughout the Dominion
provide atreple evidence that 'the ama-
teur will do his job.tNatura'lly, he
needs experience, and be must organ-
ize his resources in a professional
manner. This, 'however, I • am eon-
vinced he will do".
. A vast "feat] of material exists in
Canada whish is waiting for writers
to capitalize upon, according to Mr,
Gillian-. He pointed ort, however,
that there was a marked tendency
among Canadian writers to ideal with
themes with which they were unfa-
miliar, and to ignore the material
which lay at their very door.
Mr. Gilliam paid a high tribute to
W. E. Gladstone Murray, general ma-
nager of the CBC, and to his cal-
l•eagues. "I am amazed at the outpnat
of the 'CBC he said, "•considering
the difficulties under which the organ-
ization has .been working, and the re-
-sources they have at their command."
During his six months stay in Ca-
nada, Mr. Gilliam has produced a
number of dramas over the CBC net-
work, including `"Coronation Christ-
mas", a .dramatic presentation of the
in which the 'various racial
groups in the Dominion celebrated
Christmas; "Hail and Farewell", a
dramatized version of the year's ev-
ents, written by two 'Canadians,
D'Arcy Marsh and Marshal Yarrow;
H. G. Wells' "The Man Who Could
Work Miracles", "An English Pa-
geant for St. George's Day'', "Sum-
mer in London", an actuality 'broad-
cast made originally, and recorded by,
the BBC; and "The. Fantastic Battle",
an imaginative drama touching upon
the ever-present problem of war and
means of stopping it. In addition Mr.Gillian produced a nuneber of plays
which he had previously 'broadcast,
with notable success, in England. He
travelled throughout the Dominion,
producing plays in all leading cities.
Before leaving, he spoke to Canada
over the network, telling Canadian
listeners something (but not too
much) about the methods employed
by 'broadcasters to achieve their oraleffects,
Mr. Gilliam returns to England by
an indirect route. As the .guest of an
American commercial air company, he
is flying to Chicago, and thence to
Hollywood, where he will be guest of
various studios, 'From there he will
fly 'back to New York, and embark
for home.
AIR TRAVEL
(Continued from Page Two)
I was able on arrival at Croydon to
secure a reservation on: the "Flying
Dutchman" leaving at 3'1115 p.n, non-
stop to Amsterdam. With a couple of
hours 'free there a -al time to look
around London's airport—believed by
many now to be out of 'date—and to
have lunch in the buffet—.pilots and
officials and passengers of all nations
mingling.
From the K.L,M. Bureau, passeng-
ers for Holland and beyotid are con-
ducted to the tarmac fronting the
aerodrome 'buildings. You are im-
pressed at once by the all -metal silver
seat by a smart blue -tailored air hos-
tess, wearing also a neatly cut forage
cap similar to those worn by our own
Air Force men.
I learned from her—a Dutch young
lady of probably not many more than
211 'summers—that she spoke four len-
g�uages-a necessary acquisition on
the part of those who would 'be ,chos-
en to ,act in her faculty on the various
services ,of 'the company.
Beautifnrlly commodious and with
armchair seats, one 'behind the other,
00'ei'bher side, each .traveller looking
through his or her own' neatly cur-
tained' window, one travels in the
acme of 'c'om'fort.
On these long distance planes,
when you are •seated, prior to ascend-
ing, straight ahead of you is seen an
indicator, which is illuminated sud-
denly by the'pil�at. It says in •different
languages—"Fasten Your Belts,"
Seated in front of .rte was a very
elderly lady—evidently a seasoned air
traveller—who paid not the slightest
attention to it and went on with her
knitting, 1No more did T, but appeal-
ing looks to me by ,two ladies, who I
gathered, were proceeding to Copen-
hagen, adjured me to show them how
to fasten the patent clip 'catches on
the belts affixed to each seat. This
precaution is essential not so much
in as'cend'ing as in descending: ,
The air hostesses attended to the
other passengers. These are the calm-
est and coolest of young women, and
are not allowed to remain continually
one mete, One week they will be on
the Amsterdant•,Cray'don route. An-
other time Amsterdam -Paris, Amster-
dam -Copenhagen, Amsterdam -Berlin,
etc. Taking a nonbh-easterly course,
we cross the Thames and soon we are
over Clacton. A geed banded round
by the attendant tells us where
the are—our height—sand speed. A
vast expanse of sea is seen ahead and
you are silent in surveying it from
your altitude of 7000 feet. In no time,
it seems, the plane is crossing the
coast of Holton;d—canals and familiar
Dutch characteristics come to view—
and you glide down, perfectly piloted,
to what is, in my opinion, the beat
aerodrome in Europe—Schiphol Air-
port, Amsterdam, a veritable interna-
tionalClapham.Junction of the air.
Here I arrived at 45.1'3 p.m., fifteen
minutes in hand= -then by quick mot-
or over the few miles .to Amsterdam
City, and keep my appointment en
time.
After flying about on smaller air
taxis. I was invited by friends to re-
turn to Amsterdam. Here I was
shown all over the Dutch aviation or-
ganisation at Schiphol, I was in-
trigued, while going 'aver the colossal
engineering shops, by the sight of a
beautiful 'streamlined monoplane. shin-
in.r like silver. I was given permis-
sion to look'over it. A small six seat-
er, beautifully appointed. the latest
Lockheed !Electra equipment, 1learn-
ed it belonged to Lord Beaverbrook
and was being tuned up and overhaul-
ed there. I came round under the
wings to have a look at her in front
and lo, attd 'behold, ,painted on the
rounded nose of the 'plane was it,
name—"John Knox"!
I also flew with the ,Dutch pilot
Permentier and his mechanic who
arse for Canadian actors, whom he sheen of this company's monoplanes. J were second in the famous Melbourne
aracterized as keen and quick. "You On entering the fourteen seater "'Fly- Air Race, His plane was going on to
hay first class,material in your coup-ing Dutchman," I was ushered to my Croydon via Rotterdam.
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,
On alighting at the latter airport,
here was a contingent of London po-
licemen in their uniforms 'who had
flown over and were engaging the
forces of its .eitties of 'Rotterd'am and
Amsterdam in the•frlendly rivalry of
soccer.
.As ti'n'e was now pressing, I was
obliged to curtail my stay among the
hospitable Dutch people, I 'flew home-
ward directly across the North Sea
from Amsterdam to Doncaster. After
an hour at 'Doncaster airport for a c -up
of tea and a cigarette, I 'jumped into
a small fast six seater ';.Air Speed En-
voy" monoplane, and along with an
elderly lady (her ,first long flight—
and she never turned a hair) and gen-
tlemen, flew non-stop to !Perth.
I was amused, when we were near-
ing IPenth, at the wireless operator
who scribbled a word on his pad and
handed it to me, when passing over
that place—' A'uchtermuchty."
I left Amsterdam at 230 p,c ., and
arrived at Doncaster at 4:10 p.m., leav-
ing the latter airport again at 5.110
pm., arriving Perth at 6.40 ,p.nt, My
friends in 'Edinburgh, to whom'I tele-
phoned on landing, would hardly be-
lieve 1 had accomplished my journey.
MUSIC FESTIVAL
There was a total attendance of
more than ,3yQ00i at the four sessions
of the musical festival Tor South Hu-
ron public school pupils which con -
eluded at Exeter on Saturday. There
were •445 entries .and more than 1,400
contestants. Adjudicator E. W. G.
Quantz, of London, .commented 'fav-
orably upon the quality of the work.
Order in which contes'tatrts 'placed:
Town schools—,Girls' solo, 'under 40
—(Edna Gallop, Seaforth, 189; Louise
Case, Seaforth, 87; Jean McMaster,
Seaforth, 85.
Boys' solo, under 10—Bobby Tay-
lor, Clinton, 89; Donald Haddy, Clin-
ton, 86; IDonalcl McKay, Seaforth, 06;
Donald 'Easton, Exeter, 85; Billie
Sproule, Seaforth, 85.
Choirs --Exeter, 61; Clinton, 61;
Seaforth, 77.
Girls' duet, under 110— Luella Hop-
per and Edna Gallop, Seaforth, 89;
1larcuerite Pickard and Maxine Mc-
Donald, Exeter, 86; Marie Holland
and (Rose Arnold. 'Clinton, 02; Doris
Ferguson and Louise Case, Seaforth,
82.
Boys' duet, under 11'0—Donald Mc-
Kay and Buddie Smith, Seaforth,
Choir, grades 3 and 4,—Seaforth, 82:
Exeter, 81; Clinton, 80.
Girls' :oto, lQ and over—Jean elor-
gate Clinton, 89; Eileen Sutter, Clin-
ton, 2,^8; Kathleen Holmes, Seaforth.
5'8; Margaret Bozell, Clinton, 235:
1-oi, Clarice, Exeter, 86; 'Joan Mc -
.\l ter, Seaforth, 86; 'Joan Cunning-
ham, Seaforth, 86,
Pats' solo, I!0 and over -Douglas
Andrews, Clinton, 57; Albert Venus,
Seaforth, 87; Terry Maguire, Clinton,
86; Keith Gordon, Exeter, 85.
'Choir', grades '5 and 6 -Clinton, 89;
Seaforth, 87; Exeter, 91.
Girls' duet, 10 and over—Margaret
Pethick and Kathleen Holmes, Sea -
forth, 351: Marie Ellwood and Lois
Draper, Clinton, 90; Lucy ;Ellwood
and :Mary Clancy, Clinton, 39; Mil-
dred Heard and Margaret Cosens,
Clinton. 89; Audrey Scott and Mar
caret Taylor, Clinton, 87, ,
Boy,' duet, 10 and over—jack Cook
nal Ronald Scott, Clinton, 87; Charles
Arnold and Tont Steep, Clinton, 67;
Dawson Goulding and Bobby Davis,
Deter,, 86; Tont Leppington and
harles Thompson, Clinton, 88; Max -
Carter and Bob Steep, Clinton,
al; George ,Hildebrand and Harri-
cn Sproule, Seaforth, 6'4; 'Donald
Veer] and .filbert Venus, Seaforth, 84,
C h tr ;grade • 7 and 8—Clinton, 88:
eaar h, 87;Exeter, 85.
One-rnom school choir—Kirkton,
F7; No, 2 Stephen, 86; No. 3 Stephen,
6: 'No. 6 Stephen, 86; No. Q; !airborne,
85; No. 14 Stephen, 95; No. 6 Tuck-
smnh 85; No. 3 Us'borne, 85; No,
Stephen, 85,
Girls solo under .10 --Ilene Kers-
ke, 87; Lucinda Disney, 86; Norai'll's, 85.
Boys' solo, under 1110 --Jack 'Cann,
Stanley .Knowles and 'Grant Mar-
ia 187; .Calvin Wein and (Jack 'Ford,
Girls' 'duet, under 10—Maida 'Rich -
ds and Dorene Baker, 8'7; Alice
ylor and Donna Webb, 87; Helen
hite and Gloria White, 96; Marjorie
ricer and Dorothy McDougal, 84.
Boys' duet, 'under 110—Eldon net-
s and Hubert Miller, 86; William
ugal and (Andrew Dougal, 8'5; Jack
ywood and Glenn ,Fisher, 80; Mil-
d Wilds and Bobby Pfaff, 60.
Girls' solo, '-1!0 and over—'Gladys
cker, 90; ,Hazel ,Kers'leke, '87'; Ethel
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ker, 87; Dorothy Chandler, 86;
ce Buermann, +86.
ays' solo, 10 and over—Ronald
lhngs, 89; Jim Carnochan, Jack
z,Charles Harris, 87; Donald Din -
86
Girls' duet, 10 and over --Norma
fts and Helen - McNaughton, 90;
ce Buermsnn and Dorothy 'Cole
t, 188; Joyce Carter and i1l.ilclred
'ton, 87.
oys' duet, 10 and over -Allison
rgac and. Ronald 1Golling, '117; Don
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a -Id Ratz and Jack Rate, 95; Cecil
Squire and Billy Morley, 6l0'; 'Glen
Hunter and 'Elwyn Kerslake, 613.
'Girls' solo, under ;1b---Rteth Hess,
67; Harriett Marlene, 'Norma I1 ahnier,
86; Deft Lou Swartz, Elaine' Feltner,
85.
Boys' solo, sander 001—Gordon Ford,
90; Urbane Peachey, 89; Murray Ste
p'hens, 88.
Two -room .school choirs--+Qjunfars)
—Winchelsea, 66; Grand Bend, 614.
Girds' duet, tinder ,1b—Bernice Luft
and Esther Peach'ey, 69; Annie El-
ford and Helen Murch, 85; 'Grace
Penhale, 6i1,
Boys' duet, under 10Andrew An-
derson and Lloyd Miller, 9h; Glenn
Weerth and Fred Waghorn, 1713.
Three-room school choirs—i(pmn-
iors)—Dashwood, 88; •Crediton, • 60;
Hensel], 77.
Three-room school chairs—r(inter-
mediate)—Crediton, 88; Dashwood,
813; Hensall, 79. H
Girls' 'solo. 10- and over--elen B•ul-
lack, 88; Helen Salmers, 67; Ruth
Willert, 86; Laura Woodhali, 86.
Boys' solo, 10 and over—Ray Guen-
ther, 88; lack 'England, Kenneth Tay-
lor, 97; Ross Kennedy, James Hayter,
65,
Two -room school choirs—(senior)
—Winchelsea, r85; Grand Bend, 844.
Girls' duet — (seniors) — Eunice
Hoist and Dorothy Wein, 89; Shirley
Desjardine and Helen Muller, Eloise
Gill and Beaulah Holt, 66; Karen Fe-
dersen and Eileen Mills, 69.
Boys' cbuet—•,(seniors)—Allen' Sill
and Calvin 'Feltner, 87; Edward
Schenk and Orland 'Geiser, 86; games
Taylor .and (George Wolfe, 85•,
Three -roam school ,choir—(senior)
—Dashwood, 87; 'Crediton, 813'; .Hen-
sall, 83,
HAS COAT WORN BY
NELSON AT WEDDING
W'hy did Lord (Nelson, hero of
Trafalgar, leave 'behind him at Nevis,
British West Indies, the brilliant,
scarlet coat in which he was married?
That is what Major the Canon Ed-
ward 'Appleyard, 1VI,C,, E,D,, 'would
like to know—+because Inc is present
Owner of the '115111 -year-old garment,.
"Maybe he forgot it because he
changed into something more com-
fortable • immediately after the cere-
mony," the canon said as the patted
the fine .broadcloth ,coat, carefully
preserved in his home at 12'0 'Orchard
Hill, The encyclopaedia says that
Nelson on 'March 12, 1117'87, "married
Frances 'Nisbet, the 'widow of a .doc-
tor in 'Nevis, 'whose favor he first
gained by romping on al] fours with
her little boy tinder the dining -room
table."
And how does 'Canon Appleyard,
for several months now a resident of
Hamilton, come to have this interest-
ing and valuable relic of Lord Nel-
son's marriage?
"At that time," he explained, "the
deputy governor of Nevis was the
Right Hon. John Mills. 'His son, also
a governor, had a sister living in
Woodstock, Ont. She was married,
and her name was Mrs, Millman. Her
brother came to visit the ,.Hillmans,
and one time Inc 'brought the coat
with him and left it with her.
"Site loaned it to a doctor's son,
who would wear it 'to masquerades.
She saw his 'wearing it was gradually
destroying it and she gave it over to
my care,"
The coat is scarlet, with blue col-
lar and cuffs. and in remarkably well-
preserved condition. ,Only one of the
gold -braid epaulettes remains..
In fact, he thinks that ,Nelson may
have worn it only the once, during
the marriage ceremony, because the
silk -lined pockets are absolutely un-
soiled. There is no record that he
ever wore it in Lady Hamilton's com-
pany, The lining of the coat is torn
and reveals that it was well padded
anandfornt-fittmq.
"It is not for sale," Canon Apple -
yard declares emphatically. He in-
tends that its final resting place shall
be on the Victory, ,Nelson's flagship
at Trafalgar, which is now a museum
at Portsmouth.
Canon Appleyard visited the ship
during the war, when it was a depot
ship at Scapa Flow. His service was
with the army and his military rank's
—lieutenant, captain and then major—
all were earned.
As captain at Vimy Ridge, he was
awarded the 'Military Cross .for his
services in saving the wounded, He
himself, was 'gassed.
Returning to Canada, he was ap-
pointed to churches in Woodstock,
Windsor and last year retired from
the rectorship of St. Thomas'
Church, Seaforth. Fattier o'f De'. H.
E,Appleyard, of this city, he is en-
joying a 'well-earned rest from years
of service to the church and the
arnly.--Hamilton Spectator.
Teacher—,Have you heard• ..of Julius
Caesar?
Pupil -•-'''Yes; sir.
Teacher—hat . do you, think he
would be doing now, if 'Ile were alive?
Pupil. -Drawing old age Pensidn,