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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-02-02, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1939 ---Highlights of the Week: Sunday, Feb. 521-1310 to 9 p.m. Canada's' Salute to 'N. Y. Wo•eld's Fair; 3 to '5 p.m. Pbjrhartttonic-Sym phony, from New York; 5.30 to 6 p. tn. Bank of 01(st Highlanders, Ham- ilton; 9.30 to 6 p.m. "Melodic Strings" from Toronto; 9 to 9.30 p,m. Regin- ald Stewart, pianist, from Toronto; 9.30 to 10 p.m. Lyric Trio and !Orch- estra, from Montreal; 10.30 to 111 p.m. '"By the Sea," ,from Vancouver. Monday, .Feb. 6th -8 to 6:30 'p.m. '''C'est Paris' from Montreal; '8.30 to 9 p,m. Geoffrey. Waddington. Con- ducts, Winnipeg. Tuesday, Feb. 7th—d.30 .to '6.45 p. m., Violin Reveries, frons 'Ottawa; 9 to 9,30 p.m. Appointment with 'Agos- tini, from Montreal; 9.30 to .110.30 p.m. Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tor- onto. Wednesday. Feb. '8th --8.30 to 9 pan. Kitchener Waterloo Philhar- monic Choir; 9.30' to 10 p,ni. "Music by Faith," from Toronto; 10.30 to 111 p.m. "Bishop of Dreams, " drama from Toronto. Thursday, Feb. 9th -8 to 9 p.m. Les Concerts Symphonigeus de Mon- treal. Friday, Feb. 10-12 to 3 p,m. Music 'Appreciation Hour, from New York. Saturday, Feb. 111th—'1b56 to 6 p.m. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast, New' York. CBC World Concert Well Received "The press was unanimous that CBC's Fifth World Concert was the best of the 'five thus far transmitted to Denmark. It was received, in spite . of the great distance, with the least interruption and distortion. The pro - :gramme gave a beautiful and interest- ing musical picture of the life of the different provinces of Canada," Such was the report pertaining to 'Canada's Fifth World Concert, sent in by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation to the International Broadcasting Union at Geneva. This report of the World Concert, presented by the. Canadian Broad- casting Cordioration on. October 23, 11936, .is one of sxany 'sent in by the various countries which received the progrannile and which are members of, the 1, B. U. It is estimated that over 40 countries having upward of 100 million disteisers, 'formed the aud- ience for the international 'broadcast from Canada. The World Concerts were inaug- urated in 110316 and are 'broadcast every six months 'from a country ,chosen by 'the 'Union. The purpose of these concerts is to bring about s better understanding 'between nations. D'r. Waiter 1)'amrosch will discuss the development of operatic and con- cert overture forms during the sixth concerts pf the NBC Music Appreci- ation Hour, Friday, February 3rd; 2 to 3 p.m. A review of the lives and works of The early ,119th century com- posers Franz Schubert, Robert Schu- man and Felix Mencfelesohn will also be considered. Benjamin Gigli, Italian tenor, mak- ing his first appearance in seven years on the 'NBC .broadcasts by the Metropolitan Opera Company, will sing the role of Radames in the per- formance of Verdi's "Aida," to he heard in 'Canada Saturday, Feb, 4th, +1.55 to 5,16 p,ut, over the CBC na- tional network. The Lady'brook Ladies' Choir, now on its first North American tour, will be presented' by the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation oe Saturday, Feb. 4th, 6.30 to 7 p.m, in a special concert to he 'heard over the coast-to- coast network from CBC's Ottawa studios. The '26 -voice ensemble, un- dcr1 the direction of Elsie Harrap, A.R,C.\l., conies from the village of Hazel Grove in Lancashire, England. Organized in 1927 by Miss Harron, the choir watt originally formed from a small class of girls attending the local Council School. THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONBTOR ala. Inicruatloual Daily.Noie'sfiaper It records for you the world's clean, constructive doings, The Monitor does not exploit crime or sensation: neither does it ignore them, but deals correcttvely with them. Features for busy men and an the leanly, including the Wcel•: y Magazine Section. The Christian Science Publishing Society ee One, Norway Street, Boston, 161 ra: chwictts Please enter as subscription to The Christian Science Monitor for a period of 1 year 51:.00 6 months 1.05 3 months $3.00. 1 month 91.00 Wednesday Issue, including Magazine Section: 1 year 63.60, 6 issues 150 Name Address Sample Cu¢y on Request THE SEAFORTH NEWS Paul Martin, M.P., and Jamieson Bone, Mayor :of Belleville, Ont., will discuss "'National Scholarships" .'dur- ing CR'C's coast-to-coast network fea- ture, "The National Forum," Sunday, February '5th, 10 .to 10,.30 p.m. In this series CBC invites the ex.position of contrasting opinions 'from every sectionof the .Dominion. The first speaker of eine occasion, Mr. Martin, is a French-Canadian who was. .born in 'Ottawa and educated at they Uni- versity of Toronto, . Harvard Univer- sity and Trinity College, Cambridge. He has sat in Parliament as the Lib- eral member for East Essex since 119315.. :He will speak from 'Windsor. Mr. Bone, who 'believes in and advo- cates reduction of expen'di'tures on education, will be heard front CBC's Toronto s'tud'ios.' He was born and ed'uca'ted in Scotland and came to Canada in 1906. THE TALE OF TWO CITIES This is a tale of two cities—\fas- sena, N. Y.,—the one here today and the one there will 'be if hydro -electric power pours in ,from the' proposed Great hakes -St. Lawrence develop- ment. One encounters be .Northwest- ern New York State considerable en- thusiasm for the deep waterways pro- ject. Up the river, near the Thousand Islands, President Roosevelt and :Pre- mier 'King met at a bridge dedication last month. The people there are divided, however, aver the time factor. Some think the develop- ment will come within a few years. The majority say, "It is •hound to come, but I won't lice to see it. You won't live to see it. But our children will," 'Massena is a city of 16,000 'per- sons. Its veins and arteries are high- trensmission lines titat carry hydro- electric power. B:ecanse of this power, residents say it has :become the world's larg- est 'producer of aluminium, It lies in the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence, which would be the heart of the Canadian -American deep waterways -power development. If the project .goes 'through, some :11100,000 horsepower will become available to the United States. State department officials ht Wash- ington 'believe that in this region the combination of deep waterways bringing in ore and hydro -electric darts bringing in power will result in the 'birth of another great American city like Chicago or Detroit,' It is said that 115 or '116 factories were com- pleted in and around Massena in the last year with the expectation of using power produced on the Canad- ian side of the waterway. The state department, backed by President Roosevelt, clamped down last \larch on the importation of Canadian power, on the ground that such importation inspired the deve'l- ,'pment of industries that might be cut off in time of war. Now the fact- ories are hoping for the creation of the 'Great Lakes -St. .Lawrence pro- tect whose new power set-up would .x-r•tlit power to be imported. The picturesque International Rapids near by roar over rocks which ,before many years may .be deep 'beneath smoother "The pares! farm in which. Labile.. can be ,!"moked" water, Dianis . 'would stretch from ,Barnhart Island to the Canadian and American sides. On the Canadian side, one thing ,is apparent — the single -stage development (one dam with a great lake), so desired at Washington never was accepted •,,by Canada. In the 119132 treaty which did not pass the United States Senate was provision for a two-stage devel- opment, Now Washington officials hope to revive the single -stage project at Barnhart Island, which would re- sult in a considerable saving in cost. One drawibaak is that the total depth of water with the single ,stage development wocigd be 95 feet. This would result in flooding the 'Canadian shore for many miles. Hundreds of farms would have to 'be aband- oned. The town of Irogauois would ae submerged. Canadians in this region are attached to the soil, and their land is steeped in history. As yon drive along the northern shore of the river you see one historical landmark after another, To ask Canadians to submit to 'the H'oodiu:g of the terri- tory is like asking the Americans to submit to the flooding of ,Ogdens- burg. 'gangs recently broken up in New York_ l'nitcd Relief Association, the Gates of Mercy. and the Charity Church of Christ -were reputed it have taken over .$9000 a week. Tht "charity" performed by any of them was negligible, only a necessary op. eratiing expellee. More important as an expense were the telephone salesmen, some of whom made on an average of $1l25 a 'Week in commissions. During the past year, more than 311) of these "Profes- sionals" were operating in New York alt one time, employed first .by one gang and then another. Each sales- man 'had 'his notebook list of, "taps" UT "'suckers." Alongside the names were illuminating comments: "This guy falls easily for the sick child gag," or "Nuts an crippled .children or 'veterans." The telephone salesman never hesi- tates to represent himself 'as anyone whose name night impress the pros- pective contributor. The appeal usu- ally has a certain seasonal element- in winter coal for a poor widow, in summer an outing for little crippled Willie. Always, however, the need is so urgent that it cannot wait even sip hour. "A messenger Will call at once for your check. Thank you and God bleat you." The messenger hops airs for the check. the telephone boys get their percentage, the master minds their split, and what the .poor whip end Tittle Willie get is nobody's busi- ness, Today's charity racket is the illegi- timate 'child of method's developed during and after the World War. Un- scrupulous promoters undertook to raise money- for anything at all, tak- ing their pay in 'a percentage of the amt, raised, a practice long repudiat- ed 'oy reputable social agencies, These ?,ramoters usually attached them- as!vea to obscure organization: fn need of funds and in the beginning were content ,with i,erhaps 20 per t of the stoney 'collected. But as the"profession" grew. so ton did the bercentage, In 1039' the promoter of a drive for a little-known "home" took b7 !ler cent of the contributions, Ei.rin per cent_ was charged to overhead: the "home". got five per cent. Presently shad's appeared who did n' 'rt trouble to attach themselves to my existing agency; they sintpl,l made up a good name, preferably near 'enough like that of a reputable ergenization to misread the thought 1•:.s, and went to work. For example there was a woman who for a time •etted herself :41Ut1i1 a month in the 31ne of the non-existent Jobless Ac- tr • Relic; .i,59 frialian. 'When actors' '0canizatinns "made trouble," she turned her attention to The :Actors' Memorial Fund. Expensive stationery carried an array of names of weil- known actors. Alt top of list was the arge - lettered word CONTRIBU- TORS. Scarcely anyone would notice beneath it the tiny type spewing "t, Helen Morgan's bunk." Helen Mores a1s book is a collection ,of epigrams contributed lay famous actors. Selling tickets for a never -to -take - place firemen's ball by a never -had - been fireman was typical of a favorite racket carried on by ,puriotl3 civic groups, One ratan posing as a veteran fireman collected MO on 191 sub - CHARITY ' RACKETEERPN G A warning from The Better Besi. mess Bureau: "Charity racketeering is a national problem. Ivo section of the country is 'free from it. Not only do these swindlers often travel in gang from ,city to 'city, but many p_endo- charitable onganizations, which re- frain front 'soliciting in their own lo- calities, derive substantial incomes for their promoters through -appeals ie.- Mail e.Mail which blanket the nation iron, coast to coast. There is only one sure way to stamp out charity- racketeer- ing, That is for those good people with charitable instincts to follow the advice which 'Kathryn Close gives ie this article and investigate ber''ore na'ting to unknown organizations,"--. Edward L. 'Green, 'Genera'l \1 enageer. National Better Business Bureau. The depth of "low life" has been personified for centuries by the thief who steals from the -beggar. Bet elle twentieth century has gone the past one better. Since many well-inten- tioned persons seem willing to give money to anything put 'before them 25 ".t Worthy Charity," it no loneer necessary to rob ttite poor. By 'up -Io- date organization it is possible to get the well -meant money at its source. Large cities offer 'the lushest ground for the 'charity racketeer, New York probably the lushest of all be- cause a clause in its ordinances ex- empts religious bodies from securing, permits for the solicitation of charita- ble funds. Designed to protect reputa- ble organizations, the clause in effect has opened the door to wolves ie cheeps' clothing whose takings add up . to really important money, Three "it§r'ty 4i'xN i rt• We Are Selling, Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, .Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. 7- 777 PAGE THREE scrfptotis for a c -awing - on au tri'. painting. There was also. an "annual ball for the benefit of ambulance driv- ers," No one ever heard of the ball or any ambulance driver or its benefits, but ticket sellers dressed itt uniforms faintly suggestive of 'those worst by ambulance drivers canvassed offices for years before they could be stop- ped, Sons, years ago, after being haras- sed by complaints about the Timely Service Society which stet its "repre- sentatives" to collect money for a purpose as vague as the organization's name, the New York Commissioner of Public Welfare secured an ordinance requiring an official permit Inc the public solicitation of funds. In 11921 the ordinance was amended to pro- tect religious agencies from interfer- ence with their work. The racketeers then turned to the garb of religion. And now that they have been •scotch- ed in New York they may turn their attention to other cities. The public has an obligation to protect its nurse—and the social eg- envies of the connnunity. It is hardly the part of wisdom for a mean to lend hie name as a sponsor of an organiz- ation about which he knows nothinv. Many ,prominent men have. There was the senator from Massachusetts ivho responded to a telegram request- ing his s:po.nsorsnip for a new 551,1 5 to the -Minute Men of I:exin„' n, With the use of the senator's name several thousand dollars rolled in. But the ;statue remained "a project," for when the time carte to commis- sion a sculptor fhe money had all gone 'to "collection overhead," Similarly Vr, and Airs. John Q. Public might wisely lay clown a rule or two for themselves; not to re- spond with money to telephone solic- itations, especially when an offer i:as been made to .have a messenger call: not to be too notch influenced ,by re- ligions title. claimed 'by persons un- known 'to them --such titles are easy to asstlnte; to take with a grain ei salt any telephone calls from .. "judge" or any public official asking for funds: and to check the auth,'ri:y- for the tie of prominent names en the literature of an unknown organiz- ation. Reputable social aerencfes vr11F not be injured by such precaution-. They welcome inquiries about tl,cir methods end ,_et'Vili .. Rearing Winter Pigs The ,deter fee"ling of swine pres- ents maty' im'blems that are not tn- cotuttercd iii--nnlmer time, since Tics art force+! . - 'toe ender unnatural conditions in winter and without the variety of feeds available in the eeri- ier part of the year. At the same time it has to he• remembered that any at- tempt at forcing winter pigs when exercise. is limited is courting disaster. Good fees] sitonicl be fed at a rate that dry, c.>ntf'lr table quarters with roent for exercise in the early stages ef erowth. Py combining good feeding and management, many of the com- mon ailment: of swine will be avoid- ed, and the result will be healthy and thrifty market pies. Went Sale acts, 3 wits, 50e. Miss Helen Gay Kelly of Butte, Montana, will reign as Queen of the Banff Winter. Carnival, February 16th to nth inclusive, Hundreds of winter sports enthu- siasts are enlisting under her banner and the best in ski-ing, skating and tobogganing will add to the gaiety of this continent - fatuous Rocky 'loan alis 1'e,f n.vai, Clear, crisp, mountain a1r, towel- ing peaks, and amttnine Itosi,iral- ity contribute toward Malting ilio Banff Carnival one of the Con- tinent's outstanding winter sport feats. Shiers find it the gateway to the internationally knowe areas at Skoki. Sunshine and Tett Louise.