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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-04-13, Page 3THURSDAY, APRIL 13,-1939 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Highlights Of The Week ^ Sunday, April 116th -1.30 to 2 p.nt, Salute of the 'Nations, from Brazil; 3 to .5 p.m. Phil'harm'onic -Symphony 'Orc'hestra, New York; 15.30 to 6 p.m. Romantic ;Acadia, . Narrative, from H'a'lifax. Ivtonday, April 117th -'8 to ,8.30 p.ni. C'est Paris, Variety, from Montreal; 6:30 bo 9 p.in. Geoffrey Waddington Conducts, from Winnipeg. Tuesday,. Alpril 1&th-6.05 to 6:30 p.m. Life in France, .relay from Paris; 9 to 9.310 p.nt. Appointment with Ag- ostini, from Montreal. Wednesday, April 119th, 2 to 3 .p.m. IBBIC Symphony Orchestra, from. London; .9 to 9.30 p.m. The School and Education, Halifax and Toronto; 9.310 to 10 .p.m, Music by Faith, from Toronto. Thursday, April 30th -16.30 to 7 p.m. Metropolitan Strings, from Mon - treat; 8 to 8.30 p,m. Sevilliana, Orch- estra, from Montreal; 1111.115 to. 111.310 p.nt. Lord Durham Report, from Tor- onto; 1200 to 112..310 •a,in. 'John Cairns De'amatizatiou, ''Vancouver. • Friday, 2.00 to 13,00' pm. NBC Music Alppreciatio•n Hour, New Work; 6.00 to 6.30 p.m. Bowling Ch'anmpions'hips, from Toronto; 19.00 to 110.00 pm. Or- son Welles's Playhouse, New. York. '1111,310 bo 11100 p.m. 'Woodhouse and Hawlcin's, Winnipeg. Saturday, April 22nd -12.130 to 1.00 p.m. Along Gypsy Trawls, from Tor- onto; .5.130 to 6.00 .p.m. The Saturday Matinee, from Winnipeg; 8.30 to 9.00 ,p.m. Chansonnette, from Toronto; '9.00 to 9.30 p.m. Rebroadcast from BBC, London; 9.130 to 10:o0 parol. The.'NBC Hall of Fain, from Holly- wood; 10.00 to 911111415 p.m. NBC Sym- phony & Opera, 'frortt New York; 12.00 to ,12.30 a,m. Old Time Frolic, from Winnipeg. A Testimonial To `Plain English' Shorthand 1 Young men and women have 'been taking so ong to learn the Pot -Hook Systems, that they cannot believe it is 1 ossible to learn our system written in English in a few months' study. Here is a reference that speaks for itself:' Mr. Geo. N. Nenzel, Rossland, B.C., writes: "I 'completed your course in shorthand and typing in two months by rising 20 minute periods of concentration -alternating shorthand with typing and transcription. This enables students to use four faculties: 'Sic;ht, Speech, Sound and Touch. They should SEE the combination they wish to memorize; they should PRO- NOUNCE it; they should HEAR themselves pronounce it, and they should WRITE it. 1. wish to express my appreciation for the interest taken in rite," What we have done for others, we can do for yon, if you make up your mind to qualify for an office positi-in. • Write for 'descriptive folder and free lesson. CASSAN SYSTEMS DEPT, E. TORONTO 9, ONT. 01. THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An lnternalional Daily Newspaper rt records for you the 'world's clean, constructive doings. 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The second act, of Wagner's opera, "Tristan and Isolde," with 'Kirsten Flagstad .and 'Eyvind •La'holm in the title roles, will be given in un- abridged concert form 'by tine Now 'York IP'halharmonic-Symp'ltony 1Orch- estra'u•nder 'the direction of John Bar- birolli on 'Sunday, April I6th, 3 to 5 p,m. The n'a'tional network of the CBC will carry the broadcast as an international exchange feature with Columbia. It will 'be the ,first radio performance of this act in its entirety ,and Laholm, !American 'heroic tenor who was born in Wisconsin, will be making his radio debut on this occasion, 'Leading alley bowlers from all sec- tions of the Dominion will participate in the Canadian Bowling Champion- ships at Toronto to be broadcast over the national network of CBC, Friday, April 21•st, 6 to 5.30 p.m, The CBC commentator for this occasion will be Dick Mansell, Toronto city cham- pion in 1929 and 1935. He is a former member of the famous "Lakesides" and "Athenaeum" teams, which won championships three year, in succes- sion. Mr, Mansell is a well-known 'broadcast commentator, Who was heard for several years on the Satur- •day night NI•PL 'hockey broadcasts. In his commentary on the bowling matches, Mr. Mansell will not mere- ly describe the progress of the 'Can- adian Bowling Championships, but will also report on the individual styles of the various crack bowlers and an other interesting facts for the many bowling enthusiasts scattered throughout Canada. The world premiere of 'The Old Maid and the Thief," an original opera written especially for NBC by Gian-Carlo Menotti, will be heard Saturday, 'April 32nd, 10 to 11.1415 p,m., over the national network of CBC from New York. After considering several titles, the composer chose the one which originally suggested itself while 'he was sketching his plot. "The 01d Maid and the Thief." 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Amherst'burg 33 D 11 to 41 D 50 Ridgetown 41 D 31 to -l'4 D '55 Dresden 44 D 5611 to 48 D 99 Petrolia 49 D 11 to SS D 99 Wallacebur '53 D 11 to 57D9 9 Strathroy 58 D 1 to 60 D 50 Watford 60 D 'S1' to 665 D 50 Listowel 6 D 51' to 69 D 50 Milton 69 1) 501 to '78 D 99 Owen Sound <Continued on Page 7) Gounter eck • 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. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, Broadcasting The Royal Visit H. M. S. Repulse, seen above„ is scheduled to arrive in Canadian waters on'Saturday, May 13, with Their Majesties the Ring and Queen and the Royal party on board. Two Canadian destroyer's, H.M.C.S. Skeena and H.M.C.S. Saguenay, will meet the Repulse off the coast of (:Newfoundland to escort the Royal party to 'Quebec. CBC will have a short-wave transmitter and commentators aboard the Saguenay, and it is expected that the Corporation will broadcast a commentary when the Repulse is sighted. Another broadcast will be transmitted by CBC from the vicinity of Rimouski on Sunday, May 114, • describing the Repulse conning up the St. Lawrence river through the darkness. The following morning, May IS, the Repulse is is scheduled to dock at Wolfe's Cove, and the official reception, the the first of a month-long series of ceremonies and festivities, t+i11 be broadcast throughout North America and over the major broadcasting systems of the world by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation• Among the various important ceremonies which will be broadcast by CRC from Ottawa during the visit of Their Majesties 'the King and Queen, will be the unveiling of the National War Memorial on Thurs- S o i•' i day, May 16, at approximately '3.'00 p.m. EDST. The mcm r al, e - pt tured above with a corner .of the Chateau Laurier ier visible in the back- roun, was designed by Vernon March, who died before the actual construction was begun. It was carried to 'completion by his six brothers and his 'sister, and it is without doubt one of the most im- pressive produced since the Great \Var, The memorial consists of a great archway of Laurentian granite surmounted by two figures alleg- orical of victory and liberty, stand'ng in all at a height of 60 feet. The first broadcast of the King in Canada will take place at the lunch- eon given Their Majesties by the Dominion Government in Quebec on the day of arrival, May 115. The un- veiling of the National War Memor- ial by the King will be broadcast from Ottawa at approximately 3 p.m. EDST an May 118, There will be a broadcast from Ottawa of the cere- mony of the Trooping of the Colour on Parliament Hill on May 20, the day of the official celebration of His Majesty's birthday. \One of the inter- esting broadcasts during the Royal Tour will be the running of the King's Plate in Toronto. The date of Canada's premiere horse -race has been changed to Mourlay, May 22, this year in order that it may coincide with the visit of Their Majesties to Toronto. King George is expected to stake the presentation. From the broadcasting angle, the climax of the Tour will he on Empire Day, May 214. in Winnipeg. On that day, His Majesty will broadcast to all the peoples of the British Common- wealth of Nations. To this world-wide panorama broadcast, special messages of greeting will he brought from rep- resentative subjects in all parts of the Empire, Special Equipment Will .Be Provided The radio coverage of the visit will constitute Ile greatest actuality broadcast to date, surpassing the Coronation and the Olympic Games, The tour will cover about 10;000 miles: it will take in five different time zones; and much of it will be broadcast in both 'English and French. CBC will supply a majority of the .broadcasts to the three 'United States networks and to the broadcasting org- anizations of the 'British Empire. The C13C Special Events department is being supplied with the most modern technical equipment. All microphones, amplifiers and broadcast lines will 'be duplicated. Should there be it failure on any one piece of equipment, a flick of a switch will re-route the broadcast through another, entirely different, channel. hour specially con- structed, gold-plated microphones, to be used whenever the voices of Their Majesties are heard, will be carried from coast to coast, They will be adorned with Royal insignias and will incorporate a device that virtually will eliminate all "wind interference" noises. These microphones ;will be used 'only by Their Majesties. Commentators Now Being Auditioned Auditions are hying held in all Parts of Canada to select commenta- tors. Those chosen will attend lect- ures in Ottawa by navel and military authorities and by others conversant with the technical terms and formali- ties concerning the Royal visit. WONDERLAND OF BOTANY 1 Continncd from Page 2) of air spaces which render the leaves so buoyant that they can support the weight of a fair-sized man. The water - lily -like flowers, consisting of many hundreds Of petals, are more than a foot across, and open on two succes- sive evenings. The first time a Victor- ia opens, the inner petals over the stigma (entrance to the seed -vessel) retrain nnelpanded and, the flowers are creamy white with a delicious fragrance. It c]oscs the next morning to Open again at dark; this time ex- panding to its fullest extent, but has become rose -red in colour with a dis- agreeable odour. The flower is then closed forever and is withdrawn, nymph -like, beneath the surface of the water. This wonderful plant has been successfully cultivated in several Eng- lish hot -houses. 'Beautiful specimens may be seen in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The first 'flower that 'bloomed in England was. presented to Queen Victoria, in .whose honour • it was named.