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The Huron Expositor, 1936-11-13, Page 6'11 1. a 4,2 • 44; a7; •11 . . sea , 0 • us Fie Year Plan By A. R. Ttiailatill ..lesed from last week) .I'Veteft: 'only a short drive' to the kaW:WOO Was near the Moscow :Tara We entered on foot by the 4441A gate aled found a huge recrea- '1pea grhund laid out with many clas- athel statue" on the pathways. The aPerle was crowded with people la hon- e a 4.4 2,Y MOW and there and there were :benches for tae weary. Among the forms of amesementaWas the para- • chute julep. Three of us decided we would like to try. it. The jump con- • alerted, of- walking to the tap of. a tower abut 150 feet high by spiral pathway and then jumping out, being attached, of course to any already op- ened parachute .or huge umbrella •-which was more the name to describe it. The cost of a jump was on rou- ble. There' was a huge crowd' of spectators and quite a line-up of peo- ple to make the jump. We purchased our tickets with the help of our guide who by persuasion got us an the front of the line. As was about to pass through the gate the ahap who was taking tektite stopped me, looked me over and mentioned some - ,thing to our guide. She explained • that I looked a bit heavy for their apparatus and said the Maximum O weight allowed was 90 kilograms. As I was very close to this figure, they preferred not to take, me for fear of injury, so I reluctantly obtained a re- • fend of my money. What a disap- pointment that was! I had .looked / forward to the thrill ever since step- ing ashore at Leningrad as I had haera from friends who had been to Russia that I shouldn't miss it. My friend Glegg made the jump and told me after that even though he was a qualified air pilot, he was anything but happy on the way down, in. fact he was afraid. From here we passed on through the park and were taken to a kind of "WORN OUT" AND WORRIED Dragging around each clay, unable to do housework — cranky with the children — feeling miserable. Blaming it on "aervar, " when the Ed** may lbe out of order. When kidneys fail the system clogs with impurities. Headaches — backacherfrequently follow. Dodd's Kidney Pillselp dear the system. giving nature a chance to restore health , and energy. .Easy to take. Safe. Iib Dodd's Kidney Pills work bouest for children. Here there Were .children up to 12 years of age working Oa all kinds of mechanical deviceel—some were making mireia- tare Aeroplanes, some oh carpenter work making boxes, etes There was ale 'engineeeing room where various achines were runaing for children Interested in machinery. It was an interesting place and gave the chil- dren _opportunities to beCense ac- quainted with various- trades to their lilting. It was all a preliminary train.. Mg. 'Nearby was a dining room which provided" mealsfor the children as they were left there all day by their parents who were at work. Farther on through the park was an odd frame construction made up of wooden 'bars where the children could practise clintbing. It was literally covered with happy youngsters having the time of their ealvee, while others stood by watching and waiting their turn. On our way back to the entrance we passed many beautiful dower beds much the same as one might see in a London paA. , We left about -five o'clock and motored •back tG our ho- tel. On our way back we paved sev- eral loud 'speakers from which was issuing the speeches of the leaders to the youth in the demonstration ,,,et the Red Square. So far as I could see, there were no crowds gathered around any of the speakers to listen to the speeches which rather sur- prised me. No one seemed to be pay- ing the least bit af attention. We reached our hotel at 5.30 and as we had an hour or so to put in be- fore dinner, another chap and'I took a stroll to see some of the shops nearby. My companion spoke some German and had quite a chat with an elderly man ave happened to get talk- ing to in a back street. I don't really know how he had a knowledge of German for he certainly looked Rus- sian. We wandered around the streets without going in any of the slops.' The prices of things shown in the windows were high at the rate of exchange we received for our money. There were no luxuries on view, only necessities, in the way of clothing, all of which was very plair... I did want to obtain a few rolls for my camera so we went to the photo- grapher's shop near the. hotel.- On inquiry there. I found they had no roll films; nor could they be, purchased any -where in the Unip There are very few cameras „there and what ones they have are all of the plate variety. Fortunately I was able to borrow a roll from one of my friends. I had no idea that they couldn't be purchased for one is able to buy them practically ny-where in the world. Dinner was at 7 and at 8.15 we left far a theatre 'letterea concert had lima Arranged for the cruise party. T- have forgotten tile: na(meof the.. the. iare, but 1 do remember that it was: e, rather poor part of the city. We had to wait about 15 minutes in the foyer beere entering the Auditorium, lt was stelae eras& too and very warm. Tilde were a few local people pres ent, one of whom *as a young chap about 30 years of age and while he had grime a beard and was dressed in the Russian &ell of a loose -fitting shirtwith belt around the waist, white duck trousers and. white sieoes, bad Et, :feeling he was not ae native tutee Parts. I sided over to him and overheard some of his conversa- tion and to My surprise and lots oth- ers, he spoke perfect American with a southern accent. At that time I did not get a chance to, speak to him but 1 made up my mind that I would do .so at the first opportunity. I did discover though that he was an American engineer ' who had tome over in May with a party of Ameri- can scientists to observe on Janie 19 the solar' eclipse which, I believe, was total in the southern part of the Un- ion near the Black Sea. I do feel that this, American had the 'right idea in making himself look as. much Run sian as possible for he could move more freely among them without ap- pearing too conspicuous.. Rolle* i ' gam. timeline e reelnene r mem endfahee eblve Atlanta 049 awl* DiCbase's Ointment At 8.30 we were ushered to our seats. The auditorium was quite small but well decorated and the seats were comfortable. A young Russian announced in English each number in the program. The first part consisted of instrumental num- bers on the piano and balalaika, a Russian stringed instrument. There was also some singing.by a baritone and contralto, artists of the Republic they were called. There was also some dancing by a young couple from the School of Ballet Dancing. - After a short intermission, during which time some of us stood on the fire escape to get some fresh air, the second part of the program commenc- ed. It was much more ipteresting and was really more typically Russian in its make-up. The first number was a chorus of peasants, from the south singing folk songs to. the music of a stringed orchestra in which were some of the oddest looking instru- ments I have everseen. Following this we had a Puppet show put on by e distinguished actor of the Republic. It was most amusing and extremely clever. The final.act was some whirl- wind dancing by a group of five dancers from the Ukraine,. This was very good, although I have seen- a better Russian group in an act on the stage in London. Following the concert we drove back to the hotel and I inquired from the Intourist Bureau if they had been able to secure a guide to show us some of the 'night clubs or at least what clubs they had where one could see some local life. They advised they could find no one but gave us the names of three restaurants • we could :visit. They showed us how to get there and also offered .a car, but CALL HOME • . • on those Sundays away from Horne! TM gowARD looks forward to - • the week -ends. lie likes to spend them a home in the bosom of his family. So, when a prolonged busi- pen trip found him at loose ends in a "one town_ that Sunday siterhihgo,hifiet4of aotrirwand dis- content wag overfloWing—until he • faidti tbotigbtoltongDionnte tow &Imlay Rates, nsfir4 goodns being bought, Pin as be thetiteigiOne. 41..lane eo:ea eeesearealage ret: Oit both "Anyone" and "Persest°. Person" calls, Low Night Rates apply aftei 7 p.m., and ALL DAY SUNDAY. MAJIKIRK Maurger. the big problemwas how to ever get baele to. tae betel again. There were scarcely any taxis to he had. Some of our party backed out when they heard no guide was available and took the attitude that the Intourist people did not want us reaming around late at. nigItt. However, three ofaut, 'de- cided we were going to do something so out we went. We first visited the Red Squarenwhich was flood lit with powerful searchlights. From there we wentover to the Natiorial Hotel to see if there was ,any excitement there, but all was quiet. We were all very weary after our long day and didn't have enough 'energy left • to search out any local club, so we de- cided to return to our hotel. It was well after midnight by this time and on returning, to the hotel decided to go to 'the restaurant to see what was going on there. Quite a number of tables were occupied mostly by men. A large jazz band had taken the place of the concert orchestra which played at lunch and dinner. The music was quite good and there were a few cou- ples dancing. The dressof the danc- ers varied, but no .one was in even- ing dress, in. fact all the- time 1 was in the country 1 didn't see any even- ing dress. We had a table ..en the edge of the dance floor and could see everything. Away across the room I noticed the young bearded American, sitting alone, presumably having bis evening meal. I just couldn't figure him out, but did hope to have a ch t with hint before we left the city. Wb were becoming hungry by this time, so called a waiter. The menu was printed in Russian and French and with our knowledge of this latter language -we were able to order some- thing. I bad an omelet which just cost me 7 roubles, or approximately $1.50.. That was plenty eipensive ! By 1.30 we were just about asleep, so retired for the night as we had an- other big day ahead of us., My bed was very comfortable and I had a good sleep. I was up at eight and found it to be another beautiful sunny morning. I was outside by 8:45 and had a short stroll before breakfast: Breakfast was over by 10 o'clock and at 10:45 we took to the cars and droveto, the Red Square, which was only two blocks away. No doubt •yoa :have seen pictures of this square for here all the big military demonstrations take place. 1 have seen it 'several times in the news reel but it:really seemed. much small- er than itdid in any pictures I had seen. It is paved with cobble stones. We entered from one end ,and on our right stretching the entire length was the Kremlin (fortress and citadel) surrounded by huge pyramidal walls of pale pink brick, surmounted by battlement. The Kremlin was a fea- ture of most mediaeval towns. In Moscow it, was actually the centre around which the city has grown. It is really a city within a city as !t has within its walls. blocks of govern- ment officepen museum', an. Imperial Palaee and four cathedrals. The Czars lived there until the time of Peter the Great when the capital was moved to St. Petersburg.. It is now the seat of the Soviet. government and the city home of Stalin. Unfortunately we were not shown through it, but I was able to get information about it from our guide. At the foot of the Kremlin wallsas the red granite Mausoleum of Lenin It is quite large and impressive and is built something like a structure a child might build out of blocks, in the shape of large cubes of different sizes set on top of each other—all of red granite. On days of big demon- strations the top :of the Mausoleum serves as a tribune from which the leaders- can • review the marching m -asses of people. To the right and left are low grandstands with about a dozen rows Of marble seate for the use of officials and ,guests. Behind the Mausoleum at the base of the Kremlin wall is a tree -planted walk andeaall along it are the graves of refolutionary heroes. „ At the end Of the Square is St. Basil's Cathedral, One of the most famous examples of Russian arche tecture. It was :built about 1565 dur- ing the reign of Ivan the Terrible. It has none domes—a beautiful struc- ture of brick and stone in many col- ors and fantaStic in design. I un- derstand that the 'architect was put to death so that be could not create anything more beautiful. We were all anxious to take pictures of it but we were forbidden. Nor coould we. take any of the Kremlin or Lenin's; tomb. I found that the reason for this. was the fact that the Gavern- ment desire to sell their own. pic- tures of the Square and its sur- aoundings, and thence prevent separ- ate individuals from using their own cameras. On the apposite side ot the Square from the Tomb was a large government beading. Our guide ,thld us that it was soot' to be wrecked to enlarge the Square which at the times of big celebrations was too small to allow any spectators to be present. After leaving the Square we drove through a poor part of the city, over rough streets to the Tretiakov State Picture Gallery. It was formerly a small private collection, of pictures by Ru'ssian artists, but is now a collec- tioll qf national significance. It has. 24,000 works of art amongwhich are many beautiful paintinge. It was ,a beige qrlace and we went through it rather hurriedly, only /Wing pictures of particular interest. There were two or three which struck mares be- ing exceptionally good, the ladivid'uals the paintings seeming almost real. On our way through I noticed many groups of children studying 'pictures' NOXACORN i*yOUg:ow Tont itfit6 PAC104114 - 4001:6111 A;true +iken's*** ' Meritart's 1riig Store. • )sa, a incent interview, obedaria1. fonuatilon about the gradual laresening of unemployment in bis district wars given aby - -George- -He -Langan.; Supegateadent of the Ontaafe. Erin ploymeat Service for Perth, aiuron, and Bruce; Counties- , "I lun very rnueh encouraged ha the steadily increasing demand for labour," said Mr. Langan. In the two years he hap occupied his present position, lyir. Langan ear' made strenuous efforts to widen the usefulness os the Ontario. EmPloyment Service by -going out into many mun- icipalities in his district and. inviting municipal clerks to co-operate by reg- istGring applicatae in their own area, so that contract work will be more equitably distributed among those on relief and those' who have straggled to keep off relief but whose plight may be even worse than, those on re- lief. Splendid success has met his efforts in this regard. - Every effort will be made, Mr. Lan- gan said, to persuade employers to encourage their workers when they were laid off .temporarily or perman- ently, to register at the Employaient Service office . in Stratford. Steps will be taken; too, he said, to try to encourage employers to use the ser- vices of the government bureau. Heads of industries will be asked to not only report their labour needs, but to ad- vise the Employment Service when litenin are amploaed. • 'Were. Whet register at our effige when(' GoOking wed* have the a0044-, age-eVareekr-vi,ce-4,431e4 is -11r0Y14041- George H. Langan wide," said atm • "It would be more beneficia o employees and employer alike if our services were more widely usea" under the guidance of a teacher. This was all part 'of the program of edu- cation. We returned to the hotel for lunch at 2 o'clock and had the afternoon free to do as, we • pleased. Several short excursions bad been planned, one of which was a visit to a collec- tive farm where farming was carried on in a big scale. My friend Collier and 1..deeided to roam around on our own ane see what we could. As we were coming out of the restaurant noticed that the young bearded Amer- ican to wham I wanted to speak, was in the lobby of the hotel. He was alone so I.approached him and struck up a conversation. He was a very charming fellow from Ohio and had studied at Harvard. He had just picked up his mail consisting ofsev- eral copies of the New York Times and also a letter from his wife which he believed had been censered. He said that most of his letters showed clearly that they had been opened before he received them. He was going over to his hotel which was nearby and asked Collier and 1 to go along. The hotel was quite modern and called Hotel Mos- cow. His room was on the fourth floor and he suggested that we take the stairs as the elevators were a bit uncertain and not functiening. too •well. His' room was well furnished with.private bath and he even had a radio, He told us that when the ho- tel was Ibuilt a year or so ago, many Russians moved in to make it their permanent home. As the purpose of the hotel was for visitors, special in- structions were issued and hung in. each roora One of these read that the hotel was or the use of trans- ients only; another stated that no one could stay longer than 15 days when tae manager had the right to take osier the room. We had quite a long chat with our friend and I asked him many questiona One ot my queries Was whether .a person could come and go as he pleased without any trouble and he said that it was. quite possible to do so with- out any interference from anyone. The Russians; he said, were, very peaceful and did not take any of- fence. Perhaps on organized tours. one was only shown certain thongs but there was no reason why one couldn't .wander around and see •ine- thing he wished provided he did not cause any trouble or go places where 11 had no normal right to go. said hehad been treated very well since he had gaiteto the coun- try, elthough I could see that he was anxious to get home. I questioned him about the Communist regime and how the people living under it. He said they very rarely made any men- tion of the past .history Of the conn - try as they' were anxious to forget it. They did not call a policeman by that name as it was reminiscent of the old regime. • Instead they were called militia who patrolled the streets. The did not treat the people rough- ly but if the law was broken encleav- ored to convince the culprit by rea- soning that he had done wrong and must be punished. We discussed the motor car situa- tion and I commented on. 'the number of Ford cars. He told us that they were really not Fords as the Govern- ment had taken over the Ford plant in the same manner as all other pri- vate companies had been seized and were manufacturing a car almost identical to a Ford but under a dif- ferent name. Very few ordinary work- ing people could afford a. car..and the majority Were owned by the Govern ment for the use of the officials. I don't know areetherthe big Lincolns used by the Intourist people were manufactured ,locally or not. I (would say they were imported. Our friend told us that he was waiting in 1 scow to see some radio official. took a long time—a mat- ter of a week or so. His friends had gone ahead to Leningrad, and he was to join them there when he finished his• business in Moscow. His plans were to have a two weeks' holiday‘en alelsingfars, a city which had taken his fancy just as it did mine. He had to leave us about 4. oarlock to visit some friend of his who, was interest- ed in photography. As we left his hotel he suggested that we visit the big departmental store not far away, so off .we went. We had no difficulty in finding the store and went anside. It sure was a busy plaee. Custhraers were lined Up at the eounteta two , and three deere After finally making a purchase the 'bilyer paid the cashier of the de- partment and there were even line - Ups to do this: Then. the parcel had to be pieked up at the wrapping de- patreit and here, another delay an - darted, We did Tiet makeany pilr- dargep rei• 'We aid .ditlfia he tithe eaCantitated .4141 NO 1.1 Seen In County Papers (Continued from Page 2) Holds First Party The merabers of Menesetung Canoe Club "entertained at an informal "At 'Home" last Thursday night. The hosts for the evening were Messrs. H. B. M. Tichborne, W. E. Tebbutt and Dr. H. R. Hall. This was the first party of the eeason and proved an enjoyable one for the large number present. Card's and dancing were enjoyed, the winners of the pries for the former being: Ladies, Mrs. R. J'. P. Waiter; consolation, Mrs. Howard McNee; gentlemen's, Mr. Philip Carey.—Gode- rich Star. Bears Play With Children and Dogs Two black bears, young ones, are in captivity in. the orchard of George Rutledge, Nile. They were brought honie by one of Mr. Rutledge's sons, who is with a travelling show- and brought the cubs home with him while he spends his holidays under the par- ental root. The bears are, quite tame and have beoctine the playmates of children, and even dogs. -- Godeeioh Star. Risky Hallowe'en Prank A Hallowe'en prank ended 'much more disastrously than evidently the participants expected in an East Wa- wanosh school. Some one entered the school by a window, placed the teach- er's desk on top of the stove, evident- ly overlooking the fact tbat.there was fire therein and that wood is readily inflaanable, with the result that the table was almost coMpletely' burned and the floor also toak fire. The stove ' dropped through the floor leaving a space about 9 x 12 feet; tthe joists were burned about, hall way through and the ceiling was screeched--01in- ton News -Record. Death Of Mrs. B. Kaiser 1 An old resident of Clinton passed. away Wednesday in the person of Mrs. Brigham Kaiser, in her eightieth (yew'. The fUneral took place Friday 'afternoon from her late residence, James Street. Interment took place in Clinton, cemetery.—Clinton. News - Record. Souvenir Of ,Nuree Cavell Ben Sheppard', local Great War vet- eran, has an interesting souvenir of his overseas trip. It is a card bear- ing the picture of Nurse Edith Cavell, the date. of her death at the hands Of the Germane—October 12th, 1915— and ofher burial at Norwich Cathe- dral, England -a -May ftth, 1919. Loved by all who knew her," is the simple tribute to the martyred nurse; and two Verses of the hymn, "Abide With Me" complete the souvenir. — Gode- rich Signal. - Hospital Board Officers The board of Alexandra Hospital on Friday last made appointments to fill the offices' „made vacant by the death of T. G. Coamon, who for many years was 'secretary of the board .and lat- terly vice-president. R. C. Hays was elected vice-president and 'Charles K. Saunders, secretary. G. L. Parsons is president of the, board and A. A. Nicol is treasurer.—Goderich SignjaL Observes 103rd Birthday On Monday, November and, Mrs. Mary Avery, of the west end of Mit- chell and a highly respected,1 citizen of this town for the past twenty-eight years, celebrated quietly with mem- bers of .her family her one hundred and third birthday. This nonogenar- ian's'pastor, Rev. George Kersey, who' visits with her occasionally, says that her health is just about the same as it was three years ago, She takes CONSTIPATION* LIGHTLY ,•1 - • Peer Health May Be the Price of $egleet 1111,11.IMMIII010.10011•MOININIO• Too many people dismiss common constipation* as a matter' at ROI great eansequence. yet this con- dition causes discomfort, and male lead to headacbes and loos of apps Lite: When it is allowed to con- tinue, it may lower your residence, and so increase your chances, a catching a serious illness. Conunon' constipation often de- velops when you eat 'meals that lack sufficient "bulk." 'roar system fails to get needed -internal exer- cise. Fortunately, today, you have a generous source of effective "bulk" in Kellogg's ALL -BRAN. Within the body, the "bulk" in. ArilAabsorbsnosturerand frnsasoftmass,wketgeiiy natunal lazaivefoodaisosuppesvitain B and contains iron. • Serve ALL -BEAN as ircerei4, with nulk or cream, or cook into muitins; breads, etc. Two tablespoonfuls daily are usually sufficient. Stub- born cases may require ALL -BRAN' oftener. If 18guaranteed relieved Oils way, consult your doctor, ALL -BAN _ guaranteed by the Kellogg Company as an effective laxative food for constipation.* Sold by all grocers. Made by Kel- logg in London, Ontario. *Constipation dna to insufficient ulnae* nourishment several times a day. She is always in a happy( mood and is still able to do sonic reminiscing. Mrs. Avery is given the Very' best of are by her daughter, Miss Jennie Avery, who has always made her home with her mothen—Mitchell Advocate. Hunters Off For Muskoka The annual fel trek of deer hunt- ers to thenorth country has com- menced. On Tuesday morning the following members of the Mitchell Hunt Club left for. Maple Island, Mus- koka; 'Newton Pridham, Jasper Pad - ham, Fred Pridham, Gleason. G111, Geo. Kraemer and J. Turner, of Ful- lerton; Fred Fawcett, Thos. Scott and A. Mahaff, of Hibbert; Harry Fuller and Fred Murray, of Mitchell, and John Collison, of Landon.. Tihe party left by cars and the distance to be travealed is over 250 miles. The par- ty will be away for two weeks. Dr. W. Aberhart left Wednesday to join. e party of hunters. --Mitchell Advo- cate. Sold Show Team Mr. J. J. Fryfogle bas sold his team of mare roadtaters, Lilo Todd and June Evans, to Dd. McGuire, of Port Credit. During' the fall fairs these horses won 25 prizes. This does not mean that the Fryfogle stables will not be represented at the shows next year as they are already planning u' replace this beautiful team.—Wing- ham Advance -Tames. Large Sale Of Foxes Mr. Gordon Stewart, silver fox rancher, of Galt, formerly of Saska- toon, after looking over many ranch- es in Ontario and the West, has brought his complete foundation stock comprising 25 male and three-quarter silvers •from Dr. Reg. DuVal of town. The delivery of these foxes eompris- es one of the largest shipments of breeding stock foxes in Ontario thie year.—Wingham Advance -Times. III With Pneilmonia Mr. Wellington McCoy, Lucknow, is ,contined, to Wingham General Hos- pital suffering with pneumonia. Mr. McCoy is well known here and his man a friends wish forahim a speedy recovery.—Wingham Advance -Times. a bit With all who 'roll their own S1VE4. 114191.1R FEED 4., FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY. LEAKY ROOFS APPLY YITE.LAP OVER YOUR OLD ROOF Last summeee drought atid blistering weather spoilt infirty shingle roofs. 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