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Clinton News-Record, 1950-12-07, Page 9Christmas Shopping Edition tit. on, THE NEW ERA -86th YEAR No. 49 The Home Paper With the News RCAF tailon ews - CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, and dastral eco THE NEWS -RECORD -70th YEAR rk Ncws Second Section $2.50 'a Year Editor:' F/L J. T. DALTON Station PRO ARDS Local 52 td Romance .(By An Optimist) One of these mornings instead of listening to the seven o'clock news and thereby filling your soul with gloom while having your breakfast, why not think of what you are eating, and see if that doesn't send you to work in better humour. Look, for instance, at your corn flakes and think of the beauty of the tremendous areas of corn growing in midsummer across almost the whole continent. Look at the sugar sprinkled on those corn flakes and ' imagine for yourself the glorious tropical sunshine of the West Indies. You may never have seen sugar cane growing or being harvested, but you have seen pictures of it, probably excellent coloured movies; and the enchantment of the lovely Caribbean islands in which it grows will come easily to mind. And what about the coffee? Almost certainly your coffee was grown in the northern part .of Latin America, a country rich in the romance of early colonization, a land in which piracy and free -booting were once at the height of their development. It was there, in that lush country south of the Spanish Main that the cruelty and greed of lawless adventurers was compensated by the missionaries who taught the gospel of, love in the first Catholic mission schools of the Americas. Many of- these mission build- ings stand today after hundreds of years of colourful history. Did we mention the orange juice? Many who read this will have picked oranges themselves in Florida or along the Gulf Coast or maybe .beside the Mediterranean, end surely the memory of those 'deys; amidst the present unsettled and often most uncom- fortable winter weather conditions cannot fail' to bring an in- ward glow. There is romance behind everything we put on our tables in these days of worldwide distribution of foodstuffs, and instead of gulping down your next meal, why not stop to enjoy it, really ti.ste the highly developed and often exotic flavours and think about how the food was grown, processed and transported to your table. It is much more, pleasant and profitable than thinking about how much it cost, This is a wonderful world God has given us, and I for one intend to try harder to deserve its many blessings, © © Lament For The Age Of Jazz (By F/I, Bob McKee) Monday evening, while listening to Tony Pastor and his cacaphony of sound as one who remembers the great age of jazz, I meld not help feeling sorry for the younger generation who are treated to a disconance of sounds in. place of the great music born of the post World War I madness and the gloom and depres- sion of the thirties. True, Tony Pastor played with Artie Shaw, one of the ell - time jazz masters, but that is the only claim one can make for his music. Tony himself never was a musician's musician, but one who realistically (for a dollar is a dollar) profanes the great jazz era by assembling a group of juvenile instrumentalists with nothing 'to contribute except noise in place of tone and technique. Perhaps times are too trying to develop the complete masters or modern music such as were Jack Teagarden, Bill Beidud.icke, Dorsey, Goodwin, Armstrong, Cosy Cole, Ellington, Bunny'Berigan, Shaw, et al. Just to hear once more Basle giving out with his "One O'Clock Jump" or Red Nichol and his Five Pennies doing "South Rampart Street Parade" would be paradise as compared to the din end clamous of the duck -bobbed boys who substitute pandenonium as an excuse for inspiration and discord for -un- attained harmony. Alt, to think Gershwin is dead and Whiteman. retired! Perhaps the . writer is growing nostalgically old because as an ex -original hep -cat, I found myself lilting Guy Lombardo the other evening; but even so, allowing for senility, give me the Chamber music of Lower Basin Street and Iet me sink into decrepitude. Whither bound this Progressive jazz! TONY PASTOR PACKS 'EM IN WITH HIS JAZZ (By F/C G. G. Mackay) Tony Pastor, one of the lead- ing exponents of modern "jazz" appeared on Monday at the Re- creation Hall of RCAF Station, Clinton. The Pastor aggregation with. Kay Little, Buddy James and Stubby. Pastor, provided an even- ing of music that will not be forgotten for those of Clinton end ,illstrict. Pastor is renowned for his originality of styling, those in attendance will especially re- member his arrangements of: "Windshield Wiper", "Red Red Wagon",' "Gonna Get a Girl" and "The Sheik" and his great contribution "Indian Love Call," The appearance of this name band at the R. and C. School was. another occasion where servicemen and civilian partici- pated together in a" communal dance . a dance thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance. Some of those personalities from the surrounding district attend- ing were: Reeve Elliott, .3. G. McLay, Larne Brown, C. M: Shearing, L. Johnson, R. S. Atkey, Orville end Bert Stanley, Hugh Hawkins, Kenneth Scott, Frank Cook, Mr. Clayton, W/C and Mrs, Jack Sully. A word about Tony Pastor himself. He was born in Middle- ton, Conn., thirty-four years ago., His father was a New England cabinet maker and was determ'in- ed to have Tony follow in his footsteps. Tony did learn wood- working but from the day he got e saxophone,, at the age of 16, he knew music was his first love. He admired Jimmy Dorsey's style and aimed to emulate JD's musi- cal success. This ` he has done, be and his band have been responsible for the sale of over five million re- cordings, They have played at the most celebrated "spots" on the continent, When asked how he liked per- forming for Canadian audiences, he replied that they were fresh and responsive, Mr. Tony Pastor commented upon the acoustics and excellent appearance of the Recreation Hall, and the 'lively erased, This band Consisted of 15 pieces, their performance and technique were excellent, and have createda lasting impres- sion upon everyone hearing thele. Let us hope we may have eat perform encee. Thanks, To y, for the good show. RCAF "C" TEAM DEFEATS EXETER BY 84 COUNT (By l.'/S G. H. Jackson) The RCAF Clinton "C" badmin- ton team emerged victorious from a very enjoyable match against Exeter Wednesday evening. Al- though the final score was 8-4 in favour of our team, this was not indicative of the standard of play. Most of the matches were close hard-fought battles and the issue was in doubt all the way. A humourous sidelight was provided by Mrs. McKellar, who felt the cold to such an extent that she was forted to play her matches all bundled up to the eyes in numerous sweaters, etc., and even resorted to wearing gloves for a short period. Exeter assure ms that t h e temperature in the building was "most unusual," and it will not be necessary to wear red flannels on our next visit there. RCAF 8—Exeter 4 Results of the matches were as follows: Ladies' doubles—Gwen Wood and Teresa Refausse (RCAF) lest to Elsie Tuckey and Pat Carson' (E) 8-15, 12-15; Terry McKay and Betty Madsen (RCAF) de- feated Eileen Hodgins and Lois Baker (E) 15-12, 17-15; Irene Mills and Dorothy McKellar (RCAF) lost to, Bernice Leckie and Joan O'Byrne (M) 8-15, 15-4, 10-15; B -CAF 1—Exeter 2. Men's doubles—Jack Varaleau. and Les McGowan"(RCAF)'de- feated Ross Tuckey and Cy Sim- mons "(E) 15-1, 15-3; Bill Fitz- simmons and Gordon Jackson (RCAF) defeated Hugh Wilson and Earl. Schroeder (E) 18-1?, 15-7;' Ed Mace and Murray Mad- sen ('RCAF) defeated Les Parker and. Terry O'Byrne (E) 15-10. 15-5; RCAF 3—Exeter 0. Mixed doubles—Jack 'Varaleau and Terry McKay (RCAF) de- feated Earl. Schroeder and Pat Carson (E) 15-12, 15-10; Bill Fitzsimmons and Teresa Refausse (RCAF) defeated Cy Simmons and Bernice Leckie (E)' 15-2, 15- 11; G. Jackson end Gwen Wood (RCAF) defeated Hugh Wilson and Eileen Ilodgins (E) 8-15, 17- 16, 15-11; Les McGowan and Irene Mills (RCAF) defeated Les Parker and Lois Baker (E) 15-1, 15-10; Murray Madsen and Betty Madsen (RCAF) Iost to Ross Tuckey and "Elsie. Tuckey (E). 12-15, 22-15; Ed Mace., and Dor- Terry O'Byrne end Joan'O'Eyrne (E) 16-14 13-15, 12-15; RCAF 4 Exeter n Hundreds Attend AT THE LEFT —.Tony Pastor giving with the music at the Roundel Terrace. This big-timme band, the first to come to Clin- ton, thrilled the hundreds at- tending the dance at RCAF Clinton, Monday evening. —RCAF Photo RCAF PERSONALS Mrs. R, G. Thorndycraft has as her house guests, F/L and Mrs. D. Halcrow and Master David. Sgt. and Mrs. Brill -Edwards, Toronto Blvd., entertained WO2 and Mrs. H. Eagan, Weston, over the weekend. F/L Bob Thompson and 'E'9L Terry Dalton are attending the School of Service Management, Trenton, for the next two weeks. Mrs. Bob Thorndycraft looked particularly radiant at the dance Saturday evening due, no doubt to the presence of her husband, home on a flying visit from his course at Summerside, 'PM. S/L N. St. G. "Doc" Wade was absent last week while attending the first post-war course at the School of Aviation Medicine at Toronto, but returned in time to thoroughly enjoy the dance on Saturday, North Star in The East (By F/L Robert Bob" Mcliee) (Continued from last week) Beautiful Ceylon So here we were in beautiful Ceylon (and it is beautiful) on January 5 with the thermometer registering 90 degrees in the ehade. There are, of course, ad- vantages and disadvantags to a warm climate. Although apprec- iating the warm sunshine we found that the major religions in Ceylon frown upon beer as a means of relieving thirst acquir- ed in the hot sun. As a result, local taxes on beer established the price at about one dollar American a bottle, which is cruel in view of the hot 'hot sun, The crew stayed at the Grand Oriental Hotel at Colombo and it was here we first experienced the service rendered by the highly trained bearers. There is absolutely nothing they leave un- done, from doing the laundry to bringing you "Chota • Hazri" at 5.30 every morning. The bearers seem to be on duty 24 hours a day and when they sleep is quite a mystery. Early to Rise The manner of living of the European residents of the East contrasts radically With our own. People usually are awake by 5.30 each morning whenthey are served "Chota Hazri" or little breakfast in bed. This consists of fresh fruits, biscuits and hot tea. Before proceeding to work the "Hazri" or main breakfast is partaken,. which is very similar io ours, except that instead of tomato juice the old Eastern hands, generally have a small glass of Scotch whiskey neat, Short Working Day The working day in Ceylon. is usually from seven a.m, until noon, After lunch people have a . nice nap for three hours until the cool part of the afternoon be- gins and it is then that they play any sport they may be interested in. This is followed by tea after which everyone retires to dress for dinner which is quite late by our standards, usually anywhere (Continued on Page 11) (Additional. RCAF news and features on Page 11 . VEGA !ASS la oithe 1.A H2�idY ix'.t , 11 a Your 2 Billion °liars are working with Canadians in every walk of lift This is the money that you and 1,800,000 other B of customers have on deposit at our branches across the nation. Through this money, you are helping to finance hundreds of thou- sands of Canadians , . . from the fishermen of Newfoundland to the lumbermen of B.C, .. who are busy building'a better future for them- selves and for Canada. 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INVESTMENTS: The B of )f has over n billion dollars invested in high-grade government bonds and other public securities, which have a ready market, Listed. on the Bank's books at a figure not greater than their market value, they amount to , . "', . The B of M has other investments. representing mainly short-term credits to industry. These invest - meats are carried at a . CALL LOANS: The S, of IA has call loans which are fully protected by quickly saleable securities. These loans amount to . . . . . . QUICIKLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES: The resources listed above, which can quickly be turned into cash, cover 767/o of all that the Bank owes to the public. These "quick assets" amount to . LOANS: During the year, many millions of dollars hive been lent to business and industrial enterprises for production of every kind — to farmers, fishermen, lumbermen and ranchers—to citizens in all walks of life, and to Provincial and Municipal Governments and School Districts. These loans, now at the highest year,end figure in the Bank's history, stand at . :m. BANK BUILDINGS: In Hamlets, villages, towns and. large cities from coast to coast the B of M serves its customers at inert than 550 offices. 'rise value of { the buildings owned by the Bank,together with furniture end equipment, is shown on its books at OTHER ASSETS: These chiefly represent liabilities of custothers for commitmtitts made by the Bank on their behalf, covering foreign and domestic trade 1 tr;msaetions $ 225,417,399.97 150,987,587,73 1,030,048,602.81 125,050,593.19 67,972.,396,98 $1,602,476,580.68 528,032,366.17 18,250,760.31 41,569,85;61.76 TOTAL RESOURCES WHICH THE B of M HAS TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS . $2,190,529,368.2 WHAT THE B of M OWES'TO OTHERS: DEPOSITS: While many business firths, manufacturers, merchants; farmers and peopledn every type of busi- nes8-have substantial deposits with the 13 of M, the larger part of the money on deposit with the Bank is the savings of well over a million private citizens The total of all deposits is $2,062,597,786.09 OTHER LIABILITIES: Miscellaneous items, represent- ing mainly commitments undertaken by the Bank on behalf of customers in their foreign and demesne ' trade transactions 40,432,874,53 TOTAL OF .WHAT THE B of M OWES ITS DEPOSITORS AND OTHERS $2,103,030,660,62 TO PAY ALL IT OWES, THE B of M HAS TO1'AT. 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