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Tlii1 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD:,
THURS., SEPT. 28, 1939
Habitually Cheerful
Mendelssohn': Friendliness and
Cheerful Disposition
One day in July, more than one
hundred years ago, Jakeb Ludwig
Felix Mendelssohn visited Scotland,
during a trip, to Britain, for the pur- •
pose of making friends. That he)
should want to make; friends was
typical of a master whose music is
beloved the world over for the warm,''
cheerful brightness which it maw -
tests:
While in Scotland, Felix Mendel-
ssohn toured such places as Abbots-
ford, Stirling, Fort. William and Fin
gal's Cave, on one of the Hebrides.
It was this: cave which gave him
the inspiration for the , '';wonderful
"Fingal's Cave' overture .to.. his
Hebrides music in the Scottish Sym .
phony. •
He wrote at the time ("to show
how wonderfully the place affected
me") twenty bars of music, which
were later ' incorporated .in the
famous overture, since acknowl- '
edged to be among the• finest pieces
of descriptive music in existence. It
is possible to hear the sound of the
waves lapping at the mouth of the
cave as the overture is played.
He suffered the British weather
With typical cheerfulness. "Have had
a good day to -day," he wrote, d1have
only been wet through three times.
Mendelssohn liked the British,
partly because they clapped his
music, while others sometimes hiss-
ed at it. He allowed his "Elijah" to
have its first performance in Lon-
don, and afterwards wrote: "No work
of mine ever went so :admirably at
the first performance, or was receiv-
ed with such enthusiasm." •
It has been termed a fault with
the master that he was "habitually
cheerful", but in the main posterity
has decided that it loves the music
of a man who could fetch the mel-
ody and majesty of murmuring
waves and immortalize them by his
musical genius,
APPOINTED TO WINGHAM
POLICEFORCE
Wingham town council Monday
night appointed James R. Fitter of
Kincardine to the position of night
constable.
At the age of 23, he becomes one
of the youngest law supervisors in
the district.
Son of the late Edward Fitter,
who for some years was Chief. of
Police in Kincardine, he has had con-
siderable association with officers.:
Three years ago he was 'appointed e
county constable. When the county
council chose 'a full time officer in
June, James Fitter missed by only e
single vote being named to the
position
Constable Fitter takes the place ot.
Constable T. W. Platt who was given
leave of absence. ta••.join-•the 100th
HITLER HANGED •IN HANOVER
Hanover citizens, presumably the
younger class, are showing their hat-
red of Hitler early in the war. by
hanging an effigy of the European
madman on a telephone .post at the
corner of Main and lvlcMurrick
streets where it bung all day Wed-
nesday.. Whoever the artist was who
fashioned the face drew a strildng
likeness, so that anyone would have
no trouble in telling who the hanging
figure represented 'without reading
the sign pinned on its breast: "Down
with Hitler." The figure was being
watched tosee who would remove it.
THREE CONTINENTS . BUY BRIT-
ISH CATTLE AND HOGS
Britain is • exporting more livestock
for breeding • purposes;..
In the first six months of this year
943 head of breeding cattle were ex-
ported, compared with 403 head in
the corresponding period of 1938.
Specialist buyers and . _Government
representatives have come to Britain
in greater number than formerly,
and their visits to the Royal Show at
Windsor, in July, led to the bulk of
their purchase of cattle and pigs.
THE COOL HEAD
glue of the splendid features of
the Canadian situation since the de-
claration of war by the British gov-
ernment has been the readiness with
which Canadians of all ages have of-
fered themselves in one way and an-
other, for the services of the Empire.
Phis spirit is all to the good and
forecasts the ultimate °issue of the
struggle between the demoeraeies and
the tyrannies.
All to the good, too, is the effort
to have this willingness to serve guid-
ed by wise councils. Canadians learn-
ed the fatality of precipitancy front
the last war. In the early stagesof
that contest there was a deal of rush-
ing about on the part of the best of
good people that proved utterly fruit-
less. Thousands of tons of articles
were made by good hearted people
that proved simply worthless, to the
soldiers for whom they were intend-
ed. For folk at home simply did not
know what the soldiers on the field
really needed.
Further many rushed to the re-
cruiting offices before they were
qualified to do so. The result was
disastrous, entailing loss to the coun-
try and hindering the progress of the
war. Good impulses are among the
choicest possessions of the race, but
impulses require sifting guidance on
the part of, one's best experience and
of the best experience of wise men,
Not every man or woman who sug-
gests what is to be done should be
heeded these fateful days, Hasty ac-
tion is likely to be wrong. The lead-
ers,
eaders, Federal and Imperial, are not
asleep" and will notify us of services
required. Conditions have quite
changed since the last war. We'll
make lasting progress by keeping our
heads cool.
"CARRY ON AS USUAL"
IS PLOWMEN'S THEME
Official announcement ' was made
today that the International Plowing
Match scheduled at Brockville from
October 10th to 13th would' be held
as originally p1anned.
J, A. Carroll, Manager of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association under
whose auspices the match is held
each year, stated that the holding of
the event would not be affected by
Canada's entry into the European
war.
He said the decision to ,goahead.
with the match' had been reached af-
ter the government's request that
citizens should "carry on" as in nor-
mal times, coupled with the fact that
one of Canada's greatest contribu-
tions will be the serving of supplies
and food to the Allies. •
"This can only be done," said Mr.
Carroll, %'v„he'pr, agriculture has be-
come geared to wartime efficiency.
The International Plowing Match is
held "primarily to display and demon-
strate the most modern and efficient
farm methods and machinery. There
are no frills or side-shows at the
International. It is devoted to edu-
cational demonstrations, competitions
and displays. It's an "all -business'
event and•nothing.•could be more de-
voted to the- development and pro-
motion of wartime agricultural of
ficiency and production."
Mr. Carroll said the executives of
the Plowing Match had conferred
with Dominion and Provincial agri-
cultural heads before reaching their
decision. at was believed that plans
for wartime farm production were
being prepared at both Ottawa and
Queen's Park and official's of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association were
prepared to offer every facility to
Government agricultdral departmnts
n presenting such plans to a repre-
sentative cross-section of farm peo-
ple from Ontario and other parts of
Canada.'
During the Great War, the Plow-
ing Match was considered of too
great importance to be discontinued
and only the influenza epidemic of
1918 caused the cancellation of the
match in that year. At this time,
as a quarter of a century ago, the
officers of the Ontario Plowmen's
Associatian consider it necessary and
a patriotic obligation that the plow-
ing match be held.
Several branches of the Dominion
government will have exhibits and
give demonstrations and (will ithls
have an opportunity of showing what
is required from farmers under war-
time emergency conditions. It is
anticipated many departments and
branch heads will be on hand with
important speeches and official state-
ments.
Highlight of this year's competi-
tion program will be the trans-At-
lantic class, whose value will bring
the total prize list to more than
$6000. Concentration has been the
keynote in designing the layout of
the match and demonstrations this
year. Most of the plowing will bo
done within one-half mile of the
match headquarters and the mile of
streets in the "tented city's has been
laid out with a view to easy walking.
MR. HEPBURN HAS NO
MANDATE TO ADOPT
UNJUST PRACTICES
Premier Hepburis's assertion that
he has a mandate from the people
to collect succession duties is one o;
those tub -thumping demonstrations
to which he is prone. It may bam-
boozle the less intelligent among the
elector, but it require little percep-
tion to know that no mandate Is
necessary to 'enforce the law. Next
thing he will be talking about is a
mandate to enforce the Ditches and
Watercourses Act. It sounds well but
means little,
The Opposition at Queen's Park
has not attacked the ,collection of
succession duties. It has not attack-
ed the amount of .these duties. It
has opposed the introduction of meth-
ods which lack the elements of just-
ice and which may be used to extort
from estates payments which the
Legislature has not authorized.
The Hepburn Government has .no
mandate to depart from methods and
practices consistent with the guar-
anteejy? of justice which; date ffroin
the Magna Charta. Mr. Hepburn
may attempt to confuse' the issue by
talking about a mandate to collect
succession duties, but he cannot win
the people of Ontario to approve of
methods which a Hitler might have
designed,—Toronto Telegram.
NAPOLEON'S QUEST FOR
CANNED RATIONS
ONTARIO'S EXEMPLARY TOWN
An Ontario town of 1,100 people
which is absolutely "dry," according
to the Canadian White Ribbon Tid-
ings, is Stayner. It claims to be the
only town of its size that has never
• had to have any Government assist-
ance for direct relief, not one family
isnow op. relief. -a new reservoir, an.
increased budget for education, a new
waterworks' system, have been added
since depression began. One of the
two hotels in the pawn holds the On-
tario Motor League's shield for the
finest small-town hotel in Ontario; it
has a community skating rink with
free afternoon skating; there is so
little erime that one constable has
been, able for years to look after it,
as well as .collect .thetaxes and act
as inspector' of the waterworks sys-
tem.
DUG-QUTS PREPARED FOR
R,O.YAL' FAMILY
King George and the royal family
will remain close to the seat of gov-
ernment, and subterranean shelters
have;•been, constructed at Bucking -
barn .Palace,Windsor, Balmoral, and
Sandringham More than a mile of
tunnelling has been completed at
Windsor,' where it in expected that
the queen and family will reins,
surd *Itch food and supplies have al-
* ready been Cached there, and it is
expected, that rotational"
treasures will
also find their way into these vault's
should the occasion;'arise It is ex-
pected that the King will remain at
Buckingham Palace,
Canning of food owes its inception
to war. In 1795 Napoleon offered a
prize of 12,000 francs for an improv-
ed and practical method of preserving
food from one harvest to another.
The prize was won in 4.804 by Nich-
olas Appert,
ich-olas.Appert, a confectioner of Paris,
whose containers were made of wired
and corked glass jars. The introduc-
tion of a metal container was due to
an Englishman, Peter Durand, who
was granted a patent in England in
1810, He called his. container a tin
can, as the pattern was based on that
of a tea container. Most of 'the re-
cent improvements in canning have
been made in the North ,American
continent.
The link with Napoleon, say the
Imperial Economic Committee in its
world-wide survey of the trade in
canned food, and the fact that canned
foods were used on a large scale in
the Crimean War, the American Civil
War, and in British colonial wars may
cause undue emphasis to be laid on
military necessity as a factor in the
development of canning. It has un-
doubtedly- played an important part,
but the most powerful stimulus was
the demand created by the industrial
and agricultural expansion in the
second half of the nineteenth century,
and the dedelopment of new areas of
food production remote from consum-
ing markets., As the demand in these,
markets,increased, ,• local industries
were estblished for the canning of
Ito -me -grown .produce.
The commercial nnriceting of _.can-
ned foods began about 1820, among
the first foods . so marketedbeing
sardines' and peas. In Canada, com-
mercial canning is one ,bf " the oldest
of the larjer organized industries.
The first canning factory in Canada
was established at Grimsby, Ont. in
1378. Canada is now one of the lead-
ing boots trieJ of the . world in the
canning of food, particularly vege-
tables and fruit. I.
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C B C NEWS NOTES
"Entertaintitent as usual" is the
underlying theme of the fall and
winter radio programme schedule
reeently released .-by the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, With em-
lphasis on (the lighter side, this
season will see a definite increase
in the number of musical and variety
programmes over previous years.
Sang, music and laughter, it utas been
proved, help lighten to some degree
the.grim.. realities of nations at war.
During the last., war, , entertainment
played a not insignificant role in
contributing to the calm outlook M
general morale of the civilian ra,, •
lation as well as of troops on, active
service.
* R. * * 5
Canadian recruits at various mili-
tary and naval training points should
not want for entertainment and gen-
eral amusement this comping winter.
Present G .B' C plans envisage the
sending of concert piarties, and other
entertainment features to these
paints for the pleasure of the boys
in uniform. All programmes will be
broadcast over CBO stations,
*
Drama in all its forms, from farce
to tragedy, is to be expected when
Rupert .Caplan, well-known Canadian
dramatic figure, is in charge of pro-
duction: Opening the new weekly
half-hour GBO drama series with the
mystery comedy, "Blue Cross," bas-
ed on G. K. Chesterton's famous
Father ,brown stories, the second
play "Congo Landing", by Horton
Gibby, will be heard on Sunday, Oc-
tdlier''lst: •" -
K e * *
Complete coverage of the latest
war news, broadcast at regular,
strategically - spaced interval s,
through cooperation of CBC with the
Canadian Press, is now assured Can-
adian radio listeners. Adhering to its
policy of the presentation of auth-
oritative news, avoiding all rumors,
CBG will employ special news flashes
and cut -ins only on matters of out-
standing significance.
* * * * *
will, also feature on -the -spot broad-
casts from unusual and interesting
Canadian points.
* . ,y * * ,s
Abandoning all previously planned
broadcast talks, CIBC will undertake
this fall and winter to present radio
discussions and talks .on a weekly
basis, In this way, the utmost time-
liness will be incorporated into all
programmes, Specialized talks in the
light of daily happenings and on the
background of critical' development's
in Europe will be given by Canadian
and foreign authorities.
. * * * * *
Scheduled in a few weeks, an un-
usual actuality broadcast, "A Day in
the Life of a Recruit", will be pre-
sented for CBO listeners, From
"Reveille" to "Lights. Out", the fall
day of an army recruit will be de-
scribed in this ,Mrecially;-prepared
broadcast.
* s * *
One of 'the more recent C B C
features, the -Ontario Farm Broad-
cast, presented daily from station
CBL, is now being heard from 12.30
to 1.00 p.m. EST. Immediately pre-
ceding this broadcast the Canadian
Press news broadcast comes on from
12.15 to 12.30. These farm broad-
castsf, having been desiglned to be
of practical help to Ontario farm
listeners, contain up-to-the-minute
Market reports, seasonal information
on farm practice and an entertaining
daily dramatic feature, "The Craigs",
based on rural life in this province.
* * * * *
Canada's outstanding regiments,
their histories and achievements, will
be the subject of six weekly addres-
ses by Major R. B. Farrell, Canadian
journalist and veteran of the last
Great War, over CBC's National Net-
work. In his first broadcast he dis-
cussed the famous 44th Battalion of
Winnipeg. Major Farrell will next
discuss, on October 2, the history of
the renowned French-Canadian unit,
the 22nd Regiment.
Childhood heroes, — zoo -keeper,
policemen, aviators, fire-fighters, —
all will be heard on the new CBC's
children's series beginning early in
October. Including an orchestra,
soloists and brief plays, the program)
KING INSTALLS BROTHER
(London Daily Sketch)
Masonically, July 19 seems a pro -
pit Mus date for the Duke of Kent.
He was invested Senior Grand War-
den and installed Provincial Grand
Master of Wiltshire on that date in
1933 and 1934 But this July 19 stood
out prominently for on it he was
installed Grand Master of the United
Grand Lodge of England in succes-
sion to his great-uncle the Duke of
Connaught, for 38 years Grand Mas-
ter.
Some ten thousand Masons from
all parts of the world witnessed the
ceremony in Olympia; They hadthe
unexpected pleasure of seeing the
King as 'a Past Grand Master of
Grand Lodge and patron of English
Freemasonry, install his brother.
They could not resist cheering him--
an
im-
an unusual thing at these ceremon-
ies. At these private functions his
Majesty has no trace of nervousness
or hesitation. -
The Duke of Kent found himself
momentarily overawed by the ordeab,
but he soon regained confidence and
carriedthrough the ritual in an ef-
ficient manner. He is carrying on a
tradition of centurries, The King re-
minded his brother: "Except for ow
period of '.thirty years a member or
our house has occupied the throne of
Grand Master for over a century and
a half. For the past.sixty-five years.
the throne was filled first by our
grandfather, nig Edward VII, and
then by out great-uncle, the Duke of
Connaught."
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TWO GOOD RULES
There are two good rules which
ought to be written on every heart:
Never believe anything bad about
anybody unless you positively know
it is true; never tell even that, un-
less you feel that it is absolutely
necessary, and that God is listening
while you tell it.—Henry van Dyke.
CANADIAN COW WINS AT WORLD'S FAIR`
Of 150 carefully, selected Canadian and United States cows at the New •
York World's Fair, an Ayrshire owned by W. FI. Coverdale of l:Cingatan;,
Ont., has been named Elsie, the livingembodiment of a canun'ercial art-
ist's conception of what a cow should be. Elsie, who was known as Star -
Beauty in the eight years of her life at the Lemoyne farm of the Can.
ada Steamship Lines president, is a great producer and her good man-
ners have made her popular with the agrieultural college boys who are
her attendants at the fair. She is milked three times daily and on tyre
•of her daily visits to the famous rotating milldng machine operated by'
the " Borden Company she does a solo act which attracts hundreds of -
observers. The exhibit of the 150 cows was arranged by Ayrshire, Jer-
sey, Holstein and Brown Swiss breed associations of the two countries,
the milk company providing the building, equipment and staff for the
cow -to -ultimate -consumer exhibit.
BE ON YOUR GUARD
Toronto Better Business Bureau
sends out a timely warning against
fake appeals on behalf of war char-
ities.
During the last war generous Can-
adians were mulcted of what, though
small in' detail;'-aitiounied td consid-
erable amounts by grafters who ,seiz-
ed the chance afforded them by the
people's patriotic feelings to fatten
their own pockets. We may expect
the -same' thiiig again; 'so it is well
to be warned in time.
"Get the facts," the Bureau advises
before making any contribution: If
anyone approaches you asking for a
contribution to the Fund for Relief
of Crippled Polish Children, or some-
thing of the kind, make him produce
his credentials;; and, if he cannot, let
the police know about it. •-
serving causes we should give a gen-
erous response; but the "hard -boned"
attitude is the one to assume until
we are sure the appeal is legitimate,
urges an exchange and we second the
motion.
Agricultural Societies'
Fairs and Exhibitions
1939
Bayfield Sept. 27, 28 '
Brussels Sept. 29, 30
Kirktan Sept. 28, 29-
Lucknow Sept. 28, 29
Owen Sound .. , Sept. 30, Oct. 2 do 3
Port Elgin Sept. 28, 29
Sitrathroy . Sept. 2849 •
Wingham Sept 27, gg
These grafters — one wonders how
some people can be so callous as to
prey on the best instincts. of the Dungannon -
populace! — work against legitimate Gorrie
appeals and take needed money away St. Marys
from necessary objectives. To all de- Teeswater
October 2-7
Oct. 5, d
Oet. Q, 7
Oct. 0, t:
Oct 1, 41
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BUY AT HOME
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Help it up instead of down—
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Every dollar that you spend
Helps a neighbor or a friend,
Helps to make depression end—
Buy it here.
If you need a suit of clothes—
Buy it here.
Or a rake or garden hose—
Buy it here.
There are bargains here galore,
Heaped up high in every store,
No piece else can offer more—
Buy it here.
Just resolve to do your bit ---
Buy it here.
Much as income will permit—
Buy it here.
Buying outside's a bad mistake,
Sofor everybody's sake,
If you want to help your town—
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