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The Huron Expositor, 1941-10-03, Page 5• , I . e OCTOBER 3, Scene' of flowing Matc GRAY Rtrftt a /AMMO 1a WASHAGo AP$LIY MILLMID6t TO ONTO �Bovn���Rnit: OIs'+" : IOFTr 1, INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH L A' K E 0 N T A Ao ! 0 1-14ri 043 out The International Plowing Match and' flame machinery demonstration which comes to Huron in 1942 is be- ing held this year near Peterborough. Writing from there where he is act- ing as assistant agricultural repre- sentative, Robert, S. McKercher, of McKillop says, "There is going to he quite a show this year -the exhibits include many more educational fea- tures than in previous years -all con- tributing to greater production of bacon, cheese, eggs, etc. Labour sav- ing machinery is being featured also. Twice daily there will be military demonstrations by companiesof artil- lery and engineers. On Friday after- noon, the final day of the match it is expected that the Duke of Athlone and Princess Alice will visit the plow- ing match." Gordon McGavin of rilifeKilloP is vice president of the Ontario Plow- men's Association, who sponsors the metal. "Pirate Gold (Continued from Page 1) big show.' A special children's and Atudents' matinee will be held next Thursday afternoon:, The second act' of "Pirate Gold" will be composed 'of skits, sketches and musical numbers with "The.Robot Drill," a futuristic feature, being gone •of the main items. "Pirate 'Gold" has played with distinct success in a hun- dred other Ontario towns and cities and has been • proclaimed the "best show ever to ,have been put on in those communities." , It is urged that those going to 'Pirate Gold" don't delay in securing tickets well in advance so that reser- vations may be made early. ,Part of the proceeds of . "Pirate Gold" will be donated to War Service work. • Offer Plowmen Valuable Prizes • Plowmen throughout the Province :are looking forwlard again with keen %ant'icipattion to the day of their branch match to compete for some of .the valuable prizes that are being of fered. A cash -prize of $10.00 .offered to each of the eighty'branches by the Balada Tea Company for the .best Pard in jointer plow sod classes is of +par"ticular interest, for the winners of thirs "(Special" earn the privilege of • competing for.valuable trips in a Spec- iel Chra.mrpiogs'h'ip Class at the next International Match. The good fortune of tnvo young plowmen from Hornby, 'Otrbario in 1940 has become the topic of cojwersation among plowmen all . over Ontario. As a reward for their prowess they were given a trip which took them to points of agricultural in- terest in the United States and Canada from Toronto to Vancouver. They saw eoiribeys, sheep -herders and miners in the "copper" town of Butte, Montana. This jwas a live, al- most wild city filled with the unex- pected. In Iowa they sat in on a con- fereuce- with farmers. and answered questions about Canada and her meth- ods of farming. Ev ry minute of their trip -was an edursVitionr and they °learn- ed many new methods of farming which they are using to considerable ad'vanta'ge on their own farms. Gorg- on McGavin, Vice -President of the Plowmen's Asslociration, accompanied them as guide and manager: 1f restrictions do not forbid, a aim - ' filar ap'portunity will be given to .the ' winners of the first and second' awards of the "SiALADA" event at the "International" being held this gear near Peterboro. They will also receive gold and silver medals for fist and second prizes respectively. Twelve other .cash prizes, ranging from $25:00:.to $5.00 are offered for the ,same' event. ' Plan Airgraph Mail Service With a view to'speeding up the de- livery of Letters from relatives and friends in Canada to the Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom, Hon- aiurable William P. Mulock, FALL FAIR DATES Postmaster General, stated that ar- rangements are now under way for the institution of a t',me-and space - conserving Airgraph Service between this country and the United Kingdom. In keeping with his policy to do ev- erything possible to facilitate the transmission of mails for our Forces, with the minimum of loss and delay, Hon. Mr. Mulock is planning to in- stitute this special system at an early date. Following completion 'of ar- rangements now under way, a definite announcement will be made by Hon. Mr., Mulock as to the date of com- mencement. Under this special system the send- er of an Airgraph communication writes the message and address on a special form provided by the Post Office. The completed form is next photographed on miniature film which is despatched by Air. On arrival in the United Kingdom photographic en- largements are made and delivered througr the Army Postal Service to the troops in the usual way. The rate on an Airgraph message will be. 10 cents. Forms for the transmission of mes- sages to friends and relatives in en- emy occupied country can now' be had at the Post Office: Instructions for same will be cheerfully given' by the Postmaster. The following is a list of Agricul- tural Societies' Fairs and Exhibitions in. this district for 1941: Meaford, Get. 2-3. Dunganrion, Oct. 2-3. Goalie, Get. 3-4. Tiverton, Oct. 6.7, Leaden (Jur)ior only), Oct. 10-11. 11311der rood, Otte 14. • Junior Farmers Win atBayfield In spite of the high wind storm and rain on September 25th the Junior farmers turned out at Bayfield with their livestock. - The following are the results: Goderich District Swine Club Score 1. a Geo. Ginn, Jr. Clinton R. Rs No. 2 1102 2. Robt. Ginn, Clinton R R. No. 2 1026 3. W. D. Clutton, Goderich, R R. No. 4 '1009 4. Colin McMillan, Goderich, 1`t. R. No. 1 985 5. Kenneth McMillan, Goderich R. R. No. 1 974 6. Murray Oke. Goderich, R. R. No. 1 963 7. Donald Oke, Goderich, R. R. No. 1 963 8. Harold Johnston, Goderich R. R. No. 2 886 9. Hugh' Feagan, Goderich, R. R. No. 5 752 10. Geo. MacDonald, Goderich R. R. No. 1 690 Judge -R. W. N. Wade, Gorrib. Huron County Holstein Calf Club 1. W. D. Clutton, Goderich R. ' R. No, 4 908 2. Edward Clutton, Goderieh R. R. R. No. -4 . 857 3. Sandy Bisset, Goderich831 5. Ross Leeming, Walton 828 6. Billy Ryan, Goderich 798 7. Geo. Westlake, Goderich... 787 8. John Campbell, Bayfield.... 786 9. Bob't. Rathwell, Clinton R. R. No. 3 ,.... 763 Judge -Inman Thompson, St. Pauls. 'Clinton Lions Sheep Club 1. Grant Stirling, Bayfield, 1t. R. No. 2 860 2. A Prying Snider,' Zulieb, R R. No. 2 810 3. Kenneth Stewart, Londes- iboro Judge-Ephriarm Snell. Clinical 788 CROMARTY Mr. and l airs. Jahn Scott of Toronto spent the Week -end at the berme of Mr. 'and Mrs. James Scott. Mrs, McDonald grasser Bruosele at the heine of Mr. and 'Mrs. Burton Mc- Donald. !Mr, and Mrs. Colin McDougall, of Harrington with • Mrs. Quance. :Mrs. Colby, of Dundas at the home of Mr. Frank 'Harburn: [MT. and Mrs. Alex Rhode and fam- ily of Mitchell and Mrs. Leonard y-Ioughton and son Frank, of Harriston at the home of Mrs. Houghton and family. Quite a number from here attended the Fall Fair at Teeswater on Wed- nesday. The Rev. R. A. and Mrs. Cranston, of Welland visited at the home of riVIr., and Mrs. James Scott last week on their way to a new home in Toronto, Welland and now retiring from ac- tive service'in the ministry. Priority Blues All together: "Keep youur temper, gentle sir," writes the;. manufacturer. "Though your goods are overdue for the month, or maybe two, we can't help it. Labor's scarce andsteel is rare; can't get rivets, can't get dies; these are facts, we tell no lies. "Johhy's drafted, so is Bill; all our work is now uprill. So your order, we're afraid, may be quite a bit delay- ed. Still you'll get it. don't be 'vexed - maybe this month', maybe next. Keep on hoping don't say die; we'll,:: fill your order bye and bye." -Royal News. i London Organ Grinders Carry On By Eileen Soper In Boston Monitor Among. the Debris of heaped rubble and twister girders -mall that was left of a row of tenements after a visit from the Luftwaffe -a small crowd of children •was gathered around "George" and his barrel organ, In the middle of the admirinecircle a little girl danced and twisted to a merry Irish jig •being turned out of the clang- ing organ. This was not a very remunerative audience for "George." "But," he said, "it does yer good to see the spirit in these Tittle London nippers." "George" had been out for two hours with bis barrel organ, hired at two shillings a day, and had collected one shilling and threepehce. When war Started. he packed up his organ 'and became a truck driver, but the -call of old life and a desire to be. once more his own master had been too strong for him, and here he was back on the streets again. "Though it don't pay," he protested, "not at two or three bob (shillings) a day in these times, though I've only myself and the Mrs. to keep. All our1Aiddies were killed in the raids last September." contributing causes to the disappear- ance of so" many of, these people. Organ grinders have difficulty now -in hiring the organs, as many have been destroyed by bombingof the hir- ing depots. New organs cannot be made, as the wood needed for the cas- es was previously from Jamaica, and is now unobtainable. The street musician was a famil'i'ar part of London life before Che war. We saw and heard the barrel organ- down many a street; Welsh choirs of out - of -work miners walked the West End of London; singing as they made their way along the curb; the perspiring Scot with his bagpipescompeted with the outraged dog protesting vigorous- ly as he went and accordion, fiddle, or banjo player battled manfully to be heard above the roar of London'., traffic. Now only a few of these people are to be found. Evacuation of, to them, once prof- itable residential districts; bomb dam- a;ge to factories where now the wind- ows, from which . pennies were gener- ously thrown, have been boarded up; long walks between rbomibed areas in search of good- beats, and the loss of homes together with the ii struments of heir humlble trade have all been "It's highly -skilled work, is making barrel organs," • said ,"George." he knew his organ inside out, and pro- ceeded to explain ,the mysteries of its innermost workings. "There are ten tunes on the barrel picked out by about. 300.000 metal pins, and the marking for the pins is• only done by Italians; and,' he added, "they're all interned' now. How does she give the different. tunes? They'•i:e changed by moving the barrel along and engag- ing ngaaing a new set of pins with the. ham- mer. She gives a complete tuneto ev- ery revolution of the barrel." "eorge" put the cost ofmaking a new organ at £500! "A barrel organ," he said, "le clean out of it when it comes to the shelt- ers, for you can't get in - with her; those chaps with the mouth organ or banjo have got a good beat in there." But the barrel organ is considered to be the 'best defensive weapon should a musicians' duel develop, as it drowns all • other instruments' in the Street. This, however, is a rare occurrence, as there is a code of honor about beats 'and no one caa}, "collect" on a beat where he is not a "regular." The best wartime beat is said to be a railway station when troops are em- barking. When so many of. our men went to France in the early part of the war, the street musician with a tal- ent for regimental martches found himself a popular addition to the aud- ience. Now these opportunities are not so frequent, but usually there are a fortunate few who find their way to the station with fiddle, banjo, or con- certina when "the boys" are going out east. One organ grinder had a break when playing outside an officers' Mess in the West End. He was handed a chit from the Commander -in -Chief to play there on a certain day. When he ar- rived, he was received•• by a guard of honor under ofifieers' sword's. He• play- er for about an hour for which be was given £5, and soldiers picking up the pennies thrown to him by'passers-by, contributed a further 27 shillings"and sixpence. Not many street musicians are now "working" the theater queues; a more. frequent London tag -plan" is the "busker" or street entrzr finer. /. Early opening of theatests acid doub- le summer time have given them great advantages, and their aets are many and Varied. We find a man dancing his quaint marionette figures along the pavement; a man who folds and tears a sheet of paper several times and finally opens it out to display an in- tricate pattern; a bird fitilta.tor, or an old fellow 'whose repreitoire varies from recitation to an act in which he, practically ties himself into a knot. The beggar who can aid his act by an animal or birds adds greatly to his income. A man has been seen from time tO time with two tame starlings; always a small crowd of . admiring spectators were gathered' round him. The birds have been taught to take - -" • 'can a silvely piece from I 'tP'i be1rt.:;;t)r. They w uld refuse a penny offered• to them but a six -pence was readily taken, and the bird, from its p'ereh on the man's wrist, would run to his shoulder anvl deposit the coin with much delighted squawk- ing and fussing. Another turn of this kind which always attrraoted a cro' td was the man with the tathe rats; the children loved to see them run up and down the little roue ladders: '1±7verybhin'g is ddn'e to disoot1r'age use efal ii1ralis In thio row yrlbtrlt they, arca To the Men of Sea#orth and Vicinity Clothing Prices Are Going High% We'II be saying "I told you so" soon, when you find whero clothing prices have gone to. Todays prices on new purchases wig add $5.00 to the price tags -But you're safe yet if you buy at once because we have a really fine choice of Ready-to-wear suits in stock right now at old low' prices. These suits were contracted for in February and delivered the past few weeks -They're smarter than ever in both style and pattern and the makes are our usual high standard. New teal blues, greens, browns, navys:ana greys in check stripes, pin stripes, cluster stripes and novelty weaves in styles and models to suit every man. Ready to Wear Two Pant Suits 27.50 29.50 35.00' 1 4r - Overcoat Time Is Just Around the Corner Nearly 300 big warm overcoats are assembled here and like the suits, they're at prices you won't see again. Smooth Meltons, Velours and Barrymores, soft knitted fleeces. Elysians and popular new tweeds in swagger raglans, Balmacaans, tube styles, fitted drape models and ulsters. Colors include navy, grey, green, blue, brown, sand and airforce blue. Sized from 33 to 48. `Buy now at. 17.951045.00 • Underwear Values WE CAN'T DUPLICATE AGAIN Stanfields "Gold Label" Shirts and Drawers 1.95 each Stanfields "Red Label" Shirts and Drawers 2.50 each Stanfields "Blue Label" • Shirts and Drawers 2.95 each Tiger Brand Fleece Lined Shirts and Drawers 95c each Tiger Brand Extra Heavy Fleece 'Shirts and Drawers 1.19 each Tiger Brand Fleece Combinations 1.59 suit Penmans Merino Shirts and Drawers 1.00 each Penmans Preferred Shirts and. Drawers - 1.75 each Penmans No. 95 Shirts and Drawers 2.50 each Penmans Merino Combinations. 1.85 suit Penmans Preferred Combinatidns 2.95 suit Penmans No. 95 Combinations 4.96 suit, Turnbulls Natural Wool Combinations 3 95 suit Turnbulls No. E88 Double Front and Back Combinations 3.50 suit Turnbulls White Cotton Combinations 1.69 suit Turnbulia No. E88 Shirts and Drawers 2.15 each Watsons Plumb Brush Combinations 1.59 .suit MANY OTHER POPULAR LINES AT LOWEST PRICES " BUY FROM THE STORE WITH TH-E BiG STOCK" t wart -Bros. Seatorlh still occasioally seen with street musi- cians or with. buskers. An example- of "the power of the dog" -was given in an incident related to me by a mem- ber of the National Canine Defense League. A man playing a whistle down Regent Street to Piccadilly col- lected one shilling and threepence; next day he took a dog with him and, making the ,same journey collected ten shillings. The streets of Croydon have lately became the "beat" of a very youthful musician. Five-year-old Dick Robson received a birthday present in money sent from Ameri'ea by his aunt, Miss Flora Robson of stage and screen false Bombs had fallen very near to Dick's home. so he knew, the meaning of war; he was not afraid. With a thrill be watched the defending Spitfires roar across the summer sky, and the idea came to him to spend his +birthday money on a miniature barrel, organ, and to start his career as a street mus- ician. His ambition was t•' collect en- ough pennies to pay for a Spitfire. For some time he diligentlg played itis organ in the local streete auld'col- Iected li, mounting toll of pennies. The local council soon hoard about the little boy and his . organ. They asked his parents if he might be al- lowed -to play and 'collect for Crolid'onr- tank, "Churchill." iGoirsent was will- ingly given, and a slx+foot model tank was mantle for him. Sitting on this he plays his organ and pleade for money through a loud -speaker with all the confidence of a professional show- man He is surrounded by a delighted and generous crowd; a crowd so big that at times the police have to Miter- vene to clear a way for passing traf- fic. Croydon's tank fund has a rapid- ly mounting total. Rarely seen now, but among the Most pieturesque of the street musi- cians are the harp players. Everyone turned to look at the little old lady when she used to be seen playing her harp in Regen Street or Bond Street, and at the than who played outside the historic sales room of Tattersall's. But I have not heard of their being since the war. No doubt some of these people have evacuated themselves, like the weary old man- who was play- ing violin down a village sreet. He had pushed his dilapidated baby car- riage containing all his worldly be- longings away from a bombed area. "'Itler ain't a -going to part me and my violin," he said. "We've been to- gether this 50 -'year, we 'ave. Jerry got my little ole room that night. 'Don't you go back there,' they said, "tain't safe.' But I wasn't goin' without "my violin, an' I govt 'er all right. She were safe and sound under the glair where I'd put her every night" No doubt• we shall see many back at the old haunts after the war, but in the meantime the able-bodied among them b'ave a jOb to do;` one that is well worth while: The Welsh min- ers are back at the pits; "Joe," who used to stand on the corner playing his mouth organ, is making munitions;.. "Tom" has packed up his banjo and joined the A. R. P.; and others are making tanks, airplanes, or ships, or have joined one of the services where, the old talent carnes in handy; at many a eamp concert. Dead and Disabled Animals REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT; 8EAFORTH 18 EXETER seas DARLING AND CO. OF CANADA, LTD. ;r.