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tlie georgetown herald wednesday evening february 14th 1940 page 7 i your help is needed all this week cltlaens throughout canada aic being asked to contribute to the canadian legion war services appeal foi 500 000 an examination of this no phofit making organization a subsidiary of the canadian legion itself inunedl auely impresses one with the necessity of enabling rlt to carry on its vitally important activities not only in can ada but also in england and france readers of this newspap r who aw awure of the legion s efforts in pro vldlng education facilities for the men so that they may continue their stu dies while on active service and thus equip xhcmselves for their return to civil life who have read of the splen did work being done in maintaining morale and esprttdo corps by means or eutviuinmetit and who know of the advice and guidance that the leg ton b giving the men on all problems arislng from war duty must surely be encouraged in making their donations generously and without delay we in canada who are so far re moved from war zodes are perhaps influenced to some extent by a false perspective of thestruggle that lie ahead we fatl to grasp the full ilg niflcance of the sacrifices our fight ing men v ill be called upon to make to put it bluntly we lack a war spirit it will take but one catastrophe in volvin our forces to make us realize that we are at war a war that from all indications is going to be the most horrible in all history the welfare needs of our fighting men will be many and it would be un fair of us toexpect tliat the military authorities should assume the added responsibility of providing for these needs the responsibility can be car ried out most satisfactorily by organ 1 zed and officially endorsed bodies such as the canadian legion war services imbued with the conviction that its efforts must primarily be directed in such a vay as to contribute to military efficiency and thus help to win this war as speedily as possible the legion is also looking to that day when peace is declared and our men return to re sume their places as citizens with that in mind the legion has under way the mast remarkable education scheme ever designed for canadians unacr wartime conditions studied from all angles the services being rendered by this organization cannot fail to make a great contribu tlon to canada s war effort and the reh ibilitatlon of our men when the war is over and if we are preoccu plett with visions of what is taking place today it would be well to pee- a little further into the future and tmko our preparations now for the n w pece that is to follow in e ment in the canadian legion war sen ccs is a sound investment jn li mocric canada carries jxv wtb war effort a sound picture of jack canuck with his sleeves rolled up is the lm mediate undertaking of the cbcs features department on sunday february 18 9 00 to 9 30 p m est the toronto studios will inaugurate the new series carry on what has to be done and what canada is doing will be told in dramatic form lis teners wilt jbllow the doings of cana dlans in the first division oveiteas and as never before will be kept in touch with the prosecution of the war on the home front fthc features department of the obc claims that it has one of the broadcast canvases that has ever been found in broadcasting and it is de termlned to cover it with vital and vivid pictures newsworthy events of the week eco nomic analyses canada on thetnarch with the dinner pail the machine gun and the testtube in training for the air force the army and the navy geared tothe greatest production ef fort of her nationhood this is he story of carry on i designed and produced by the cbc as a wecklv broad c st service to tht national network happy gang to make personal appearance the irrepressible happy gang is away again to do one of its numerous good deeds this time its lhe capital city to be favoured with a visit from th mad liatters of the national net work on february 26 george tern pie and his sextette will be in ottawa to muke a personal appearance at th auditorium on behalf of the milk fund drive for underprivileged child dren the trip w u suggested by the rockcllrtc lodge no 278 of the io d f and when bert pearl heard of it was for youngsters who could do with a little more of this world s goods well it was all fixed to do that days regular broadcast at the ot tawa studios of the cbc at l 00 o clock and give a special show in ue audi torium at 8 30 the whole troupe will new cbc chairman bene marin 1ie new chairman of the board of governors of the canadian broadcasting corporation was born at s hyaclnthe quebec in 1883 he was educated at the seminary of ste hyaclnthe and at mcgill university he was formerly a member of the quebec piovlncial government and later a member of uhe federal parliament in 1927 mr morln was appointed general manager of the general trust of canada he has also served as president of the montreal chamber of commerce and vice president for quebec of the canadian chamber of commerce when the canadian broadcasting corporation was formed in 1936 he was appointed vice chairman of the board of governors and was re elected in 1939 in october of last year he was aopolnted acting chairman on the retirement of l w brockington be on hand including bert bifljn mathe kathleen stokes bob fernon eddie allen and hugh barttat recital series by yowi musicians obc will turn the spotlight on tor ontos younger professional pianists a recital series having just been announ ced from the toronto studios to start february 20 each tuesday afternoon between 2 30 and 3 00 pm est for the next few weeks eastern network listeners will have an opportunity of hearing and appraising the perform ancc of up and coming young artlsts ome of them well known to network audiences some of them making their nlr dobut jeanette caille the gifted oung montrealer now resident in toronto after studies in europe and wide concert experience in great brl tain is the tflrst artist invited to par tlclpate in this afternoon recital scries ml caulc will appear on february margaiet pardons scheduled for tuesday february 27 and virginia knot will appear on march students discuss position of farm women on thursday feburary 22 the con eluding broadcast in the scries with o a or and macdonald institute stud ents on the ontario region cbc farm broadcast will deal with trends in agriculture two senior students of macdonald institute miss ellen jef fries of hamilton and miss jean rob bins of midland are going to outline the position they think farm wdmen should occupy at the present time it looks as if the one fourth year student at oa c ross chapman of gait may have some difficulty upholding the farmers side of the question at any rat listeners to the farm broadcast will have an opportunity to hear what yo ing agriculturists think about their industry rhe time of the broadcast is 12 30 pm est famous english baritone with cbc strings john goss wlio first became known to canadian audiences in 1931 when he brought his london singers to this ide to sing the jolly sea shanties and folk songs of old england will be tea tured over the cbc national nowork on sunday february 18 7 30 to 8 00 p m est mr goss has been invited to appear as guest soloist with the obc s rimr orchestra under the dir ectlon of alexander chuhaldin the famous baritone has a repertory o over 1200 sonifs including rounds glees and street cries dating from the beginning of the 16th century for his appearance with the chuhaldin orchestra he has chosen numbers from his modern library canadian snapshots honours french canadian composer hector gratton perhaps the most outstanding young french canadian com pore today will be honoured dur lm the ntxt edition of canadian snapshots wednesday february 21 800 to 830 pm est wimii sam itl hersenhoron will direct the orchestrn and g i st soloist in compositions b gratton the comjoser will receive a i ible a utc for not onlj lias hi rondeau arranged for strings and piano has been selectet for this date but harr yadoskln the well known cbc music commentator and vtollnlst v 11 ghe gratton s chanson et danse as a violin solo this is noi the first occasion on which mr ados kin has assisted in making the young composers works more widely known in london some years otro for the but harry adoskin the well known grammes which included works by hector gratton and he also included them on his programmes at the can inlan folk song festival in quebec mr gratton is teaching in montreal and it is hls very delightful original muic which is heard on the weekly french dramatization or maria chap delaine prime minister mackenzie king s de c strn io dissolve parliament and to hold a dominion general election on march 26th has been the signal for rni activity in all the 245 constl uencies of canada the distribution of the seats among the provinces is hi followi prine edward island 4 nova scotia t2 new brunswick 10 quebec 65 ontario 82 manitoba 17 saskatchewan 21 alberta 17 british columbia 16 yukon 1 total 246 carry on watchword on home front ouna and grain meil meat and machinery agriculture and aircraft canada is carrying on at home with a gigantic up swing in production of all kinds war effort is readily recognized as three young airmen study a re coanalssance map upper right and as major general mcnaughton commanding bhe first division cabf discusses operations with lieut obi lee camp commandant c ne barracks toronto but behind the scenes the blast furnace and forge call the expert metal worker to the colours centre and armed only with a dinner pail canada s army of workers march to win this war through their power to produce upper left the cbc feature production stall three of whom are shown lower left including samuel herbeporeit musical director harold byrnes sound effects operator and j fr wuus producer will give canadian listen ers each week a glimpse behind the scenes of canada s great war effort on the home front obc mobile units will visit munition plants and gran- ries machine gun factories abattoirs and shipping depots the obc feature department is working in close cooperation with the office of toe director of the department ol public information to bring to national network audiences each sunday evening an up to themlnute survey of canada s war effort in all its aspects the first broadcast of carry on will be produced trom toronto sunday february 18 9 00 tn 9 3 d m est lj wtik ie camel iaci wmtae i trained to carry on takan with u approval and actlya coparatlan si th canadian government under a great new much needed plan the canadian legion is providing educational and vocational training for our fightingtforces the legions personal services will aid in the solution of pnvate and business problems leave hostels soldiers concert partns and recreational facilities will also be provided your contribution to the 500000 drive for funds will help to maintain morale today and tram our men to achieve success in civil life after the war will you help to give our boys a leg up the ladder of success when the war is over then give generously to this great new cause nowl send or take your contribution to your nearest legion branch hl legion war services educational and personal service appeal isnt this a new line friend yes if is farmer mcdougan finally aol a telephone farmers now neogala the telephone as a friend in time of need and as a money maker a telephone is vital to a farm and the whole family living there nothing gives so much in service useful ness and protection against danger as the telephone thats why farmer mcdougan has one now what about you memories that linger on arc those that are carefully written into a perpetuating medium it is the desire of everyone that their name live forever but time duns thoughts that once were so vivid only when a memorial that will stand tbe ravages of the ages has been erected can this fond hope of one be realised a memorial 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