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1950 J) | Back to Erin," Thursday, March 30, 1950 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page 11 MUSIC ALBUM pi BY IRVEN FELL Now that St. Patrick's day L has slipped by for another year, § I'm sure you will once again be L agreeing the melodies of the Emerald Tsle have an appeal ail their own. Inevitably when I | think of Ireland and music, there come to my mind such songs as | "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Dear Little Shamrock," "Come "The Minstrel Boy," "Mother Macree" and oth- 0 ers definitely slated for eternal | popularity. One always thinks of John | MacCormack, the famous tenor of fond memory who brought | pleasure to millions with his | singing of the above Irish ballads. As far as I know there were no | musical giants in the composing. field unless one refers to Balfe "of "Bohemian Girl" fame and | Victor Herbert also of light op- era fame. They were great but their music was light and in the ballad class. ! Balfe, I think, was born in 1806 and went to England when he was a teen-ager and Victor Herbert, although born in Ireland, came to America when he was 'quite young and has been identified | more with American music than Irish music. Nevertheless, as one | historian says, Ireland has pro- duced some of the most beauti- ful, varied and imaginative folk music in the world. Irish music, be it the tender songs, melodious songs or the jigs will never die because they are so attractive in sweetness or | irresistible appeal. 'When one thinks of the turbu- lent times in Ireland it is a won- der that such charming melodies | could spring from there. Since I was a lad and long before that, there have been rebellions, civil * strife and bloodshed in Ireland and today the country is partit- | ioned because they can't agree "to something or other. An Irishman somehow or oth- er always séems to be connected with the idea of wanting to fight. "A fighting Irishman" is a com- mon term but this does not- seem | to be indicated in the musi of | the country. I can also draw to mind the fact that part of the Irish flag includes a musical in- strument, the harp. 1 i I never thought about this be- | fore but it seems a bit queer to "me. I can't think of any real fighting type of music which ® came from Ireland. Of course I ® could be wrong. It makes me | wonder how a race identified with such beautiful music could be so turbulent and unsettled. Here is a title of a well known Irish folk song, "My Love's An | Arbutus" and it is very old. Think of the lovely song, "The Last Rose of Summer." Thomas Moore wrote the words and I do not know who composed the mus- | is as we have it today. Beethoven © liked it very much and wrote an accompaniment for it to be used as a song. Flotow, who wrote "Martha," well known and liked opera, put the whole song into his opera but he did not write the music for it. As I go along, there comes to my mind the words of the "Min- | strel Boy." It mentions war and death but that is the only heroic If The Slipper Fits Since the commencement of the Easter Seal drive, which is being. diligently carried out hereabouts by Oakville Rotarians, organiza- tions all over the province are coming up with original ideas for raising funds for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. Not the least of these is the collective brain child of a group of 100 Evening Telegram high school reporters, who were in- spired to action upon seeing a preview of Walt Disney's latest cartoon feature, "Cinderella." These busy youngsters have in- stituted a "search for Cinder- ella," with, naturally, the full publicity support of the news- paper they represent. Any Ont- ario girl is an eligible aspirant for a 1950 fairy godmother's good graces who can: meet her school or.job duties with willingness and diligence; make her home more pleasant through work or play; radiate happiness and friend- liness; and live in faith) that her attitude and actions can make this a better world. Girls may be nominated as Ontario's Cinderella by parent, teacher, relative, or boy or girl €riend. The fairy godmother's gifts Some Ontario girl will be the counterpart of Walt Disney's movie Cinderella, here shown with Jaq the mouse and a spr little bird attendant. ightly will rain upon a single girl from 13 to 19, but not unless a parent or guardian has signed a nomin- ation form to show their own and their daughter's consent. The nomination must be accompanied by a recent picture of the nom- inee and a letter telling how she used Cinderella's happy faith and fortitude to make the world more pleasant for others. From among themselves, the 100 young Tele- Search For 1950 Cinderella Will Provide Boost For Crippled Children's Easter Seal Campaign gram reporters have elected an unidentified of five to choose the winning nominee. committee How does the Easter Seal drive come into it? There will be a gala Cinderella Ball at the Pal- ace Pier Thursday, April 13, and ticket sales are expected to net $3,000. Cinderella, flanked by her four attendants and decked out in evening finery which is a part of the wardrobe she will win, will present the cheque to Tim- my, symbol of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, on this occasion, Following this timely boost of a worthy cause, she will fly to Hollywood as a guest of Walt Disney for a week. Yes, folks all over Ontario are busy these days helping the So- ciety carry on its work. And these people are using their Eas- ter seals on daily correspondence to remind others to buy them. In Oakville or Trafalgar, any Ro- tarian will gladly forward your contribution, or you may mail it direct to campaign treasurer H. G. McKillop, Bank of Toronto, if you have not already received your seals through the mail. Ro- tarian George Doty is campaign chairman. SR #5 ob ot 0 LE \) of i @® If the need is pressing, remember our Emergency Service. A telephone call will bring the needed item to your door in a matter of minutes. Remember, too, that in time of need, we call for your doctor's prescriptions and deliver the compounded medi- cines. And you pay no premium for this special service. Try us next time! BYERS' DRUG (O. (D. J. PHONE 47 Russell) { Up to 40 miles to the gallon Phone for an Appointment song I can think of at present. The music of Ireland is either | lovely melody or happy jigs and we must not forget the humour- ous songs like "Father O'Flynn" and the songs about Flaherty, oh yes and the Finnegans. Some of the Irish folk songs | are very old and steeped in an- tiquity. It may be that Ireland was not so upset when the orig- inal songs were written. In any event if there were no Irish songs proclaiming the beauty of the ould sod, or the winsomeness of the Irish colleens and the comedy of Finnegan's wake together with the wonderful jigs, the world would be the worse off and miss it terribly. OBITUARY S. W. THOMPSON Stewart W. Thompson, Eighth Line South, died suddenly on Sunday in Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial hospital. He is surviv- ed by his wife, the former Mar- \ garet Crompton, and three child- ren, John, Shirley and Barbara. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the funeral chap- = St. Jude's Cemetery. Rev. Jackson officiated. * * * * Top speed of over 70 m.p.h. * Attractove Leather Upholstery Choice of 5 colors 40 h:p. valve-in-head motor Sunshine Top or Solid Top Built-in Heater & Defroster Roomy Trunk Space, 7.4 cu. ft. 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