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P~~GZ TWELVE CANADIAN STATESMAII. ROWMANVTLLE. ONTABIO THURSDAY. MAY 26th. 1955 Jle Jop S/e// (By Benjamin Beveridge) When Lily Pons, as a yaung girl, was preparing herseif for a career as a concert pianist,j her doctor told her she must give it up. And she did. But mot long after this her singing, which she had taken up in spite of her delicate constitu- tion, came to the attention of a leading European voice teach- er, and he was prompted to say that only once in a century is auch a voice heard. The tiny French coloratura soprano made ber debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1930, and some of thz, inost difficult works from Dc- libes and Bellini - passages which could not be sung by any prominent saprano-were revived especially for her vaice. If was at about this time that Toscanini found the second voice that could be heard only once in a hundred years. This- was Marian Anderson. a con- traita whase rich vaice encom- passed three octaves. But the handicap ta whîch this woman was subjected was far greater even than Lily Pans'. She was colored. Miss Anderson is nearing 50 now, and those wbo are fami- liar with the remarkable career o! this great vocaist may well ask: "What is there left for ber ta do?" Symbolicahly, at ieast, she bas done perhaps more than any other persan fa iberafe ber race from the prejudice o! society. For many years she bas been a favorite in Europe, and onhy hast year she was fhe first Negro ta take a leading part at the Met. She bas open- ed daors o! prejudice and let the light shine in wherever bas gone. And she can still bandhe those three octaves. I heard ber sing in Halifax. -66.8 There is much about fthe old port that was akmn to her. Nova Scotia has the iargest Negro community in Canada, and ini Halifax the colored race has been prominent since the Ma- roons helped build the city in 1749. Halifax is also the home of Portia White, Canada's own Marian Andersan,6 And whi]e Miss Marian Anderson was singing the ail - Negro Lfilm, "Carmen Jones", was playing in a downtowh theatre. She is an actress as weil as a singer, and she is a woman of great charm. I closed my eyes, and for ail the wo.-ld there were just twao!o us in the hall, so quiet was the au- dience when she sang Handel and Schubert. In the last bah! of the program, however, those who had corne to hear the great voice were more artidu- late, because it was then that she sang the spirituals, "Go Down Moses" and "0 Wbat a Beautiful City". Miss Anderson set a rather unusual precedent that even- ing. There was not enough room to seat ail the audience, s0 she suggested that chairs could be provided for the over- flow, right on the stage with hier. She retained haif o! theý platform for herself, the piano, and Franz Rupp, who played it for ber. As those on theI stage were able to see onay the back of!lher head for mo.st of the recital, the artist turned her back ta the bouse on one occasion and sang an encore especially for them. It was a gesture of greatness, and it bas endeared Marian An- derson f0 the people of Hali- fax farever. Most af the rising generatian had forgotten about W. C. Han- dy wben the 81-year-old com- poser suffered a stroke in New York. They did not know that much of wbat they get these days for their nickelodeon nick- els is due to thaf wonderful old composer wbo fathered the blues in Memphis and xvrote the "St. Louis Blues" in 1914. William Handy started out as a cornet player in a min- strel show, and for a short time was on a faculty of a Negro college in bis native Alabama. He provided innumerable scores for Louis Armstrong's trumpet, and set the emotions o! the American Negro in tune to the tap-dancing o! the late Bill Robinson. Handy was born the same year that E. E. Rexford and H. P. Danks published "Silver Tbreads Among the Goid". the same year Enrico Caruso, an exponient of another kind of musical expression, was born. He was 13 when James A. Biand wrote "In the Eveningi by the Moonlight". He lived in j the pioneer era o! American popular music, when Ernest Bail was writing love sangs and teams like Fleeson and von Tilzer, and Lewis and Meyer, were setting the senti- ments o! a nation to words and music destined ta hast indefîn- itely. But W. C. Handy added samething ta Harry Armstrong's "Sweet Adeline" (1903), Gus Edwards' "School Days" (1907), and "Shine on Harvest Moon" (1908) by ,Jack and Nora Northworth. He created the Blues which gave rise to work blues, prison blues, love blues, and ail manner of blues from which two generations, o! peo- pie bave obtained ironie plea-, sure. 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Farmproductsprices index is 76.1%o higher and the index of fârm labour wage rates is 170.2%/q over that of 1941. To place equipment in the hands of -the farmer at the lowest price practicable, farrn implement prices over the years have been held to an exceptionally low level ofincrease in the face of the great advances in the cost of labour and materials. In ability to do a lot of work quickly and 'easily," in quality of materials and workmnanship and in price, farm implements and tractors offer exceptional value for the money. MASSEY-HARRIS-FERGUSON LIMUTEDI Makers of High Quality Form Implements Since 1847 * ByRBon Exactly bal! the contestants in the Junior Oratorical Con- test, beld in the Assembhy cm Wednesday afternoan, are ane oratarical 'O' better off as a resuit of their fine endeavours at that time. Ahl the speeches given, in fact, were guite good and tb'e judges, Mr. A. Thomp- son, Mr. C. Carter and Rev. Scott, must have had difficulty making their chaices. Firsf place went ta Heather Webb for ber speech on 'Try- ing'. Her voice was very in- flestive and well foned and proved a pleasure ta listen ta. At it was, her fine speech serv' ed ta place ber in the top posi- [tion. Myrtie Brown, the hast speaker o! the a!ternoon. fook second place with ber falk on farmers, as opposedto city peo- ple. The audience was greathy interesfed in the discussion. The third place winner was Joan Reed who gave one o! the longer speeches and used na apparent notes whatsoever. Two of the three boys in the contest, Bill Hooper and John Dippell, wvon Honourable Men- tion for their speeches on 'Ra- cial Discrimination' and 'The Revised Calendar'. Other speak- ers were Charles Trimm, who got a great hand fromn the au- dience for bis speech on 'Coach- es in Athletics', Beverly Wright speaking on New Yod:, Nancy Brown, felling of the life o! Louisa May Alcott, Mary Arnohd, who dehivered some pertinent information on 'Your Future is in Your Own Hands', TYRONE Joan, Kay and Joyce Davey spent Monday with Audrey Cox, Newpark. Mr. and Mrs. D. Davey and famýily with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davey. Mrs. L. D. Sykes. Hampton, Mrs. Annie Hatherhy with Mr. and Mrs. Gordyn Brent. Mr. and Mrs. EarI Stephens, Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Geis- berger and Lynda, with Mr. and Mrs. W. Park, Sr. Lifttle Paul Gavel bas the mumps. Mrs. F. B. Glaspehi, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McMaster and fam- ihy, Mr. and Mrs. G. GlaspelI and famihy, Zion, Mr. and Mr;;. Ray Scott and' famîly, Kedron, were tea guesfs of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph GlaspelI. Mr. and Mrs. George White and girls, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Werry with Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoar. Mr. and Mrs. Lamne McCoy. Brooklin, with Mr. and Mrs. Lyd- Skiner. Mr. and Mrs. John Hilîs, Hampton, Misses Gwendolyn and Jacqueline, Kenneth Atkin- son, Mrs. A. W. Ciemens, To- monta, Mr. and Mrs. H. Brent, visîted Mrs. S. T. Hoar. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thiesburger were taken by surprise on Sun- day, when who should hunt them, Ùp after 25 years. wben they were college fmiends, were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Potter Palmer of Woonsocket, Rhade Island. Mr. Russell Rabbins. Toron- ta, with bis brother, Mr. and Mrs. F. Rabbins. Mr. and Mrs. John Beckett, Scugog Island, with Mr. and Mms. Lloyd Alhdread. Ghad ta iearn hittie Carol Hilîs daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley His, was able ta return hiome fmom the haspital on Mon- day. Ail wish Carol a speedy recavery. Mr. Garry Rabbins, Toronto, with bis sister, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Norrish. Mr. and Mrs. Thea Down Ca- rohyn and Bill. Lake!ie]d, Gar- don Mihîsan, Long Sault, with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Virfue and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moore. Mrs. Howard Couch, Misses Vlarjorie and Eileen, Mr. ad VIrs. Kyhe Squair, Bowmaýn- 3rised, however, ta !ind that )efïoe's adventure (published n1719) is quite brutal, and hat Wyss' Swiss famihy (1813) stoo superficial. What worried ne more was thaf those are he chassies that TV is abmidg- ig for quiet chihdren's haur. However, I neyer thought nuch about cither brutality or iperficiality when I was a -ild, and doubtless young peu- le react differently ta these imuli. The austere stories of, he Grimm brothers don't bath- Ithe youngstems bal! as much ithey do their parents. Be- wse o! the !ammer's immatur- ty and inexperience, reading ýeates diffement impressions 'hich are usually harmnless. ut since if is said that our hildren are tylore mature and naro expcmienced than wv vere at their age fhis shouhd ýe reason enough ta behieve hat boys and girls are gaing o run off scalping their play-, nates just because cannibals ried ta do it to Fridas-, or hat they wihl live in a tree .st because the Robinsons aade it look 80 easy. ivreec/ (9I1 ,Turner sand Ly nn Stevenson wbo told *o! a plane crash near ber home. Upon compietion o! the ac- 3tivities o! the B.H.S. Cadet In- spection the upper torin mem- bers o! the Bowmanville Co:-ps went f0 Peterboroughi, on Fnî- day the l3th, wbere, foalal re- parts, some very success!uh ex- ercises were completed in con- *junctian with several other bigh schools in the area. Ï On Thursday mamning- fiftb form glanced ouf the windows ta behald a steel dinosaur lum- bering around the side o! the sehool ta the scene o! construc- tion o! the new wing. By the end o! the day a belmefed crew was scrambling aver steel beams aud supports as an airy-, skeheton a! the scbooh-fo-be quickhy rose into shape. The inside view o! the scboal is no longer the same either as parts o! the building bave disappear- cd anc by one. L Grade 11A became extinct DUCHESS PICNIC SETS 6s 25c PICNIC PLATES 16 Plates 25c HOUSEHOLD Drinking Siraws Cohoured 2 Pkg. 25c ASSORTED FLAVORS FRESHIES 6C Pkg. SARATOGA POTATO CHIPS 4-ai. suze 25c HOME BRAND Aluminum Foil 25-ft. Roll 25c Dixie Brand - 51 gauge - 15 denier NYLON ROSE pr. 89c Peek Frean25 BI1S CUI1T S Short:ak: 5 Large Bottie 0 25 "JIT"« White Shoe Dressing 29c There's a Red & White Store near you BOWMANVILLE Yeo's Marketeria ORONO Cornish Marketeria MAPLE GROVE Maple Grove Groceteria some littie finie agg and 9D and fthe office passed into oblivion on Friday. A massive tarpauhin curtain, obstructing the short ballway perpendicular ta the Assembly, cuts off downstairs access to the oid part o! the building. A few a! the brigbter grade fine students are beipg let out a littie ahead of time ta relieve the congestion and the Assembly stage bas been de- clared out-af-bounds and be- corne the office. Thus inward- ly confusion glanies and history students, for want o! samething better, bave faîhen ta calling the new steel beam structure outside by an equalhy glaniaus title-'the Magna Girder'. Midget Teams Given Banquet Jack McNulfy and Tom Gat- chell treafed their Midget hoc- key feam, which phayed under the name o! McNulty's Midgets during the past twa seasons, ta a turkey banquet and an even- ing o! bawling on Tuesday evening o! hast week. The banquet was beld at the Legion Hall, and the Legion donated the furkey and the use o! the hall. whihe the Ladies Police Cail Attention to Bicycle Rules Police Chie! Sidney Venton wishes to draw to the attention of local youngsters and their parents that new regulations regarding lights for bicycle% and tricycles corne into effect on May 30. The new section of the High- way Traffic Act which goes into effect at that tîme states: "Every bieycle and tricycle on the highways after dusk and before dawn shall carry on the Auxiliary'"of the Legion served the dinner free of charge. The banquet was arranged by Mr. Gatchell, the manager of the team. After the dinner, the young hockey players enjoyed an evening of bowling paid for by funds from the club treasury. They were also presented wv:th bahl pointe pens. This teamn has had a remark- able record during the past two seasons, losing anly two games out of 33 played during that time. RED & WHITE brands invite comparison with any other brand on the market today. Better stili, make comparisons in your own kitchen - RED & WHITE brand against any comparable brand and you'I1 sec why we can say "satisfaction guaranteed." S ES i\F095U VS ~~ ai Red &WhteIi BEST BUY! SWIFT'S PREM Perkect for Picnics and Lunches 12-oz. tin 37CI BEST BUY! EARLY RISER Canada's Most Economical 8 S Lb. a BEST BUY! TABLE QUEEN SLICED BREAD Brown or Whitec 24-oz. loaf BEST BUY ! 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