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0\ A. days at 8.30 p.m. He teills this story of his modest beginning in the world of opera: He was sitting patiently awaiting an audition in an agent‘s office in Milan. In the sanctum sanctorum a wellâ€"known prima donna was singing for the agent. When she came to her fayâ€" orite aria from "Butterfly", she reâ€" fused to sing without the aid of a tenor. The agent knew better than to cross her iand in desperation he faced the line of aspirants in the waiting room. ‘"A tenor", he cried â€""any tenor"! Massue answered, sang with the soprano and when the audition ended, he, and not the lady, wias handed the contract. The following week he made his debut as the Duke in ‘"Rigoletto‘". A really entertaining story of life among the picture stars heard over CKOC from Monday to Friâ€" days afternoons at 5.45, in <~the presentation of Stars Over Hollyâ€" Playing stooge to ia star is not always an ignominious role. Nicolas Massue is an example. He is the wellâ€"known Montreal tenor who is frequently heard as guest soloist with the "Sevillanas" pro«~*~~wreâ€" This is a program that is realâ€" ly restful and just what you want at that time of night â€" tune in sometime. * Just when you decide to relax in that favourite chair, maybe with a book, for a few minutes before goâ€" ing to bed at night, you often like to dial in a little soft music for twenty or thirty minutes as a background for that interesting story. Many a restful interlude such as this one has been spoiled by the lack of soft music at that time, for usually it‘s jitterbug swing, or a raucus politician, but not if you tune in 1120 on the dial. CKOC has just that type of proâ€" gram from 11.30 to twelve under the title Make Mine Music. Phone 40 Pettit & Whyte REAL ESTATE Insurance of All Kinds Means peace of mindâ€"a hapâ€" pier existence. Making sure that your home and possessâ€" ions are adequately covered by insurance is one thing that you can do to reach that state. Let us advise you on your needs in this regardâ€"there‘s no obligation. SECURITY So you can look for a real seaâ€" son of topâ€"notch entertainment this fall and winter. The public is clamouring for new radio shows, not something just done over from the old pattern, as the Charlie McCarthy show was. This season will see Eddie Cantor back on the air lanes, see Fred Alâ€" len in ia new show on a new netâ€". work, and you will see many newâ€" comers to radio taking star parts in the new programs. While this hot weather keeps us well aware that it is summer â€" it will not ‘be long until the cooler fall days â€" and all the new proâ€" grams of the 1940 season will be making their bows. This Fall will see great changes in faces and j casts, as well as types of shows, on @ll the networks and major staâ€" tions. 1 VOL. LVIâ€"NO. 5 PATRONIZE LOCAL MERCHANTsS Grimsby The Grimsby independent is Arthur Mann, Mutual‘s corresâ€" pondent with the British (army. Mann is heard over the Mutual chain on Thursday night‘s at 10.20, and his material is worth while to the man in the street. wood. This tale of love, adventure and mystery in the world of makeâ€" believes thrilling drama. While a great many of the soâ€" called "wiar experts" spouting their views over the American stations could be conveniently dropped in the path of ia nice heavy tank, there is one lad who seems to know what he‘is talking about. He The executive of the Lincoln County Ploughmen‘s Association met Monday night at the agriculâ€" tural office in St. Catharines for the purpose of deciding upon the date for the annual Lincoln County ploughing match. October the 12th will be the date, with the matches being held at the farm of Adam Haynes, Pelham road. A special committee made up of Peter Marâ€" lowe, North Grimsby, president of the association; Ernest Hills, secreâ€" tary, and E. F. Neff, agricultural representative, was formed to arâ€" range for a ploughing demonstraâ€" tion to be held on September the 11th when young men under 20 years of age will be shown the finâ€" er points of ploughmanship. The three young men to make the best showing will be sent to the provinâ€" cial matches to be held at St. Thomas in the second week of Ocâ€" tober. Two others will be given an opportunity to compete in the matâ€" ches of the intercounty tractor classes at the same time. ; One of the most pleasing voices on the air is heard from the NBC red network Tuesday at 6.30, when YÂ¥vette sings with Paul Laval‘s orâ€" chestra. This young lady has perâ€" sonality plusâ€"and should go a long way in radio. .W |\ Other Letters In promioe se o P CR S seage "7â€"""r4'<"_-‘--' imagine we w;‘mnfi;f graimped as we had to sleep, eat and live in that hut while the temperature dropped to zero. The cooking was all done out of doors in an old joven we found from somewhere. It hadn‘t got a chimney and was rather unâ€" satisfactory. The cookhouse was a corrugated iron erection about 9 feet square with a one foot gap i can assure you it was more than any of us had ever experienced beâ€" fore. There were 9 of us and the army supplied a hut 21 feet by 14 and four blankets, and a palliasse per man. There was a coal stove in thachut,ana fs.' bhkedi{ YÂ¥A c4n. Oct. 12th Set For Ploughing Match 1 suppose the sort of winter we had is the normal thing for you but a little more publicity as to our exâ€" istence than before, but it‘s not a frightfully pleasant life. Of course the weather and conditions are much better now in the summer than they were in the winter, but the authorities seem to think that if a soldier has any spare time to himself, he is wasting his time. During the hours in which we are awake, they‘ve got a timetable for us and we get allowed two and oneâ€" half hour breaks. On top of this we get 24 hours‘ leave every week if lucky. You seem to be under one or two misapprehensions in your letâ€" ter. We don‘t work the guns but the searchlights. Now that air raids have started we are getting _| _ _I‘m sorry I haven‘t written to | The snow rIyou before in reply to your letter, ( gap and f : / but you said there were some cigâ€" gfg;’l agcl:lid { a.rettes on tÂ¥1e way, .so I waited unâ€" I night was til they arrived which was yesterâ€"| suppose v |day. As soon as I find out David‘s { like it. / address I‘ll send half of them On| â€" Having to him. It was very good of you‘i Germans : to think of us and Canadian cigarâ€" | for 9 mont ettes are welcome as ia change to| YN°n abou the sort we buy here. The Governâ€"| atart.comb when we s ment still seems to think that the / The first n {troops should pay full price for| two shot d tobacco even though they‘ve put| which drop another 1%d on an ounce. In fact light 4 mile it‘s getting a prohibitive pastime, they were : especially for the married men who | from the 1i; only get 1/â€" a day after their They seer wive‘s allowances have been deâ€" / ing over in ducted. oo in h T pents REPRODUCTION OF INTERES TIW(; LETTERS DIRECT FROM ENGLAND hor is very good of you'| Germans to con;e C and Canadian cigarâ€"| for 9 months, it was 25|7|40., between the walls and Grimsby, Ontario, T hursday Rev. Henry A. Boyd on Sunday ’commenced his ministry at Smithâ€" ville United Church,. Mr. Boyd, a native of Larkhall, Scbtland, came to Canada in 1912, his ordination taking place six years later at the Edmonton university. His work has been in Albertaâ€"at Killim, Edmonâ€" ton, and Vermilion, where he has just concluded a very successful| ministry of 12 years. i Assumes New Pastoral Duties I‘m afraid I haven‘t got ‘any photographs of myself here, as we are not allowed to have cameras on site. They seem to have stopped comâ€" ing over in the numbers they did at the last full moon, but we still have to stay up all night and sleep in the day. when about a month ago they did \' start coming, and very satisfactory when we saw them in our beam. The first night they came we saw two shot down in flames one of which dropped bombs on a searchâ€" light 4 miles away from us. Luckily they were about 200 yards away from the light! VC~Lwcell the walls and the roof. The snow whistled through this gap and froze everything including eggs and pickles. Still, we didn‘t catch cold, though the sentry at night was pretty grim. I don‘t suppose we‘ll get another winter like it. | Having been prepared for the‘ Registration offices are being set up by electoral districts in the same manner as in the last Dominion election. Penalty for Nonâ€"Registration â€" Failure to register will make any male or female, married or single, over the age of 16 years, liable to a fine not exceeding Two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding Three months, or to both such fine and imprisonâ€" ment, and moreover to a further penalty not exceeding Ten dollars for each day, after the day upon which he should have registered, during which he shall continue to be unregistered. Registrants are required to register in the regular polling subâ€" divisions of their own constituencies. But should a registrant be in some other province or district out of the regular polling subdivision on Registration Days, he or she may register at any registration office convenient, upon satisfactory explanation to the local deputy registrar. «18 <g19"* WHERE TO RECISTER C &5 â€" Oe c "_)L 309A (::’:L-'?{;‘. C Fu Eo r;" 5insd Ts tA 73 BWSFo: reec ol M )4 Bhigs @3z â€" Commencing Monday, August 19th, Canada calls on her citiâ€" ywS" â€" zens, 16 years of age and over, regardless of nationality, to register. Because of the magnitude of this task the Government asks those who must register to study the questionnaire careâ€" EVERYONE CAN HELP â€"To keep the cost of this registration at a minimum the Government is asking the coâ€"operation of all publicâ€"minded citizens in the work of regisâ€" tration. You can help by getting in touch with your local registration officials and offering your services. repared for the : over any night as rather a relief uth ago they did very satisfactory RECGISTRATION DATES August 191, 201, 21;: | â€"Border firaffic is rapidly returnâ€" l ing to normal at Fort Erie, a check | at the office of Lynn Winterdale Franklin, the United States rponeu! rranklin, the United States consul, reveals. The total of visas issued is now in.excess of 2,000 and more are being issued daily. The ideal government, as I view it, is that which combines the greatest amount of freedom for the individual with the greatest coâ€" operative activity of the communiâ€" ty.â€"ifitvelock Ellis. 1 Border Traffic Nearing Normal The new elevator of the Robin Hood â€" M Hs.Limited, located at Ramey‘s Bend in the Welland ship canal at Humberstone, was put inâ€" to operation last week for the first time. The first vessel to discharge a cargo of grain into the 2,000,000 storage bixs was the steamer Geistâ€" i man of the Sarnia Steamship ‘ Lines, unloading approximately‘ 210,000 bushels. Use New Elevator At Humberstone ‘"Isle of Destiny" gets its name | as a tropical island used as a base for the U. §. Marines and also the headquarters for a gunâ€"smuggling gang headed by Gilbert Roland. June Lang, portraying a globeâ€" girdling debutante, lands there to visit her brother, the marine comâ€" mander. Rivals for her hand are William Gargan and Wallace Ford, who help capture the gunâ€"runners. As a swashbuckling story of adâ€" venture in the tropics, it is packed with action, mystery and romance. Don‘t fail to see this action meloâ€" drama showing at Moore‘s Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 21st and 22nd. At Moore‘s Theatre , August 15th, 1940. Published under the authority of HON. JAMES G. GARDINER Minister of National War Services ! to _ In addition to these N.P.A.M. outfits, the Lincoln and Welland, and Argyll and Sutherland Regiâ€" ments, and other smaller C.A.S.F. units are stationed at Niagara. Camp authorities estimate that the camp‘s present strength will probably not be exceeded throughâ€" out the rest of the summer. Every two weeks until late September fresh N.P.A.M. units will move inâ€" to camp for practical training. t Approximately several thousand ’soldiers of active service force and non permanent units are under canvass at Niagara Camp at presâ€" ent. On Monday the largest oneâ€" day influx of soldiers, about 4,000, filed into the camp during the day. They are members of nonâ€"permanâ€" ent artillery,, infantry, army ser-i vice corps, and other units from Toronto a n d adjoining Ontario. municipalities who will spend two! weeks at camp to engage in prac-!' tical training programs. I Peak Rec!;cr Of Soldiers At Camp ie HidisicIred from ‘Niagara Camp to Niagara Falls for antiâ€" sabotage guard duty at Hydro powâ€" er plants. The guards will be campâ€" ed in Queen Victoria Park and also at Queenston. The companies which took over last Friday are: "A" Company, Niagara Falls, comâ€" manded by Major H. Usher; â€" "E" Company, Niagara Falls, first reinâ€" forcement company, in charge of Capt. E. Peckham; and headquartâ€" ers company, St. Catharines, comâ€" manded by Major T. C. Rymer. Major Rymer was in charge of "D" company which was on guard duty at Niagara Falls for the past few weeks., fully. Every question must be answered truthfully and without evasion. It is imperative that every one 16 years of age and over register. You will make the whole task easier for yourself and the Government by registering early. Regisâ€" tration will last for three days only. Three fresh companies of Lincoln and Welland Regiment being transferred from Nias To every person answering the questionnaire fully and satisfactorily a certificate of registration will be issued by the local deputy registrar. This is a small card which must be carried on the person at all times. Change Guards At Niagara Falls Your Registration Certificate $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S:A., the are 12 MAIN ST., E. â€" GRImsBy BLUEBIRD DIAMmoND Rincgs ~...$17.50 up LADIES‘ waTeHEs ....$5.50 up GENTS‘ waTcHEs ........$4.50 up Laidman Reâ€"Union At Peacock Point E. A. BUCKENHAN "The Watch, Clock And Jewelâ€" lery Repairs Prices Moderate Work Called For And Delivered he Biggest Little Jewellery Store In The Fruit Belt‘" ENGLISH CHINA SILVERWARE BUYâ€" ADVERTISED GOODS 5¢ Per Copy pr