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406000909 0900000000066 0040900989006 006 0460060060804 6 641240060 At the age of â€"20, Mendelssohn visited England where he conducted his first symphony, played by the London Philharmonic Sociéty. As was the old custom, he conducted the orchestra, seated at the pilano. Later he played Weber‘s Concertstuck, and C 0000090409 00000000 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 000 0 00 6 0 6 00 0 8 000006 0 In 1826, he ‘tomposed the overture to Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer Night‘s Dreamâ€"a remarkable achievement for a boy of 17. In the following year, he produced an opera successfully at the Berlin Opéra. In 1829, Mendelssohn produced Bach‘s greatest work, the St. Matthew‘s Passion. This was the first performance arywhere, since Bach‘s aeath in 1750, of this fine work. Menâ€" delssohn devoted the rest of his life to the task of bringing Bach‘s comâ€" positions before the public. As early as 1820, Felix was estabâ€" lished as a composer. producing in that year between 50 and 60 ecomposiâ€" tions, including such diversified forms as two piano sonatas, a little musical comedy, a cantata, a pianoforte trio, a violin and piano sonata, and songs. When only nine vears of ago, Felix made his debut as a pianist. To illusâ€" trate his remarkable talent at this ag>. he was able to play the entive 48 Preludes and Fugues of Bach from memory. Born at Hamburg on Feb. 3, 1809, in the same month and year as Abraâ€" ham Lincoln, Felix Mendelssohh was soon diseovered to be a natural musiâ€" cal genius, ranked with Mozart and Schubert as a remarkable prodigy. His father, a wealthy banker, was able to give his son every advantage. During 1812, the family moved to Berlin, and there Felix studied piano, theory, and violin. The boy‘s talent for composition was fostered by the Sunday performâ€" ances of a small orchestra at his father‘s home. By MARQUERITE BUCK On Nov. 4, 1847â€"one hundred years agoâ€"there died in Liepz‘g, Germany. the great composer and musitian, Pélix Mendelssohn â€" Bartholdy. This week, all over the world, his music is being played and details of his lifo are being recalled. 100th Anniversary 1 a Of Composers Death !_ Third Ave. at Cedar Street JEWELLER â€" OPTOMETRIST TIMMINS Margaret Buck, 10% Pine street south Timmins. Miss Buck is on the staif of the Regina Conservaâ€" tory of Music and is a member of the Dominion Teachers‘ Associaâ€" tion, This article appearcad first in the Regina Leader Post. The following tribute to Felix Mendelssohn was written by Marâ€" guerite Buck, daughter of Mrs. 11 Pine St. South Write for booklet entitied Confederation Life HMEAD OFEICE If they would, insure against such a contingency. You can do so at modest cost by means of a Confederation Life Insurance Policy with Total Disability Monthly Incotne Bénefits. This poliey guarantees you a definite monthly income and the waiver of all premiums falling due.during the further continuance of disability after the first six months. Meantime, the Capital Sum of the policy remains intact and will be paid in full to beneficiaries in the event of death, Confederation Life Association is one of the few Canadian companies from which you can get Life Insurance protection with Monthly Income Total Disability Benefits. pianist. To illusâ€" visiteq Association you became To enjoy a real evening of relaxation Among clean, pleasant surroundings Timmins Bilhtards He left notable contributions to svery branch of music except opera. We need ‘only to recall ®is oratorios, St. Paul and Elijah. which rank in the affecâ€" tions of Englishâ€"speaking peoples along with the great oratories of Handel. His violin concerto is unique for its virtuosity and mielodic "beauty. ; His plano solos and concertos have deâ€" lighted generations of p°1formancexs the best known being the Songs Withâ€" out Words. His organ works are worthy to be placed beside those of Bach, whose greatest champion he was. The orchestral music is perfect in color and balance, and includes the overtures, Fingal‘s Cave, and A Midsummer Night‘s Dream. as well as four symâ€" phonies, of which our Regina Symâ€" phony orchestra is to play two moveâ€" ments of the Italian at its November concert. Especially do we remember Menâ€" delssohn for his many beautiful melâ€" odies â€" Spring Song, Consolation, Dusetto, from the Songs Without words, and On Wings of Song. Alâ€" though in some circles it is the thing to disparage Mendelssohn‘s unfailing melodic beauty as a sign of lack of depth and seriousness. nevertheless his simplicity has. a great charm about it, and his music, still has the power to please the ear and to uplift the spirit. The world could do worse than to cultivate the qualities which Menâ€" delssohn‘s music reveals. A luxury is something you can‘t possibly do without until after you yet it. For the remaining years of his short life, he conducted concerts in Germany and London. In 1846, he conâ€" ducted his first performance of his great oratorio Elijah, at Birmingham. Shortly afterwards. his favorite s‘ster, Fanny, died, and a few months later Mendelssohn, â€" overworked, delicate, passed away at the age of 38. During his short life. despite his wealth, Mendelssohn was an indefatiâ€" gable worker, and conducting. concerts of his own works, as well as those of other composers. He numbered among his personal friends Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, whom he frequently In 1835, he became conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzigâ€"a milestone .. in the musical life of Liepzig‘ and the world. Bécause of his influence. Liepzig became. the musical capital of Europe. About this time, he made a tour to Bceotland, there receiving from the ruggedly beautiful scenery, insp ration for two of his best loved orchestral works, the Fingal‘s Cave Overture and the Scottish Symphony. After a conâ€" tinental holiday tour, he returned to England to play two of his pilano concertos. Whilé‘ there ns published his first book of little tone pcems for pianc, whitch he called ‘Songs Without N~Noruds... «. . c i€1 gave the first English performance of Beethoven‘s Emperor Concerto. Menâ€" delssohn was, of course, a pianist of the ‘highest virtuosity and a magniâ€" ficent performer on the organ. PM OFF TCO Timmins 5B * North Ontario Farmers * To Describe Conditions Througshout Eastern Carada U were about 385 percent more men gaged in pulpwood cutting during Summer months in 1947 than in 1 Due to the late harvest, the n seasonal movement oOf meon to woods began about August 15, weeks later than last year. the volumme of movement has ( tinued at a rate suffic‘¢ent to main woods employment at a level 25 ; cent higher than in 1946. _It is anticipated that by t] of 1947, a new record in the 1 tion Jdumbér, in Can@gda wi been setâ€"5.2 billion board fec The Head of the Lakes region is the area of the most serious shortage of woods labour at the present time. The latest information available indicated trhat there are approximately 5.000 thit there are approximately 5.000 woodsâ€"workers employed in the Port Arthur and Fort Francis areas. It is estimated that the total requirements will be approximately 15,000. More than 13,000 workers from the Prairie Region entered woodsâ€"work in this area last Winter, and it is believed that the present shortage of 10,000 woodsworkers in this area will be met ping the 1946 figure billion board feet. Pulpwood production in been estimated atâ€" well 0 cords. It iy . timated tha will be higher in 1947. Although the demand for woods workers exceeds the supply throughou the epuntry at the present time. th number of men in the bush is 25 per cent higher than at the same t.me i1 1946 (which year established an all time high in numbers employed in th woods), and present informatio1 would indicate that the demands fo: woods labour will be met in practicall; ail cutting areas during the comins Winter. Woods Employment +. Is Up By 25 Percent ... But Men Needed The overall { demands puipwoot operawrs for woods Iaboui in Rast=rn Cangi, have sbeenincreased: by new lnlllh“tiQMIDg into. productxon in . the ~Arga. Afi the:, same.: time, these Aémands may be copngex ed by a In British Columbia there appesr to be no serious shortage of unskille workers. However, there are still man openings for men skilled in big timbe operations. Since April, the numbe employed in the Pacific forests ha averaged 15,00 as compared with th peak figure during the Summer 0 1946 of about 13,000 (D.B.S5.) » . In the pilot‘s cabin of an occanâ€"spanning "Morth Star" plane, radidg commentator Claire Wallace learns something about the conâ€" trols of the big Transâ€"Canada Airlines ship in which she flew the Atâ€" lantic to cover the Royal Woedding of Princess Elizabeth and ILieut. Philip Mountbatten. For listeners to her "They Tell Me" program Miss Wallace arranged to make two broadcasts direct from London giving her personal observations on the wedding. Showing her how the plane is handled is Capt. H. W. Seagrim, vetrzan transâ€"0cean pilot. THE POR 4 vide is kept 1946. symens point maln tected by la the returns and J the From â€"the <â€" returns ion farmers, estimates of for live stock in Ontarie illy 1947, will be obtaine ns tion will be secured 4 position of live stock ars ix months, i.e., mark s on for lly 1x l"J @2rs led ny ol shi Der 1as ns of From the returns recgiven from farmers, estimates of the numbé of live stock in Ontario. at December‘ 1. 1947, will be obtained. and informaâ€" tion will be secured regarding th disâ€" position of live stock during the last s‘ix months, i.e., marketings, killed OB farms and natural deaths. Questions are also being asked.as to future inâ€" tentions to market. The success of this. survey depends upon the coâ€"operation â€"received from {farmers in filling out and returning the forms. A large number of returns . is needed in order that â€"a representaâ€" * ftive samnle of "the live stock industry During the last wseek of November farmers of North Ontario will receive live stock and poultry forms with a request to fill in the information conâ€" cerning the livestock overations on their own farms, says S. H. H. Symons, Director of the Statistics and Publicaâ€" tions Branch of the Ontario Departâ€" ment of, Agriculture., This branch, in coâ€"operation with, the Agricultural Division of the Dorinion Bureaur of Statistics, is collecting. this informaâ€" tion. An Italian newspaper recently stated that the Italian people have got very little out of the. war. The . Italian people complain that they havent got out of the war at all. T6 wordsâ€"workers from the Displaced Persons Camps had arrived and were engaged in forest operations in Onâ€" tario. More are expected to atrive An Canada before the end of picture Of Tarm Con and for this reason solicited to comple form as soon as po °C The inform nfilled vacancie stered with th 11( 1946 due y . i1a Ww ©against md his.individu workers in the E ADVaANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO cancies for woodsâ€"workers hn the National Employâ€" totalled 18,800 at Octoâ€" 'I‘his/ is somewhat ‘lower due to reduced labour certain areas caused.'fn ertainties regarding exâ€" NC movement from the farmins and Sumâ€" est that a true mns be obtained, coâ€"operation is ind return the Symons, Publicaâ€" Departâ€" anch, in Enthusiasm Greets ~Mandicraft Exhibition The exhibit of sored by the Ti tion Group, and : fellows‘ Hall last ticles made by schools and pij centres, so as value the eve: big success. success was equally appartnt, afternoon and evening ther crowds enjoy.ng the exhibit. vourable publicity for the work Timminsg Adult Education Gr« event was also a marked suc{ The exhibit was arranged : sembled by North Bay office c munity Programs, Ontario Dep of Education. Mrs. Taylor, a of the staff of Community P: accompanied the exhibit. a readiness and skill in answer many questions added to the of the occasion. The â€"exhibit included wC shellwork, leathercraf, metal bedwork, painting, noveltis many other lines. including w Kirkland Lake and Sudbu particularly well represented exhibit, their displays in mal being outstanding. Sturgeon F,; was particularly well repr There were exhibits from mar centres, and all won attentil and in the eve Schumacher, to his small loom. Mr. Kennard is a veteran of the mcent war who was wounded on the field, one of his injuries affecting his left hand. He took up weaving for reâ€" habilitation, and finds the work is gradually restorins the use of his left hand and arm to normal. FPriday evenâ€" ing he was weaving scarves, specializâ€" ing in these in many designs, even inâ€" cluding real Scottish tartan designs. Mrs. Murphy, who recently took a special course in weaving, is at present organizing classes in Mountjoy for the ladqies of that township, and will also approval. Here, Timmin more o1 the Timntins « deserving very have classes in weaving for Timmins if enough demand is made for this ling. The samples of weaving shown here on Friday included beautiful samples of iurtains, scarves, tableâ€" cloths. jackets, and many other attracâ€" tive articles. Another Timmins exhibit that Atâ€" tracted notice and admiration was the beautiful headwork of Mrs. Peter Matijasz, 221 Cedar Street North. This included a brilliant Ukrainian costums, and a bedspread in white, with eolourâ€" ed beadwork that dphghted all â€" who saw it. centres, and aAll WOn approval. Here, however, Timmin more or less "stole the Timntins exhibits win deserving very special notic This was particularly tru weaving exhibit, this part C keeping an interested crowd noon and evening. Not only articles of weavinge of speci The delishtful exhibit of modelling in china clay by Miss Laura Laamanen, articles of weaving of s because Oof their artisti goodâ€" workmanship, but Mrs. E. Murphyv demons of weaving on a loom in the matter of attend s was equally appart1 oon and evening t] mmins Adu shown in 1 Friday afte ularly true of the his part of the hall OVE mdlcrfifts urgeon Falls also well â€"represented. from many other n attention and wWIinnit notice. rated the a hi sp ail vooawork, al â€" work, iles, â€" and afterncor Kennard work on W, Long, Manager, Timmins, Ont., Pamour, Ont. ouU} 11 * iN MANY a business that never hd a dollar‘s worth of export volume before the war, today‘s discussions bristle with the strange names of farâ€"off countries. More of Canada‘sproducts are known, needed and urgently wanted in more places than ever before. At The Bank of Nova Scotia you‘ll find a wealth of inforâ€" mation on the markets you seek; you‘ll find, in many cases, that we have branches or correspondents on the scene. ‘ou‘ll find every banking facility . . . plus the kind of creative banking that hases wise counsel on long experience and intimate knowledge. arimen member pgrams 1d_ Educa NS acli th.: of the on the ing his OM ind on, h 01L Geo o8 6080900040040 9048 040 60 0o Next to the weaving, the leather work exhibits seemed of special inâ€" terest to the crowds attending the event. Kirkland Lake. Sudbury, North Bay and oth@r cenires had most atâ€" tractive articles in this @epartment, while one whole table was devoted .to the clover work in leather on the variâ€" ous tables showed beautiful work in gloves, handbags, purses, bridge set cases and many other elegant articles. The exhibit of shellwork by G. W. Morris, Timmins, was a notable col lection of Grnaments and novelties i rich colors. The metal craft exhibit included abl work in conper, silver. etc. In this de partment, Cobalt had the only red "native exhibit" in the show displayâ€" ing an artistic array of articles made from native Cobalt silver that had been simply washed. Visitors to the exhibit had special comments to make in regard to the beadwork of Mrs. L. Biby, Kirby Aveâ€" nue, Timmins, the elegant work in crossâ€"stitching by Mrs. Benosvitch, and other exhibits that met particular atâ€" tention. ented paintings, the able artists includâ€" ing D. Sturgeon, Phyl Hudson and Pa Redenki. With characteristic enterprise, Timâ€" mins Public Library had on display in the hall about twentyâ€"five books dealâ€" ing with handicrafts of different kinds. These books are in the library, and Timmins Public Library cordially invited all interested to make full use of the library‘s facilities in this and other lines. It is only fair to Add that considerâ€" able of the success Oof the event was due to the effective work of Mrs. S. Shankman and her committseée in charge. To add to the interest. the displa}y in the hall included ‘a number of talâ€" Victory Cab Co. Our drivers will give you safe, speedy transâ€" portation whenever you want to go. Call us when you need a cab. et‘s do it together! dabags, purses, bridge many other elegant art bit of shellwork by G PHONE id the only â€" real the show displayâ€" y of articles made silver that had of .1; â€" : W {lx‘ 1‘111(_‘1111('11â€" l /W OW s v4 »] *J + Wanna buy Rubbers? There are Thousands Last year and during war yvears, rubâ€" bers were extremely hard to get. So when they became more plentiful this Fail local merchants stocked up with them, visualizing a large sale. But did it rain? Was it slushy? No we had the brightest,, sunnies FPal on record. fl "There was really. only one diaw the year which rubbers might be sox‘% one merchant said. "tThiait was on Ar "There ‘was really. only one i the year which rubbers might be sox% one merchant said. ‘{That was on Ar ‘ mistice Day when the streets were of slush. And on that day we were closed till 1 pm. . Not that I‘m kicking about being closed on that day. but i just happened to work out that way. Since that time the streets have beâ€" come frozen and the potential sale of rubbers from now on is practically zero. Already some merchants are taking the footwear from their shelves for storags till spring. id ush ztes7f . whi hield lole uh( e h rubbers? nt them thore sand pairs to upine area, for on which local lding the bag" imbi> piece of one from rain