Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page awarded highest Marks of season King memorial wins Joyce Johnson shield a Little sunday school choir from King memorial Church so captured the fancy of or. J. Frederic Staton at the musical festival Friday evening that he awarded them the Joyce John son shield and the highest Marks of the season so far for choral for each of their pieces. This was the Best singing of an Junior choir so far in the festival he said. In the test piece the fir mercy by Peter Warlock they a accuracy of technique warmth c tone and Beauty of words. The own selection. No Man know where love will Light by Brahm was a splendid contrast he said for of color and Sung with buoyancy. Balmoral Junior choral society from Balmoral. Man., came second with 88 for the test piece and 85 of their own selection. Happy Floe arranged on a Melody by Bach. Another feature of the evening programme was the close Contes Between two of Winnipeg s of standing Young pianists so puck and Sheila to place in the senior Chopin piano Forte class. Arthur Benjamin final named Vera the Winner with 8 and 86 for the compulsory c Shar minor etude and two 90 s for the big c Maior making a Tota of 350. Sheila played the revolutionary etude for her own selection end was Given 344 in All. As Long As Winnipeg has Talen of this calibre and teachers to cop with it you Don t have to work about your musical place in the or. Benjamin told the ence in the civic auditorium. Will be a great Day for this Cit when you have an orchestra these Young people can perform concertos for both performances remarkable All the adjudicators were agree that both performances in this Clas nothing Short of remarkable especially remembering that the girls were still students and in thei Early teens. In the c major study which Chopin dedicated to Liszt. Ver gave Gaye All the magnificent sonority it demanded or. Benjami said. Her assured technique too her in Good Stead in both etude the test piece played in a Lovel romantic style. The runner up had a radian rubato in her first number he re marked and her own selection on lacked that daring which come with maturity. They re a great couple thes he sighed i must b getting or. Staton was astounded by the boy like t9ne of Balmoral Junio choral society in the hymn singin class particularly when there wer Only four boys in the choir. If we had shut our eyes w would have sworn it was a Church. Beroun of boy he said awarding them the top Mark of 8 for o or Field and Forest stealing Innsbruck tune. He then proceeded to give the audience and the competitors a lesson on what constitute a Good hymn tune pointing out tha it must have dignity of rhythm words and chords. Done be misled by the sugary he warned the winning choir had the mos difficult hymn to handle he said and they achieved a Beautiful blend runners up in this class were a smaller choir from St. Andrew River Heights Junior Sunda school with 85 for the Cushman tune. We would see Jesus. He said. They had a real feeling for the words and a wide Range of expression praising the Good work of their conductor. Huntley Cameron. Aberdeen school wins Aberdeen school won the Grade b vocal ensemble class singing the test piece. Tinker s fires by Brook and their own selection Polly Wil Lis. They got 85 and 88. Their Sec Ond number was delightful he said a lesson in Lovely word stressing. The Helen Horton studio choir got 91 for silent o Moyle arranged by Whittaker. And 89 for Peter arranged by Whitford to win the Folk song class. Or. Staton said it was a treat to listen to such Lovely tone and balance and that they were deserving of High Marks and pains taking adjudication. The Normal school retained the Holt Renfrew and company shield in the Grade c Competition for women s voices being award 87 for a fairy song by Dyson and 88 for Morley s now is the month of May ing. He again commended the Fine diction of this choir As he had an other evening and pointed out that they were learning the Beauty of words not Mere mechanics. Ending an evening of very Fine choral the Kelvin graduates choir in Competition with the Winnipeg general Hospital nurses glee club won the St. Cecilia society shield for another year with 87 for Schumann s night and 88 for Clouds by Davies. The nurses got 84 for tis time i think by Wen lock town by Armstrong and 87 foe laughter and tears by Schu Bert. Or. Staton said the winners were tonally delightful had an eager at tack fresh approach to both songs and careful details. He urged them to further improve their word col the words bit the nurses had some difficulty in pitch in their first song and were definitely More at Home in the Sec Ond he said. The tone was sprightly and they painted a picturesque setting. Joan Hall awarded Tudor bowl at the Twilight session in the con Cert Hall 16-year-old Joan Hall a student at Daniel mad Tyre collegiate Institute topped All other Grade b winners to take the Tudor bowl. Or. Ernesto Vinci said it was a very Good Cream of the that the Young contralto was a worthy Winner. Singing the sky above the roof by Williams and Over the mountains by quilter. She gave a musical performance of both songs. She had a full grasp of the psychological difficulties in the first piece and her tone was secure and Well sustained. The Sec Ond song required a Little More work on diction. Or. Vinci thought but there was a Fine change of color and delicately shaded contrasts. Good sins ing has spread to suburbs the Good singing of this City has spread to the suburbs and we Hope it will continue into the Rural said or. Staton when speaking of the suburban classroom choirs Friday afternoon. It is the first time these schools have been judged All in one group and the lord Kitchener school will be the first holders of the new Peter Logan memorial trophy he added. Weighing the spirit atmosphere and uniform level of each choir there was no difficulty in choosing the Winner he said for besides be Fng mechanically Correct there was a buoyancy of words and a Quick release of tone in their work. We Are always looking for something which comes from the heart he con and that is what we got from this choir. The Peter Logan memorial trophy has been presented by the United scottish association to perpetuate the memory of Peter Logan former Joan Hall Winner of the Tudor bowl at the musical festival. United scottish association choir master. Festivals Are so full of surprises some of them pleasant some other Wise or. Vince told the audience in speaking of the girls Solo class in this he admitted the Surprise is not so pleasant for the voices in this class did not do Justice to this simple the Winner. Anita Aitken. Who received 87 Marks in the preliminary and 86 in the final for her interpretation of an Indian Mother b song by Cecil Sharman had More voice than the other two competitors he said but there was unsteadiness on the first High note and the second one was too throaty Joan Maxwell and Joan Louise Norrie tied for second place both receiving a total of 172 Marks. One of the Fine Points of Winni Fred Johnston s interpretation o compositions of Bach was the fact that she played it in three different voices. Or. Senjamin said. Excel Lent pedalling splendid rhythm Speed tone and Quality won Hei 88 Marks in the preliminary and so in the final class. The second player Elizabeth although her technique was excellent and her tone nicely controlled lacked the lightness the selection demanded he Felt. Mining briefs show anxiety Regina april 21. Car Roll commission on Coal yesterday completed the hearing of 14 briefs which mainly dealt with problems of the Saskatchewan Lignite Coal Industry and then left for Estevan sask., to visit Shaft and strip min ing operations in the Centre of the Field. The briefs presented by mine operators dealers and unions indicated anxiety Over postwar markets the Competition of higher Grade Alberta Coal and the preservation of the Lignite Coal Market area in Saskatchewan and Manitoba where a geographical advantage now is enjoyed. Spokesmen said that with the de Mand for increased Coal production strip mining operations in which the Coal is dug on the surface with machinery had increased. A Brief presented by the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal company limited Estevan. Said that Shaft mine operations now Are dependent on subsidies paid to encourage coat production in War time. It suggested that a Federal sub Sidy to encourage production be continued and that it be sufficient of cover additional labor costs brought about by Federal govern ment wage rulings. Briefs said that a trend towards Srna ller Coal sizes had reduced the return to operators but there was Hope for continued Lignite Coal markets in the increased use of automatic stokers and other modern leading equipment. Seasonal adjustments proposed the Saskatchewan Federated co operatives limited and the Moose jaw co operative association limited suggested seasonal adjustments of Coal prices to encourage buyers o secure their Winter Coal in the Early Spring and summer and thus provide employment in mines Dur no Slack periods in which miners often have to be Laid off. A Saskatchewan government grief presented by resources min Ster j. L. Phelps said that a Dom Nion Coal Board with authority Iver the production and marketing if Coal should be established if this vere not done the provincial . Government was prepared to establish a provincial marketing Oard or take other action to find a solution of problems now affecting e Industry. John Al Chyson. A resented a Brief for the mine workers Central Union of Estevan and District an organization found d in 1940 after labor disputes in Estevan Field and after the Canadian. Federation of labor and United mine workers of am Rica had withdrawn from the Field. J. J. Frawley of Edmonton com Mission counsel said that the Cen ral Union Brief indicated sympathy 1th the . And or. Al Chyson greed. The Brief supported a a ional fuel policy and a National Uel Board to regulate and assist e Coal Industry. H. Wallace president of the was Ern collieries of Bienfait sask., Aid that miners Felt they should ave benefits under the unemployment insurance act during periods f partial employment. Such assist nce should be facilitated by Mak no benefits available when a Miner resented a certificate from an pm Loyer s representative indicating is employment status. The Regina briefs were heard by Justice w. F. Carroll of Hali a. Chairman and or. Justice c. Mclaurin of third commissioner Angus j. Morrison of Algary was unable to attend due o illness in his family. Winnipeg earnings open april 24. Chaplin seeking new trial los Angeles april 21. Cap Harlie Chaplin s lawyers intend to so for a new trial of Joan Barry s Stern it suit in which the com Dian was named As the father Oler 18-month-old Cam. In. And if denied will Appeal to ave the jury s verdict set aside 1 announced yesterday. Winnipeg girl graduates Vancouver april 21. St class of nurses since 1929 win graduate from Vancouver Genera Ospital May 1, when 86 girls re Eive their diplomas. Graduates in lured no ratan Mccormick. Tucker Winnipeg. Monday s 1 Bogi. 0.15 ii.m., duet two Punos mediate advanced senior. Con Certo 1 or piano and orchestra. 10 a.m., music and arts bldg. Folk songs. 1.45 ., ish musical club trophy Junior Folk songs final private school chorus grades 9 to 12 piano Solo Junior final classroom choirs Grade 8. 4 Music and arts bldg. For violin and piano intermediate senior duet for two violins string Quartetti a Trio for violin cello and piano a Small ensemble without piano Small ensemble with piano. 4.15 ., auditorium con Cert any voice trios any voices operatic Solo senior Gilbert and Sullivan operatic duets Gilbert and sul Livan. 8 ., auditorium Small vocal ensemble Grade a Ora Torio Solo sacred. Grade a Finnja classroom choirs Grade 10 concerto for piano and or Chestra final. By Means of portable ports coded As mulberries More than 3.500.000 men were put ashore during the first 109 Days of the european in Vasion. 5vn1peg free press saturday april 21, 1945---------------- sentence of death passed Paris april-21. Gen. Henri Fernand Dentz. Who commanded French troops which resisted the British occupation of Syria in 1941. Was condemned to death for treason yesterday. William c. Bullitt. French officer and former american ambassador to France offered at the last minute to appear As a witness in behalf of Gen. Dentz but the general declined the offer with thanks. Among the documents introduced in Gen. Dentz defence was one Pur ported to be a secret treaty signed by the Vichy government with Ger Many on May 5. 1941. In the document Vichy accorded the germans free transit through Syria and air bases and supplies there. The purported treaty also placed Dakar and Bizerte at the disposal of the germans and commits Ted Virv to Supply them with All available information on British military positions and activities in Middle East. Gen. Henri Dentz woman attorney Dies at 82 in Illinois Evanston 111., april 21 a Catherine Waugh Mccullouch. 82, attorney and Active participant in National woman s suffrage and tem Perance movements died Friday after two weeks illness fort Garry notes the fort Garry horticultural society will hold its third educational meeting in St. Paul s anglican Church Parish Ball monday at 8.30 Mrs. Kathieen Thompson Watson lecturer on clothing and textiles. University of Manitoba will speak on prepared Canning Cook ing and handicraft exhibits Tor the annual show. Miss . Peck lecturer in applied arts. University of Manitoba will speak on Flower arrangement giving demonstrations. The . Of fort Garry United Church will hold its annual Spring Tea in the Church. North drive wednesday from 3 to 6 mrs. S Hood will be general convener. The hostesses Are mrs Vic Jonnson. Mrs. G. B. Mctavish mrs a. Hogg mrs. R. Fennell the of Home cooking is in charge of mrs. Dewey Soper and mrs. G. Dewar mrs. D b. Sparling and mrs. W. W. Thomp son will receive the guests. A. William Stephen. . Who has spent the past three weeks of his furlough his Mother mrs. E. Stephen Windermere Avenue left saturday to return to duty. 4 Powers sign 4th lend lease Ottawa april 21. United kingdom the United states and Canada have renewed Jend lease agreements with Russia it was announced last night by the depart ment of external affairs. The announcement said the fourth of a series of lend lease agreements and the second to which Canada has been a signatory was signed Here april 17 by representatives of Britain the United states. Canada and Russia to cover the period be tween july 1, 1944 and june 30. 1945. Much of the War goods prom ised in the agreement have already been delivered. Canada s contribution can be measured by the fact that Between april 30, 1944, and the end of the year Canada sent the soviet Union tons of munitions Strate Gic materials and food to a Tola value of said the department. Shipments included tanks. 842 armoured cars trucks 000 shells. Cartridges. 000 tons of Gunpowder 36.300 tons of aluminium. P.100 tons of Lead. 23. 500 tons of Copper Toni of Zinc tons of Nickel tons of rails and 208.600 tons of wheat and the renewed agreement the first to be signed in Ottawa was signed by Ray Atherton United states ambassador to Canada it. Hon. Mal Colm Macdonald United kingdom High commissioner. G. B. Zarubin soviet a Bassadore and prime min ister Mackenzie King and finance minister Ilsley. The first protocol was signed in Moscow oct. 1 1941, the second in Washington in october 1942, and the third in London. Oct. 19. 1943. The agreements were drawn up for the purpose of providing rus Sia with supplies of All kinds needed for the pro culion of the War the department said. 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