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THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY. FEB. 14th. 1931 KNOXCHOIRTQ ON TOillE CALGARY MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELDDURINGMAY GIVE CONCERT r.

1871 1931 SIX DECADES ASSCTS ism $473,000 1890 $2473,000 1900 $10,486,00 1910 $38,164,000 1920 $114,839,000 1930 $588,733,000 SIX DECADES ASSURANCES IN FORCE lfiftO $3,907,000 1890 $16,759,000 1900 $57,950,000 1910 1920 1930 $2,863,701,000 'fL mm Uttd OJfU BuiUint, Mtntrtsl SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS STATEMENT FOR 1930 filrirv Musical Festival, pro moted by the Calgary branch of th Alberta Musical Festival Asoo- elation, will held in Calgary May 11. 12 and 13. 1931. The festival executive has been very fortunate in obtaining the services of two outstanding adjudicators in Maurice Jacobson. us A of tendon.

England, and Arthur Collins-wood. K.T.C.U. F.RCO. Saskatoon, la'e of Aberdeen. Scotland.

This is the first time that Calgary has had a local festival sponsored bv this local and they are akmg for the same co-operation that thev have received from musicians and public with the Alberta festival in previous years. Competitors are invited to rem-pe'e from alt parts of the Dominion and the I'ni'ed States, there being no restrictions on residence or domicile. Competitors are ursted to get the evllabus and particulars as soon as possible, so there will be no delay in procuring the music. Information and syllabus can be obtained from the secretary, H. H.

Sharpies. 1902 Thirteenth street west, Calearv. or F. G. Hunt, publicity director.

2104 Eighteen-A s'reef west Syllabuses ran be obtained from any Calvary music house. CONTEST AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED BY WESTIN6H0USE Peter Copeland, young architect of Newark. New Jersey, at presmt unemployed, captured the first prize of $5 Oof) in the Wesfinghouse radio $10,000 idea contest for the improvement of radio cabinets, while Lucy K. Wilkes, a younj; housewife of New York, was awarded the second prize $2,000 and Charles Preston Bassett, a youn interior decorator of Pittsburgh. also unemployed, received the third prize of $1,000.

There were 45 other cash prizes awarded ranging from down to $25. This contest opened on September 2.V1930, and closed at toid-vcinber 24. 1930. A. W.

Robertson, chairman of the board. Wef inghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, presented the winners of the three capital prises with their checks for $2,000 and $1,000 respectively in the board room of the Wesfinghouse Company at 150 Broadway yesterday afternoon. The judges of the contest were also present. More than 150.000 Ideas for the Improvement of radio cabinds were submitted by the general public, all of the prize wining ideas becoming the property of the Wesfinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. In their task of selecting the prize winners In this content, the judges had to consider models In both full size and miniature tngeth.

with finished drawings of radio cabinets, the majority of entries displaying the great amount of skill and time which were put into the Ideas. Of the entries received about one third were submitted by women. ic Gramophone Records NOTES AND COMMENT This week's new hits. "Yours and Mine." and "Blue Again." What will no doubt prove to be one of the most popular dance records of the month is the Victor recording of "Yours and Mine," bv The Southerners. The words are sliehtlv idiotic, but the melody has a live.lv swing.

The orchestration is straightforward and unpretentious, and The Southerners have succeeded in turning out a tempting dance rhythm without resorting to the use of frills or Irick effects. Duke Ellington's "What Good Am I Without You," Is another commendable Victor "Blue Again," the latest effort of the song-writing team of Fields and McHugh, has a most catchv melody and a cleverly original lyric. Loring "Red" Nichols and his orchestra (Brunswick) give their Interpretation of this popular air in vcrv fox trot tempo. The song is also most charminglv sung bv Marion Harris, popular Brunswick songbird. Riw Bernie and his orchestra (Brunswick), who are doing much to make the College Inn the cheeriest and brightest night club In Chicago, and who are heard night 'v overt radio station VVBBM (770 are also doing remarkably well bv their gramophone recordings.

Their latest record comprises two new noveltv numbers, "Sleepv ifrthatCorn fa Keeps Just a drop or two of Putnam's on any sore corn and out comes all the pain. The corn shrivels up and drops off. No scar, no pain, no pinching from tight shoes. You can dance or walk in comfort. Use only Putnam's Corn Extractor.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Sold by druggists evervwheie. Putnam's i Is Painless -Safe 'Efficient nylm lAMlUli QI0AY Nadie selections from local and distant stations: SATURDAY 00 o'clock Station CJCJ: Potor Pan Kiddies' Klub. Station CKLC: Dance melodies. o'clock Station CJCJ: Musical selections.

1,30 o'clock Station CKLC: Musical proorammo. 7:00 o'clock Station CKLC: Music hour. 7:30 o'clock Station CKLCt Radio forum. :00 o'clock Station CKLC: Canadian National network iCN DDI, 1:00 o'clock Station CJCJ: Jimmy Holdon's dance orchestra. SUNOAY 1:30 o'clock Station CJCJ: Sunday morning proorammo.

o'clock Station CFCN: Central United church service. 11:00 o'clock Station CKLC: Grace Presbyterian church ser-vice. 1:15 o'clock Station CFCN: Instructional service from St. Mary's Cathedral. Station CKLC: Prairie Bible Institute.

2:15 o'clock Station CJCJ: Canadian Pacific Railway chain. 2:45 o'clock Station CFCN: Service under auspices Calgary Ministerial Association. 3 00 o'clock Station CKLC: Symphony hour over C.N.R. network. 3:30 o'clock Station CFCN: Calqary Prophetic B'ble Confer, once.

4:00 -o'clock Station CKLC: Rotary chain broadcast on natur-aluation and eitnenship. Station CKUA: Music 4:30 o'clock Station CKLC: TwiKqht hour. 5:00 o'clock Station CJCJ: Hour of music. 5:30 o'clock Station CKLC: Music. 6:00 o'clock Station CJCJ: Musical selections.

6-30 o'clock Station CKLC: Maedonald Hotel Little Sym-phony- 7:15 o'clock Station CFAC: First Baptist church service. 7:30 o'clock Station CKLC: SOO o'clock Station CKLC: Network proqrafnme. 9.15 o'clock Station CFCN: Shriners' Temple concert band. WILL BROADCAST ROTARY HOUR ON SUNDAY AT 4 P.M. Listeners-ln from coast to coast i .1 a nrnvramme III VHIiBna wti of exceptional attraction on Sunday afternoon, irom mi when the.

Rotary all-Canada hour will ne euiiimniiruuni.v from sixteen stations, from Halifax to Vancouver, including Calgary. The programme Is part of the effort now being made by all Cen-adian Rotary clubs to interest the public In the work of naturalization among newcomers to Csn-sda. An address will be given by Dr. E. Islie Plrieeon, distinguien-ed speaker, on "The Privilege and Duty of Citizenship." There wUl also be several vocal selection in French and English of Canadian compositions, sung by an English-speaking choir and a French-Canadian quartet, accompanied by the organ in Tudor Hall, Montreal.

CENTRAL UNITED S.S. ANNIVERSARY SERVICE ARRANGED FOR SUNDAY Central United Church Sunday school is preparing to celebrate its forty-seventh anniversary on Sunday at both morning and evening services. An anniversary choir of 350 members, consisting of the Junior, intermediate and senior departments of the school, will assemble on a huge platform across the front of the church and Into the school room snd will sing a number of two-part choruses prepared for the occasion. Cecil L. Brown, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., will be the speaker at the morning service, and Rev.

J. E. Todd, B.A., the preacher at the evening service. Miss Svbll Flumerfeit, miss Margaret Horner and Roger Flumrr-felt are the soloists at both services. Miss Marraret Horner and Har old Coward will speak on behalf of the united finance campaign or me Bovs' and Girls' Provincial Work Board, which starts next veek.

Ralph Johnson will preside at the organ, and -E. Hodgkinson will direct the church school orcrestra of thirty-five, pieces. On the following Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock, the Sunday school will present their annual entertainment, when a very interesting and amusing programme will be given Parents and fri-ends of the school are cordially invited to attend both the Sunday services and Monday evening's concert. BLAST KILLS JAPANESE BURN A BY, B.C., Feb. 14 (CP.) Remaga Takagakl, young Burnnhy was instantly killed Fri day when his head was blown off during blasting operations on his uncle's farm at Pitt Meadows, near here.

He. had Inserted dynamite In a stump, but It failed to fire on schedule. He returned to Investigate, and it suddenly exploded. am New Assurances Paid for (net) -Assurances in Force (net) Total Income (net) Wide Variety of Vocal Music, Dramatic Sketches on Programme A concert of unique character will be given by Kno United church choir In the Elks' hall, on Monday evening, at I 15 o'clock. All the numbera on the programme will be given in costume with scenic effects.

One of the Important features will be from Clifford Higgins' comic opiia, "The love Bird." George Wallace will sing. "I'm a Wonder," supported by a chorus of ladies and gentlemen. The opening chorus of act two wiil be given. Mrs. W.

E. Gray taking the opening solo, "Alas Is Me." followed by a beautiful chorus, "Willow, Willow," which leads Into a Catchy waits number, "Love A-Calling," sung by Mrs. H. D. Towers, supported by a chorus.

Miss Kathleen Ramsey and H. K. Mortimer will sing the swing duet, "When Cupid Finds Tou Lonely." Miss Kneeshaw and Mr. Monilaws will sing the duet. "It's tho Merry Little Twinkle in Your Eye." Miss Edith Vernon and Frank Mirtle will sing a negro duet, "What's the Fig Idea." A very interesting scene will be acted by Misa Norma Cunningham and Fred Jarvis.

George Boothman will sing a new song, entitled, "Big Bill and Little Bill," and George Macbeth will sing "The Highlandman's Toast." supported by a chorus of male voices. A quartette of female voices, composed of Elgar Hie-gin, Mrs. A. E. OsWfin, Miss Ruth Levell, and Miss Theresa Niven, will render "Wait and See." and i the first half of the programme will conclude with "The Daftest of the Family," by request, sung by I George Wallace.

The second part of the programme will be an exceedingly humorous sketch, An Old-fashioned Ladies' Aid Meeting," written bv Mrs. Kevin MarLaehlin, and will he performed by ladies of the choir. Mme. Mamie Gardiner will sing "Caller Herrin" in costume. and Mrs.

K. L. Robertson will also sing In costume, "Love's Old Sweet Song. CHAPEL ROYAL CHOIR WILL BE HEARD TUESDAY Next Tuesday night, at 8:30, the following attractive programme by the boy of Hia Majesty's Chapel Royal Savoy will be presented in the Grand theatre for the Anglican mission fund. A every music lover delights In hearing well trained boy choristers, a large audience should certainly take advantage of this opportunity.

Part I Sacred Three Part Chorus "Little Lamb" (Davlesl. Two Part Chorus "God la a Spirit" (Bennett), Solo: "The Holy City" (Adams). Three Part Chorus Light Ever lasting" (Wilson). Three Part Chorus "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings" (Smart). Phantasie (Mozart).

Solo and Chorus "Come, Holy Ghost" (Attwood). Solo "Jerusalem" (Mendelssohn). Three Part Chorus "Life Thine Eyes" (Mendelssohn). Trio "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears" (Field). Part II Secular Two Part Chorus "Passage Birds' Farewell" (Mendelssohn).

Three Part Chorus "Sweet an-i Low" (Rarnby). Unison Chorus "Where the Boe Sucks" (Arne). Humorous Trio "Little Tommy" (Macy). Piano Solo Concerto (Granados). Solo (by request) "Daddy" (Beh-rend).

Three Part Chorus "In Thle Hour of Softened Splendor" (Pinsuti). Solo and Chorus "Annie Laurie" (Scotch Air). Solo and Chorus "Only a Dream" (Fqxell). Three Part Chorus "The Long Day Closes" (Sullivan). "God Save the King." Solo pianist: Matthew Heft.

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W. M7355 Tormi If Delired NO COMIC OPERAS We have had no Rood comic operas of late, because the real world been morn romln than any possible opera. O. K. Chesterton, essayist and lecturer.

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and 1st Street W. Phones: Office M2848, Rea. M2077 Eyes examined for glaaaes. 'Nine LIllo Miles From Ten-Ten-Tennesaee" -10f CATALOGS In year in which alt classes of business have encountered many ciitJtculties, the Company ha made gratifying progress. New policies paid for ihow an increase of $51,227,652.32, both the ordinary and group departments making substantial gaini.

Total assurances in force show an increase of This gain represents a very high rate of persistency, indicating the high value placed by our policyholders on their contracts with the Company in a period of extreme financial pressure. The number of policies and group assurance certificates outstanding passed the million mark during the year; The total net income show an increase of $13,804,544.54. The total payments to policyholder and beneficiaries since organization equal the total assurances in force in the Com-pany'i fiftieth year (ten years ago). The mortality among our policyholders has been highly The rite of interest earned on the mean invested assets was 6.441 per cent; Profit paid to policyholder during the year amounted to 125,641,231.04. In a year of almost unprecedented business depression the outstanding quality of the investments ha been strikingly shown.

The actual cash dividends received on the total common stocks held by the Company were $969,103.84 in excess of (he dividends payable on those identical snares in 1929. 1 1 1 Even oa the basis of the low prices at the dose of the year our common Mock holding (how a aubstantial excess of market value over cost. Profits to policyholder entitled to participate during the ensuing year will be again allotted on the scale at present in operation) The special Maturity Dividend i also continued op the basts announced yearj $705,678,000 $2,863,701,000 $186,662,000 (Brunswick No. 6016). "You're Lucky to Me," and "Memories of You." bv Chester Gavlord.

(Brunswick No. 6010). Cramps StomuiiGas Is Instant Relief mm CMPAIrW of .4 flOIR). What Good Am I Without You?" and "Nine Little Miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee," fnx trots, by Duke Ellington snd his Cotton Club orchestra, (Victor No, 225K6). "Cheerful Little Earful," and "I Miss a Little Miss," fox trots, by Ben Selvln and his orchestra, (Columbia No.

2358-D). Initrumental Records "Stradust," and "Trees." by Isham Jones and his orchestra, (Brunswick No. 4S5fi). "Fraternity Medley." (college songsi, bv Guv Ixmibardn and his Royal Canadians. (Columbia No 2357-D).

Popular Vocal Records "Blue Again," and "He's Mv Set ret Passion." bv Marion Harris. on the air, there will doubtless be further gramophone, recordings of the melody by other well-known artists. Danes Records "Yours snd Mine," and "On a Little Balconv in Spain," fox trots, bv The. Southerners. (Victor No.

225921. "Blue Again." and "When Kentucky Bids the World Good Morning," fox trots, by Loring "Red" Nichols and his orchestra. (Brunswick No. 6014), "Hlcepv Town Express," and "The King's Horses," novelty fox trots, bv Ben Bernie and his College Inn orchestra. I Brunswick No.

60241. "Truly," and "When Yon Fall In Love." fox trots, by Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra. (Brunswick No. Town Express," and "The King's Horses." Yet another record, that helps make the new Brunswick release an unqualified success, is "Truly." by Ozzis Nelson and his orchestra. A soft, dreamy dance tempo and a mellow-toned saxophone section are this band's most effective weapons.

And last, but not least. Hoagv Carmichael's "Stardust," This beautiful melody seems destined at last to achieve the popularity which it so richlv deserves and which is so long overdue. It is coupled with a musical version of the poem "Trees," and is most acceptably played bv Isham Jones and his orchestra for Brunswick. Now that "Stardust" has become so popular THE GUMPS MEET ME TONIGHT IN DREAM LAND YHE W.DOW ou -H6 SMS WAS- ALL TME ANIMALS VvMOSE i r-A' G0NF YET? WHAT WAS 8 eef lut ThaVt BEEM'7 FUR ALL TME UiS ABOUT? I lP RJND I TRYIMO FOR THE LAT TWO WEEKS- AND) HAUNT HEP. SO lS f7 CTAilV tT0 TELL V.

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