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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-07-29, Page 5V THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY Wt, 1343 Coming to Hensail C, R. Wilkinson, R.O. Ophthalmic Optician Wingham will be at W. O. GOODWIN’S Stwre, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday in the month, for the purpose of testing eyes and fitting glasses. Difficult cases and those that have not been properly fitted, specially recommended to cpn* suit me. Hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phone 16 Hensail for appointment DASHWOOD HENSALL Mr, Herb Hedden, of St. Cathar­ ines, is holidaying with his mother, Mrs, Catharine Hedden, Mr. Clarke Kennedy, of the R.C.N.V.R., Halifax, visited with ftriends here this week, Donna Rigby, of Blenheim, is holidaying with her grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Stewart McQueen. Mr. Robert gangster, of Elora, spent the week-end at the home of his mother, Mrs, Minpie Sangster. P,te, Dick Parke and Lieut. Alda Bolton were week-end visitors with Mrs. Gordon Bolton and Mrs, Dick Parke. The members of St. Paul’s Angli­ can church held their annual picnic a( Lion’s Park, Seaforth, last Thurs­ day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. iGeorge Varley and family, of St. Catharines, are holi­ daying with relatives and friends in and around the village. Mrs. Ray Broderick wishes to an­ nounce that her beauty shop will be closed for one month, commencing August 6th, while she is on vacation. Mr. Kenneth Brook, of the R.C.A.F., Ottawa, and Mrs. Brook visited this week with the former's parents, Rev. R. A. and Mrs. Brook. Misses Lenore Norminton, Ruth Hess, Marion Sangster and Donna McEwen returned home Sunday fol­ lowing a week at Summer School at Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hedden, Betty and Marie, of Hamilton, and son, George, of the R.C.N.V.R., spent the week-end with the former’s mother, Mrs. Catherine Hedden. LAC. Donald McKinnon, of Clars- holm, Alta., arrived home on a furlough on Monday and is enjoying a visit with Mrs, McKinnon, Donald, Ronald and Billy. In a recent letter received by Mrs. Minnie Sangster from her son, Sgt. Douglas Sangster, who has arrived safely in England, he reported hav­ ing, met Pilot Officer Alvin Bell, who recently went overseas. The members of the “Five Hund­ red Club” are sponsoring a “Penny Block” on Saturday, July 31st. You are asked to save your pennies for this occasion. The Club sends cigar­ ettes regularly to the boys overseas. Kindly co-operate to make this pro­ ject a success. Additional Hensail news .will be found on page six. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guenther, of Windsor, are spending their vacation with friends here. •Miss Ida Stacey, of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T. Harry Hoffman. Mrs. Currie and family* who spent the past month with her parents in Meaford, have returned, accompanied by her sister. The Evangelical Radies Aid are having a 'sale of home-made ice* cream, cake and pie on the hotel lawn on Saturday night, Herbert Ness, of Toronto, is spend­ ing a few days with his mother* Mrs. Ness, Mr, and ’Mrs, A. White and daugh­ ter, Nancy, of Detroit, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs, Wlt- zel, Mr, and Mrs, Norman Evans and family, who spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hoffman, have returned to their home in Aurora. Mr, T. Harry Hoffman attended Embalming School in Toronto a few days last week. Mr, and Mrs, Harold Kraft, Misses Helen Walper, Bertha, Gladys and Mr. Wallace Becker spent last week­ end in Toronto and Niagara Falls. Mr. and .Mrs. Melvin Guenther, of Gary, Ind,, are visiting with relatives here. Mrs. Wm. Henderson and daughter Dorothy, of Galt, and Mr. Ken. Hager, of Guelph, were Sunday visi­ tors with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Nadiger. Mrs. D. Normyle, of Kalamazo, Mich., is visiting with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Nadiger. Miss Gertrude Allemang, of Kit­ chener, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Restemeyer. * Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stumpf, of Kitchener, and Mr. Earl Stumpf, of Elmira, spent the week-end with friends in this vicinity, CREDITON Mr. and Mrs. ‘G. E. Faist and Miss Nola visited with Rev. S. M. and Mrs, Faist at Milverton on Sunday. ■ Gnr. Rodney Bowman, who visited in Crediton on two week’s furlough, has reamed to Sydney, N.S., accom­ panied by Mrs. Bowman. Rev, L. H. Turner will conduct all services on the Crediton field next Sabbath. Shipka 10.30, Brins­ ley 2.30 and Crediton 7.30. Mrs. Albert Morlock is ill in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London. Her many friends will hope for her speedy re­ covery. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Eilber are holidaying at Grand Bend. Seven young people of Crediton. Evangelical Church spent last week at Camp Thayandonegea, Paris, Ontario, they were, Wilmer Wein, Elsie Gaiser, Ruth Ratz, Elaine Fahrner, Norma Fahrner, Margaret Ratz and Eva Brown. Reports in­ dicated a full Evangelical Camp under the capable leadership of Professor E. B. Domm, professor of Bible at the Evangelical College at Nanerville, Illinois. The W.M.S. will hold their regu­ lar monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Wes. Wein, on Thursday at 8. p.m. THAMES ROAD Country Editor Shows How Socialism (C.C.F.) Leads to Dictatorship Two-Minute Talks on Socialism (C.C.F) by George James, Editor Canadian Statesman, Bowmanviile How Socialism Affects The Farmer ! CHISELHURST Sunday .School picnic The annual picnic of the Chisel- j hurst Sunday .school and W.M.S. was held at the Lions Park Seaforth I Thursday, July 22, bathing and) races were as follows—Girls 5 and ■ under, Marilyn Eyre, Jean Cook; j boys 5 and under, Laverne Hamil- j ton, Douglas Brintnell; ■ 12, Velma Ferguson, Donna Norris; boys 8 to "■ " Traquair; Brintnell, ---------- ladies race, Mrs. Thomas Brintnell, Mrs. Wilson Broadtoot; married men’s race, Clayton Horton, Tom Brintnell; ladies nail driving, Mrs. William Brintnell; ladies kicking slipper, Verna McLean, Jean Wright; men’s kicking .slipper, Rus­ sel Ferguson, Roger Venner; ladies calling husbands to dinner, Harold “.......................... gent’s Harold with young ladies race, Margaret Treffry; young men’s race Bruce Glenn, Russell Ferguson; girls and boys three-legged race, Russell Ferguson, Margaret Glenn; Supper was then served for 125. A tug of war took place between Chiselhurst and Roy’s Church with Chiselhurst winning. It also being Roy’s Church picnic. A very excit­ ing ball game was then played by the two churches which ended in £US.OJ1, X/QIlHdi 12, Keith Brintnell, Bob boys 12 to 15, Keith Jack Brintnell; married Parker; soap in Parker; sticks, Mrs. Griff, of St. Catharines, is visiting this week with Miss Ella Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. William 'Ferguson, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ferguson and ’Velma, spqnt ..Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fer- gusbn, of London township, Mr, Roy Ferguson spent Sunday with Lloyd Ferguson, of Chisel­ hurst. Mr. and Mrs. R. Kellar and fam­ girls 8 to ' ily, of Exeter, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Jack Glenn; eyes, Jack Glenn, men (blind) pail Russell Ferguson; Jean Wright, the two churches which ended a tie. Mrs. H. Rohde on Sunday. Bob McCurdy, of R.C.A.F., Ot­ tawa, spent the week-end with his parents.1 LAC. Bert Borland, of Hagers- ville, was home over the week-end. Misses Onali and Hazel Williams, Alice Passmore and Marion Cope­ land are spending a few days holi­ daying at Grand Bend. Miss Mary Gardiner entertained her Sunday school class on Monday afternoon at Grand Bend and all enjoyed a nice picnic together. Mr. and Mrs. Stahley McFalls and Maxine, of London, spent Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coward. Miss Loreen Venner is holiday­ ing with Miss Alice Passmore. Mrs. N. Hunkin and Betty Audrey, of Belmore, attended McIntyre—Ballantyne wedding Saturday at the United Church visite'd afterwards with Mr. Mrs. Robert Duncan. Mr, and Mrs. Everett Miller family and Mr. and Mrs. Jim ley and son, Ray, visited with and the on and and Who Will Control The Controllers? In our last talk we asked. "Who will control the controllers ?” One of the great strengths of democracy has been that it sought to leave each man to lead his own life as free as i^ossible from out­ side interference,, Government or otherwise. The one limitation on the individual has al­ ways been that , the exercise of his freedom must not interfere with the freedom of others. As life has grown more complicated; the danger of one man’s freedom interfering with that of another has increased; and. we have found it necessary for the State, which represents all the people, to exercise more and more control, even in peacetime, Supporters of the individualist system recognize this, To ensure that the exercise of power by any individual shall not be excessive, the State, rep- o resenting all classes, maintains itself in the posi­ tion of judge, controller, regulator, arbitrator, and, in the main, it confines itself to these roles. It does, of course, supply numerous public ser­ vices such as non-competitive natural monopo­ lies, notably water and light, but it has expanded its economic activities gradually and has been content to act in. the main as the regulator and not the mainspring. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION What will happen if it steps out in a big way to operate virtually everything itself? If the regulator becomes the mainspring, then who regulates ? The answer can be got quite clearly by looking at Germany and Italy. In these countries, once the political power’ began to operate the economic machine it at once became clear that complete regimentation was necessary, with the necessary force behind to make sure that the decrees of the dictatorial power’ were carried out. The question of controlling the controllers here, of course, never even arose-— who could regulate or control the supreme power in the State? Once the regulator becomes the mainspring then the mainspring has nothing to regulate it. , This seems so clear that one wonders why the Socialists do not see it. They do, in fact, see_that there is a problem and try to answer it, but being unversed, in the practical working of Government their answer is entirely unprac­ tical and unrealistic. They fall bdek on such statements as "The principle of Cabinet res­ ponsibility or ultimate democratic control must be retained in the running of State industry.” But any one who will reflect on the way Govern­ ment is carried on will realize that "ultimate democratic control” must be entirely confined to principles and policies and cannot possibly have to do with the details of day-to-day busi­ ness. In other words, a few men comprising a committee of Parliament (the Cabinet) must make all the day-to-day decisions. BUDGET AS AN EXAMPLE Take as an illustration the budget. We all know that in practice (and it is the only practical way) the Minister of Finance and his expert assistants prepare the budget, that it is approved by the Cabinet, and then goes .before the Parlia­ ment, where the Government majority puts it through. Under the socialist plan, instead of the Government confining itself in the main to regulate measures to direct and control other people, it will be carrying on the great bulk of the nation’s business itself, and to suggest that there will be "ultimate democratic control” is merely playing with words. Frankly, the situa­ tion is that feuv men, without any one to control them, will run the whole show. There will be no one to control the controllers, and remember that the proposed controllers almost certainly will be men without any practical experience in affairs. And yet they are ready to assume responsibilities from which competent men with a lifetime of training and experience would shrink. In this talk we shall deal with socialism as it would affect farmers. After stating that the major proposal of socialism is the public owner­ ship and operation of such things as banking, railways, flour mills, pulp and paper, heavy chemicals, the Research Conlmittee of the Lea­ gue for Social Reconstruction, in its book/ "Democracy Needs Socialism,” says; "Agricul­ ture, retail trade industries which are really competitive, and small businesses will probably continue for some time to be privately owned, although their output and its distribution will be related, to the national plan.” It will be cold, comfort to the farmer who wishes to have some control over his own affairs to be told that "probably”—mot certainly—-be will be left in control of his own land. It will b,e still colder comfort to have the words "for some time” added. There is, however, one cer­ tainty—-that is, "output and. its distribution will be related to the national plan.” PART OF CONTROLLED SYSTEM What is meant by the phrase "related to the national plan” ? It means, of course, that it will be part of a controlled system. It could not be otherwise* because the final objective of socialism is the control of production and distribution. In other words, the farmer may continue to produce but the Government will look after the business end by taking over and controlling the distribution of his products, All this is to be done whether the individual farmer likes it or not. It is obvious that this totally dis­ regards what* becomes of the farmer’s independ­ ence and personality as a factor in the life of the country, MEANS CHECK ON PRODUCTION There is another point in this type of control which-should not be overlooked. If the bureauc­ racy is to know what a farmer is doing with his products, and is to make sure he places all his production at the disposal of the Govern­ ment agencies, as indicated by “Democracy Needs Socialism”, it will be necessary to check every farmer’s production and prevent him cir­ cumventing the Government’s arrangements for disposing of it. ♦The "Gestapo” methods which will necesarily have to be used, can be left to the imagination. The Socialists, of course, would question this. Mr. T. C. Douglas, Deputy Leader of the C.C.F., for example, would put it differently. He would say that the Socialist plan means giving workers, farmers, trade unionists, consumers, a real voice in managing' their own affairs. The C.C.F., he says, will establish a planned economy, but an economy planned and controlled by the people for the people. Commenting on this, Mr. Bruce Hutchison, the well-known and widely travelled student of public affairs and a close observer of politics, writing in the Vancouver Sun, says: "Whether a C.C.F. bureaucracy would be effici­ ent, would represent only the people and. remain above reproach, or whether any bureaucracy will soon become a force uncontrollable by the people and determined to control the people, is a matter’ of opinion. But it is only childish to say that Government'can control an economy without a bureaucracy or operate without tools.” PLENTY OF EVIDENCE Mr, Hutchison might have gone further and said that in the last few years in Germany and elsewhere we have had convincing evidence of what happens when Governments undertake to control economic life. No one who understands that Governments must govern can he deluded by any vague suggestion that there can be direct control from the bottom except on broad, long-range matters of principle and policy. The day-to-day decisions must be arrived at by the few and carried out by them through the steadily increasing power of a huge and growing bureaucracy. We have already in wartime a foretaste of what that will mean, and we endure it as of necessity in wartime, however much we dislike it. But we should remember that what we have now is a foretaste only of the regimentation and control which we shall have to endure in peacetime if the Socialists have their way. How Socialism Affects The Trade Unionist There should be no doubt in the mind of any trade unionist what will happen to trade unions in the fully planned economy contemplated by the Socialists, in which* as pointed out in our first talk, they propose to take over and operate practically the whole means of production and distribution. What will happen is not a matter of conjecture, We have clear and striking evi­ dence from Germany, Italy, and labor elsewhere. What happens is that under the fully planned economy the supreme authority, which is also the supreme employer, cannot tolerate any op­ position among its employees, and, therefore, it cannot tolerate any independent employees’ organizations. That is why in Germany it was inevitable that the. Nazis should stamp out trade unions, which they did promptly, completely and ruth­ lessly—within six months of coming into power. SOME IN ITALY In Italy it took longer. The outlawing of the trade unions was not complete until 1925, three years after the Fascists came into power. There are, indeed, still tame trade unions in Italy—- how tame may be indicated by the fact that under the law no trade union official can be elected to office in the union without the con­ sent of high Fascist officials. This makes si cleai’ that the trade union continues to exist in name only. Indeed under the Fascist state the trade union becomes merely a propagandist and administrative organization under the direction and dictation of the Government. How could it be otherwise? Trade unions' exist to assert and maintain the rights of em­ ployees in any negotiation with employers. When there arises an irreconcilable differan.ee it be­ comes necessary to . have recourse to a higher authority, namely the will of all the people as expressed through Government. This superior will can harmonize and adjust differences when they arise between employer and employee. But what happens when the higher power takes over the property of the employers and itself becomes the virtually universal employer? It is perfectly evident to anyone who will ponder the facts that when this happens trade unionism is doom­ ed. Its final disappearanre may perhaps be somewhat delayed, but it is nevertheless inevit­ able. Let us look at the plain, facts. Under socialism the trade union no longer deals with the indivi­ dual employer who is subject to the higher authority of the State, but it deals with the State itself, the supreme authority. In these circumstances any negotiation between the trade union and the new employer would be like the negotiation between the fly and the spider. BENEFIT BY EXPERIENCE With the experience of Germany and Italy before us, it ought not to be necessary to labor this point further. Surely it is clear that when socialism steps in at the front door trade union­ ism goes out by the back. The union may con­ tinue to drag out a shadowy and useless existence as a tool subservient to the Government, like the case of trade unionism in Italy already mention­ ed, but that is all. It would be well for trade unionists to ponder these things, and to stop, look and listen before they court the fate of the trade unions in Ger­ many and Italy. While no one suggests thatk in this country they would be put down in the ruthless and brutal fashion employed in Europe, nevertheless under socialism the trade union as understood in this or any other democracy could not continue to exist. Its disapperance would be the logical outcome of the fully planned economy, and experience in other countries has shown that it w’ould be folly to expect anything else. ELIMVILLE Miss Joy Whitlock, of St. Thomas spent the week-end. with relatives here. Mrs. Gilbert Dafoe -and children, Of London, visited with her cousin, Mrs. Ed, Johns, tor a few 'days re­ cently. The Y.P.U. enjoyed a picnic, at .Springbank on Tuesday of last week. Mr, and itylrs, 'Fred Long and. children, of near Atwood, spent two days last week at the-home of Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert j'ohns. Mr, and Mrs, Leon O’Reilly, Miss Thelma and Mr. Irwin O’Reilly, of Sarnia, attended the funeral of the late Mr. John Break on Monday, Mr, and Mrs. Wellington Bell, of Detroit, called on .relatives here one day last Week and are Spending a week, at Port Stanley. Their two small home on. daughters are Visiting at the of MN and Mrs. Chas, Stoph- and Mil- 1CJ UUU DUU, 1VC.J, VJ101VOM. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller on Sunday. Rosemary Passmore is holidaying with Mr. C. Mair, of Hengall, June Borland is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Gill at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. James Hodgert visi­ ted with Mr. and Mrs. Tlios. Hod- gert at Seaforth on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson and Children visited with Mr. and Mrs. Glen MacLean on Sunday, remained for a few days. Miss Velina Meekly, of Toronto, is visiting with relatives in this Community. Rev. and Mrs, Monteith, Wylla and George, of Fort Hill, spent the week-end With Mrs. Montietli. The regular monthly meeting of the Thames Road Mission Circle met at the .home of Mrs. Lee Web­ ber on Tuesday afternoon with the president, June Coward, in charge. The meeting opened with hymn. 577 followed with prayer by the presi­ dent. Roll call was taken and the Seripture was read by Mrs, Web* her. Hymn 502 was sung. It was decided to make an. autograph, duilt Doris MAKE IT A CLEAN SWEEP --VOTE FOR THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE The Drew 22-Point Programme Ensures Social Advancement of all Classes Along Sane Lines Published by Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario A special collection to be taken at the next meeting to buy the mate­ rial. 'Colours to be red, white and blue. Roberta Dun can read a Her­ ald and Marion Hodgert gave the topic. , Meeting closed with hymn 390 followed with the Mizpah beni- diction. Next meeting in August will be lield at the -home of Miss Annie Simpson, Rte. J, A. Lunnen, aged 19, of Baysville in the Muskoka district, a soldier stationed nt Camp Ipper- wash, was electrocuted in Forest on Wednesday of last week, when, he came in contact with a fallen hydro line, The line had apparent­ ly been blown 'down during a storm iii the afternoon which passed over the district. GREENWAY Miss Lillian Ulens, of Windsor, and Miss Ula Ulens, of London, spent two week’s vacation with Mrs, W. T. Ulens, Clarence Brophey, of Bagotville, Quebec, and Berten 'Brophey pnd Rayburn Ulens, all of the R.C.A.F.. spent their leave last week with relatives here. Miss Marion Wellman, of Bort Huron, returned to her home on Monday after holidaying With Miss Jean McPherson, Master Bruce Wilson, of Arkona, is spending his holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown. Miss Margery Bollock, of London, is visiting with Mrs, A. Pollock and. Miss Ruby Pollock. ...... Mr, and Mrs. Munford Belling and Don* of Detroit, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Belting and other friends. We are sorry to report that Mr. Dean Brown and Miss Dorothy Brophey are patients in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. We wish them both a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Detloft and Richard, of Detroit, spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pol­ lock. Miss Isabell Morgan, of Toronto, visited last week with Mr, ahd Mrs. Ross Brown. Master Steve Choma, of Toronto, returned to his home on Monday after spending three week’s vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Carman Wood­ burn.. Say you saw it in the Times- Advocate. Cromarty Church Picnic Cromarty Presbyterian Church congregational picnic was held Monday afternoon. Misses Hazel, Hamilton, Lila McCullough and Mary Hamilton had charge of the sports as follows: boys and girls under 6, Helen McCullough, .Frank Houghton; girls 10 and under, Mary McCullough, Barbara Mc­ Naughton; boys 10 and under, Keith McDonald, Douglas McKel-’ lar: girls 1-1 and under. 'Jeanette McCullough, Blanche MacLaren; boys 14 and tinder, Keith McDon­ ald; young ladies, May McNaugh- ton, Mary Hamilton; whistle race, Dorothy Miller; married ladies' race, Mrs. Leonard Houghton, Mrs. William, Harper; Cinderella race, May McNaughton, Phyllis MacLar­ en en, Ross McDonald; women's jumping race, Mary Hamilton; men’s walking race, Alec McKellar. There was a large crowd present, a delicious picnic lunch was en­ joyed. and later on a ball .game. He’d waited patiently at the post office counter tor many minutes while the two assistants conversed, “•Her evening cloak was a wonder; it was lamb, edged with fox fur, and wide sleeves of printed Oriental sat­ in.” Then the worm turned. Rapping on the counter, the customer said; "I wonder If you could provide mo with a stamp In royal blue and a per­ forated border all round the ’tout en­ semble, delicately treated on the re­ verse With musilage? Something afidut two cents, please!”