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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1951
As Others See Us
When the United Nations were looking
for leaders in the present world turmoil
they chose General MacArthur for leader in
the Japanese situation. The rest of us be
lieved the choice to be a good one. When
a leader was sought for consolidating and
organizing the military forces for the de
fence of western Europe the lot fell upon
General Eisenhower. Again it was agreed
that the choice was a happy one.
When it came to selecting a command
er for the Atlantic fleet most of ns had our
minds made up the man for the job would
be a Britisher. Had not British seamanship
kept open communication with the East by
way of the Mediterranean Sea and had not
British naval power kept open the channel
of international trade across the Atlantic?
What more natural, then; that a British sea
man should be selected for leading the At
lantic fleet these stirring days? But what
was the surprise of a great many of us
when a United States man was selected for
this position requiring valour and seaman
ship of the highest order.
The United Nations had but one prin
ciple to guide them, namely, that the best
man for the job should be given the post.
In the judgement of the United Nations
Britain had not the fittest man for this
great task. That is to say Britons, in the
serious judgement of twelve nations of the
world, including Canada, are no longer
firstraters but secondraters.
This is a bitter draught to be held to
our lips but we may as well swallow it, no
matter what our facial contortions or our
sputterings. We have been having a glance
at the way others see us. Of course those
twelve nations may be wrong. Then, again,
they may be right.
What are we going to do about it? Let
us recall what Germany did as the great
Chancellor was forging to the front.
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Long Term Bargaining
While some folk have grown rich by
dealing in futures of one sort and another,
it is a dead certainty that many have lost
all’ they had by so doing. There are few
who are gifted with long foresight, but a
multitude who are doomed to the miseries
of hindsight. One needs to be sure that he
is one of the gifted before he does much
dealing in futures of almost any variety.
Even governments who deal in wheat fut
ures and other natural products, especially
products of the farm, have been led to do
some tall thinking as the days and years
unfold.
Some Canadians are thinking this way
just now. The big question that is causing
many a headache is “Is there going to be
a third World War?’’. Some folk tell us
that there is not likely to be a war when
no nation wants a war. Such thinking is
highly dangerous. Nobody wanted the first
World War. The best thinkers told the
world that should a world wai* break out,
it would mean the ruin of either Britain or
Germany or the ruin of both. But we had
not only one world war but two world warus.
Will unreasoned hopefulness precipitate a
third World War? Will some bolt from the
blue tear things to pieces once more?
That is the “future” that sorely puz
zles us just now. What bargaining are we
going to undertake when the future is so
clouded and the international seas so dark
with wrath? Hence word that comes from
the men we regard as our business guides
is for all of us to “go slow”. The threat of
war may be removed over night. What then.
The necessity of the present and not the
will o’ the wisp lantern of futures had bet
ter be heeded.
One is well advised these time not to'
put his foot so far forward that he cannot
draw it back. German trade was at a miser
ably unsatisfactory stand but the Germans
resolved that such a state of trade should
not continue. Accordingly the real thing in
a commission was appointed to bring out
the stark facts. This commission worked
with characteristic thoroughness and re
ported in a neat phrase, “In comparison
with the goods offered by our competitors,
Gefmaii goods are cheap and nasty, “It did
not end there. Germans toiled terribly to
correct the condition and in less than two
decades German trade challenged by sheer
right of quality the commerce of the world.
A long pull and a hard pull and a pull
altogether will do the trick, and nothing
else will. We are not so very sure that the
twelve nations are right in their judgement
of British seamanship but it is obvious that
there is a whole lot of room for improve
ment. Genuine downright moral earnestness
combined with strap oil and woodshed air
i.s the first step. As the school and the
home are today, the nation will be ten years
from now.
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At It Again
Four or five years ago some Sort of ar
rangement was made for the sale of Can
adian wheat to Great Britain. What the
exact terms of the arrangement were it is
bard to find out, that is, it is hard for the
common man to find out the terms. So hazy
is the whole affair that an ordinary citizen
hesitates to say what he believes the so-
called terms of sale actually were.
It looks as if Britain had agreed to
take so much Canadian wheat at a sum con
sisting of two parts. First, there was a
down payment of a definite sum, The Can
adian farmers have, that sum in their jeans,
we believe. The second sum was to consist
of an amount depending upon world prices
or something like that, when the four-year
term expired.
And right here there is the rub, The Can
adian farmers believed that the sum would
be one hundred million dollars. The grief
of the farmers is that they are not jingling
that one hundred million dollars in their
weaselskins. Where that right tidy little
sum was expected to be, there is an aching
void. Some of the Canadian bargainers tell
us that the Britishers are haggling about
the one hundred million dollars. Of course
that is a negligible sum these days of flow
ing credit but the Britishers have a way of
guarding a sum so important.
It is argued that the dominion govern
ment should have come to the assistance of
farmers who were told that they had not
enough business ability to sell it. We are
looking for some tall wiggling among the
politicians as they approach the government
strong-box, scoop shovel in hand. Exper
ience keeps a dear school but her lessons
are well taught. If anyone wants to get a
little education in bragaining we commend
him to deal with the British dealer in wheat.
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What Is Ahead?
Who would not like to know what is
ahead in the financial world ? Is there go
ing to be a third World War? In the
opinion of some observers there is not go
ing to be any such conflict for a number
of years, at least. Russia is doing some talk
ing but that may be done to have the rest
of the world uneasy and thus afford Stalin
and his group some amusement.
But war or no war, the western world
is due to have enormous expenditure in pre
paration for war. This, in turn, gives the
business world every reason to be careful
and to count pennies as pennies have not
been counted for many a moon. This does
not imply that business is to slacken. It
does imply that better use must be made
of what business opportunities are available
oi’ that may be created.
The world may continue to rush by
but it will require additional skill and hard
er labour to have cash find its way to the
money till. For one thing there will need
to be additional attention paid to the things
of one sort and another the people really
require, in contrast to the things that peo
ple for some time have been fancying that
they want.
The war preparations are bound to
drain off the materials heretofore sought
for goods that did not meet primary needs,
such as food, clothing, shelter. It is going
to be more difficult £or one to build a
house. Young couples making their start
are finding this to be the case even now.
Lumber and nails and general hardware are
increasingly hard to obtain no matter how
much money he may have in his pocket.
Furnishing a house is sure to become more
and more difficult. Merchants and shop men
will find it more and more a troublesome
job to keep their inventories in a healthy
state.
However good the local merchant’s
credit may be, he is almost sure to hear the
sad refrain “We simply can’t get the goods
for you”. They are required in one way and
another for war preparations. Very soon
the local dealer will be telling his custom
er: “You had better do with a little less
or there will not be enough to go round.”
The one rule that gives promise to hold on
all our business deals is to buy only neces
sary things and to pay as one goes and to
do without the things that are not neces
sary, “I’d like” had better give place to “I
must have”.
What’s ahead? Difficult times!
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15 YEARS AGO
Mr, and Mrs. Edward
Lindenfield were guests of honor
50 YEARS AGO
Tlie fourth anniversary of the
Evangelical Church here (Credi-
ton) was celebrated last Sunday.
Bishop Horn, of Cleveland de
livered three powerful sermons
to large audiences morning and
evening in the German language
and English in the afternoon.
Several capitalists from Chi
cago are here (St. Joseph) at
present with a view of investing
in property in the rising city of
St. Joseph’s.
Rev. Robert Hicks, of Fullar-
ton, while driving west from
St. Mary’s on Sunday, was up
set out of his cutter and the
horse got away. The horse was
afterwards found near Crediton
completely exhausted and the
cutter badly smashed.
An immense number of elm
logs are being hauled daily to
the Sutherland-Innes Works
here.
at a family dinner party at their
home on Saturday—the occasion
being the 25th anniversary of
their wedding.
Arrangements have been
made for the congregation of
Caven Presbyterian Church to
hear the first address of His
Majesty the King to his people
throughout the Empire on Sat
urday morning at 11. o’clock.
Our village (Grand Bend) has
been snow bound for some
weeks. One day last week a sug
gestion was made to dig out
some sixteen miles of road to
Thedford through the pinery so
a snow plow could come
through. In an hour’s time thirty
men were on the job. and stayed
with it until Tliedford was reach
ed.
Mr. Bert Holt Qf Grand Bend
motored to Exeter Monday. In
order. to reach here Mr. Holt
motored to Parkhill, then to
Elginfield and north to Exeter,
a distance of about fifty miles. u
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Frank Taylor has purchas
ed the livery outfit of Mr. G.
J. Dow comprising of horses,
rigs, cutters, sleighs, etc.
Mr. Earl Whiting recently dis
posed of his farm near Parkhill
is visiting his father-in-law, Mr.
Josiah Kestle. Mr. Whiting is
looking for a farm in this com
munity.
Prizes were awarded to Mary
O’Brien, Fred Faist and Herman
Gower at the oratorical contest
at Main St. Church. The judges
were J- G. Stanbury, W. G.
Medd and M. R. Complin.
IO YEARS AGO
Mr. Sydney West, who learned
his trade as. a printer with the
Times-Advocate and who for
several years has been employed
with the Fergus News-Record
visited with his mother over the
week-end and left here for North
Bay where he has secured a posi
tion.
Ice harvesting has been ia
full swing on the Aux Sable
River at Crediton. A gang of 12
men were cutting and hauling
ice, which was 12 inches thick
and of excellent quality.
Mr. E. A. Howald, who for
years has been employed at the
Exeter mill, resigned his posi
tion last week and has accepted
a position with the Arva Milling
Co. near London.
. Neighboring News ...
Honesty Prevails
A wallet containing $10 O'. 00
was left in a telephone booth
Saturday night by Mr. G. F.
Whaley. Wallet and contents
were found by Mrs. Matt Kelly,
of Harpurhey ,and returned the
next day. Mr. Whaley stated that
in spite of a changing order
honesty still prevails.
(Seaforth Expositor)
63rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Arm
strong, Huron St., will mark the
63rd anniversary of their wedd
ing on Friday, March 9, very
quietly at their home.
Born in Hullett, both Mr. and
Mrs. Armstrong spent most of
their lives in that community,
but in recent years lived in
Londesboro and Stratford. They
are now living retired in town.
(Seaforth Expositor)
Industrial Promotion
Monday night was for commit
tee organization work at the
Mitchell Chamber of Commerce
meeting held at the Mitchell
District High School. There was
a good representation of com
mittee members in attendance.
Group insurance was one of
the questions introduced and dis
cussed,
The Industrial Committee, Os
car Rogers, chairman, hoped to
get in touch with some indus
trial concerns before long and
might have something to offer.
This committee was granted the
sum of $50 as expense money.:
(Mitchell Advocate)
Revolution Strikes Plant
A revolution struck the Jour-
nal-Argus back-shop this week
when 60-cycle power was turned
on for the first time Tuesday
forenoon at 10 o’clock. The
switch-over in a tie ws pap or j)rlnt*
ing establishment has its head
aches and the Hydro and Com
stock employees found most of
them, while mechanical Foreman
Eli Grose, veteran of many
changes in mechanical printing
devices kept his fingers crossed
with the hope that the weekly
issue would eventually roll off
the press (Journal-Argus)
SMILES . . ..
“May I have the last dance
with you?” a heavy footed young
man asked the lady of his choice.
“You’ve just had it,” the girl
replied cooly,
* * * *
Airplane Stewardess: “Will
all the passengers please fasten
their belts before we land?”
Passenger: “I’m sorry, ma’am,
but I wear suspenders.”
* * * *
“Your leisure hours must be
quite a problem,” a friend josh
ed the busy executive.
“The only problem I have
there,” snapped tire executive,
“is how to keep other people
from wasting it.”
* Hi H< *
“Darling, I’ve .got it all figur
ed out how you can buy a new
suit. Yoti take the money we
’ve saved for your life insurance
policy, I’ll have the agent charge
the amount, and deduct It from
what they”ll owe me when you
die,”
* * * *
“A bride wears white,” said
the speaker, “as a symbol of
happiness, for her wedding day
is the most joyful day in her
life.”
“And why do men wear
black?” someone asked,
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A SHORT STORY
for Merchants only
This may sound like a fairy tale,
but is isn’t at all far fetched.
It really happens.
Once upon a time there was a merchant who
was very unhappy. He had so many nice
things to sell yet nobody seemed to want
them. He knew that there must be a reason
but it was only after a great deal of serious
thinking that he decided—the buying public
just didn’t know about his nice merchandise
or even about his reasonable prices. How could
they? He had never told them. He hurried to
the telephone and called the office of the local
newspaper. After talking to the representative
(who arrived post haste) the merchant real
ize that he had been passing up a most ef
fective and economical sales help—Newspaper
Advertising,
The merchant is quite happy now; he knows
that as long as he offers good merchandise at
fair prices he’ll have buyers because he keeps
all his potential buyers informed through his
weekly advertisement in The Times-Advocate.
MORAL: An informed buying
public Will, shop at home instead
of wandering to nearby shop
ping centres,
The TIMES-ADVOCATE