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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-11-05, Page 8Ng* '2 The Times -Advocate, November L 195! Prizewinning essay V1/hat UN means to m By SIMON NAGEL (This essay won third prize , in a 'competition among 500 Grade 12 students at London secondary sclibols. Simon is the son of Mr, and. Mrs. curt Nagel, Huron 5t,) "Yes, I'm interested in my health, safety and length of life." "Then •you must recagnize that the greatest danger to these' is. another World War." "Yes, I'm interested in my staiidard of living." "Then you nitist realize that you need world trade." 1Yes, I'm. interested in my freedom to do what I want to do;," "Then you must realize that my freedom depends on CI freedom of others," -`So what?" 1So the United Nation pur- poses to do away with war, to build a better world, maintain peace and security between na- tions, promoting friendly rela- tions among nations, solving World problems." "How about that?" "I'm for Bank of Reconstruction and De- velopment, at Washington, DC, 57 members, (6) IFC or International fin- ance Corporation, at Washing- ton, 53 members, Its purpose is to promete free enterprise in developing nations, (7) FUND or International Monetary Fund, at Washington, 57 members. Its purpose is to establish currencies to aid trade and employment. (8) ICAO or International Civic Aviation Organization, at Montreal, Canada, 65 members. Its purpose is to promote better regulations for civic aviation. (9) ITU or International' tele- communications Union at Gene- va, Switzerland, 90 members. Its purpose to establish world regulations for radio, telegraph and telephone service. (10) WMO or World Metrolo- gical organization at Geneva, Switzerland, 82 members, Its purpose is to exchange weather data and set up new facilities, adopt regulations, promote uni- formity of practice and use of "Who belongs to the U,N.?"' science in various fields, ' "Eighty-one nations belong with (11) UPO or Universal Postal a total population of 2,462,300,- 006:" Union at Berne, Switzerland, 30 Sort h America Canada, members. Its purpose is to U.S.A„ Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, speed mail exchange," Dominican Republic, Guitemala, EIS 1 d r Honduras Nicara Q uaa Costa Rica, Panama. Senior club South America—Brazil, Argen- Colombia, P Chil' tine, e r u, i, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, e n i oy s social Uruguay, Paraguay. Over one hundred attended the meeting of the Senior Citizens Club on Tuesday evening .and enjoyed a fine program of 'songs and readings. The program included solos by Mrs. J. Coates, accompanied by Mrs. Andrew Dougall at the, piano, and Miss Maxine Reeder, accompanied by Mrs. S. G. Klatt; vocal duets by Darlene and Marlene Frayne and Nancy Kestle and Judy Scott; tap dancing by Elizabeth Snell and Brenda Dinney; accordion solo, Frances Johns; piano solos, Glen Shipman and Frances Johns and a reading by Helen Hern. A sing song was led by Walter Cutbush with Mrs. A. Dougall at the piano and an orchestra composed of Orville Rapson and Frank Forrest with Alfred De- noinme at the piano favored with several selections and also provided the dance music. Chairman Cecil Skinner called the committee in charge to the front and superintended the singing of several impromptu songs and a quiz program, "A Borrowed Life," to the amuse- ment of the audience. The James Street Woman's Federation served the lunch. The committee for the Decem- ber meeting are Mr. and Mrs. H. •Powe, Mr. Maurice Quance, Mrs. Frank King, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hunkin and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fisher. • Europe—United Kingdom, Ire- land, Iceland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Den- mark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslava- kia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Bul, garia, Albania, Romania. Africa—United Arab Republic, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Ethiopia, Marocca, Sudan, Tunisia, Li- beria, Union of South Africa, Ghana. Middle East -- Israel, Iran, Irarl, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Solidi Arabia,.. Gem an. Far East — USSR, China, Japan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, • Ceylon, Afganistan, Cambodia, Loas, Burma, Thailand, Phili- piries, Indonisia, Malaya, Austra- lia; New Zealand. "Who doesn't belong to the U.N.?" "Korea, Switzerland, Viet Nam, Germany, plus colon- ies; and territories." Bated on character ".What is the U.N. organiza- tion, may I ask?" is based on .the' agfeement of the UN, oharter which was drawn up and adopt- ed by 50 nations in SanFriaco, 1945." `;Where and how does it •perate?" "The UN headquarters, is at New York City. It consists of G e n e r al Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship and lnter- nati'onal Court of Justice." • "What does the General As- sembly do?" ",All of the members belong to ,,,"the General Assembly. They must meet once a year or on a 24-hour notice by the Security Council, or a majority of mem- bees. It promotes peace; re- ceives reports from Security Council and other UN organs; supervises• trusteeship. It elects members to Security Council, se4retary general and elects 18 members on the Economic and Social Council, International Court Judges, members Trustee Council. It prepares and ap- proves budgets and ways of raising money." ";How many official languages do, they speak?" `:The languages spoken are: English, French, Spanish, Chin- ese and Russian." Power to vete bills "What now then is the Secur- ity Council?" ".Well, the Security Council has five permanent members and they can veto a bill, These are USSR, United Kingdom, China (Nationalist), USA and France. It also has six elected members serving two year terms. The Security Council meets atany i(1) byheir job settling is to keep p disputes between nations. (2) stopping aggression." "What is the Trusteeship. Council?" "Well, the Trusteeship Conn - includes the representatives of the "Big Five" and the seven countries with trust territories. These are United Kingdom, France, ' Italy, New Zealand, Belgium, Australia, USA." "What is the Economic and Social Council?" "Well, 1$ members are elect- ed by the General Assembly for a period of three years, They study V.LA." "What's V.I.A. and what does it do?" "Well, the V.I.A. has seven functional commissions. (1) Hu- man rights; (2) status of Wvo- . men; (3) Social; (4) narcotics; (.5) statistical; (6) population; (7) transport and communica- tion. Each of these are chapters in themselves," Elei+en UN agencies "What else does the UN dd?" "Well, it has 11, other special- ized agencies. These are (1) WHO or World Health Organiza- tion at Geneva, Switzerland, 84 members. It's purpose is to im- prove. World health levels. (2) FAO or Food and Agri- culture Organization at Rothe, .italy,,with 71 members. Its Or - pose IS to increase world's food supply, (3) JLO rir International Labor Organization, Geneva, Switzer land; 69 members, Its purpose is to help solve industry and labor problems. (4) LINESO of UN Edueation- al, Scientific And Cultural -Or- ganization at NHS, Frani', 72 members. Its purpose is to pro, mote mutual knowledge arid' ittiderstan'difig• (5) BANK or International r used to think he had an air of studied casualness. Now I • know he's just sloppy:" International Court "What is the International Court of Justice?" "Well, all UN members may automatically refer cases to the court." "Where and how many nudges do they have?" "The International Court of Justice is at the Hague, Holland. They have 15 judges on nine- year terns, They are elected by, majority vote of General As- sembly and Security Council separately." "Has the UN accomplished much?" 'Yes, although with little legal or physical power, the UN has already accomplished great results through its influence on world opinion and by the con- duct of its members in support of its charter ,and the office of its Secretary-General as inter- national diplomat," "What has it accomplished?" "It has resolved many world crises. Some of these have been known to us through TV, news- paper, radio, etc. These were: (1) In 1946 Iran; (2) In 1947 Kashmir and Greece; (3) In 1949-56 Palestine; (4) 1950-53 Korea; (5) In 1959-55 Red China and prisoners repatriation; (6) In 1956 Suez and Hungary; (7) In 1958 Lebanon, plus a lotof small disputes," "How much does the UN cost?" "Well, the total UN budget is about $50 million a year. The US pays nearly one-third of the cost." "What are some problems the UN is trying to solve now?" "Weil, some problems in the future are (1) East -west dead- lock (2) charter revision (J) Communist China (4) Germany (5) Disarmament (6) Undevelop- ed areas (7) Colonization." "SO WHAT o DOES , ALL THIS MEAN TO ME?" "Though far from perfect, the United Nations is 'our best bet for (1) Preventing World War III (3) Peace in a world of law and order (3) Greater freedom for all people (4) Better health and standard of living through- out the world." The Reader Comments What control ? To the editor, As the campaign for the cant- ing vote warms up, some of us get more confused than ever. They tell us that under the CTA there is no shortage of supply and no law governing its use. Under the LCA we can buy liquor legally but that there is a law controlling its use. What we would like to know is, where does the control part .come in, when, as at a recent inquest there was evidence that a teenager had 12 drinks of liquor in one evening. If •a campaign, official, lawyer or member of parliament can give an explanation, it would be interesting to know. I would like to add that we agree with Bill Pollen's letter in last weeks Times-Advocate— that if a community wants to do something about juvenile drink- ing they will have to be prepared to set an example. And that in- cludes the community as a whole and not only the parents of the youngsters who might get into trouble. "HILLBILLY" Dashwood, Ont. ONTARIO CITIZENS TAKE `SECOND LOOK' REJECT LCA OUTLETS On October 21, Burlington turned down a liquor lounge and dining lounge, and its annexed area rejected a liquor store and brewers' warehouse as well as lounges. On the same date, Dundas voted against lounges and Flesherton (Grey county) voted nearly 3 to 1 against men's. and women's beverage rooms. Other victories this year, as listed by the Ontario Temper a n c e Federation: St. Thomas (lounges), Norwich (store), Grimsby, Victoria Harbor, Erin, Timmins (lounges), Gananoque, Kingsville, Wheatley, Leamington '(lounges), Bowmanville and about nine townships. The ratio of "dry" victories is the highest in a long time. The city of Owen Sound, long without licenses under local option, last year successfully resisted a fifth attempt at repeal. Commenting upon these ° things, the Hamilton Spectator says: "People in ,various parts of Ontario are taking a second look at the desirability of liquor lounges and cocktail bars. It could be a trend is setting in against additional outlets for alcoholic beverages. The -fact is, of course, that money spent ort alcoholic beverages isn't available for spending on food, cloth- ing or the other real needs for a good life. This is apart from the Social effects. The primary purpose of additional liquor outlets is to sell moredrinks to More people." KEEP THE CANADA TEMPERANCE ACT IN HURbN W For The Revocation J 1 Against The Revocation X Published by Huron C.T.A. Committee WIN WASHER AT OPENING —Mr, and Mrs. T. Witteman, town, won the washing machine given away at the open- ing of the new Crest Hardware Saturday. Owner R. L. Beavers demonstrates the machine. The winning , ticket was drawn by Queen Scout John MacNaughton, in the absence of his father, C. S MacNaughton, Huron MLA. :%�4,ix.,w..�: ta..a...> ..i��-.r. �.i Verr�'nv. w... ,-'....5 ix, •i :Y ,a+.H. .,--.�:.,�,s1 h.. �.". n::;..:,:..Z�;..:, �r • Town Topics Items of Social' and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter The Exeter Times -Advocate is always pleased to .publish these items. We and our readers are Interested in' you and your friends Phone 770. 13:�r.vTtx.,kv>.n, nn.. ... ...r.... n...r... e..:.i'i vn..tr rn ..rJ.. .. ..... .... .nl. . .....,s..,.nr...n. ........, ........v. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy McFalls i spent the weekend with Mr, and' Mrs. W. L. Street, north of Bar -1 rie. Mr. Milton Sleamon has sold his home in London and has moved to Exeter, having purl chased a residence on Carlingi Street from Mr. R. E. Balkwill. Mr. Edward Coombes frac- tured a small bone in his leg Wednesday of .last week. He is employed by the Public Utili- ties and was assisting in replac- ing) a pole at the springs pump - house when something gave way and the pole fell, first glancing off his head and striking his leg. The fracture was reducted by Dr, R. W. Read. Mr. and Mrs. Al Clyne and Billy have returned to Winnipeg after three week's visit with Mrs. Clyne's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beaver. Mr. and Mrs., •E. C. Harvey left Sunday morning to spend the winter in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Dinney of Toronto spent the weekend with the former's mother, • Mrs. T. M.!, Dinney and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Johns re- .Town ,y01,11'hSr f CYCC turned home Thursday after visiting in Toronto and Port Hope, Mrs. E. 0. Boddy of Kitchener was a visitor with Mrs. Charles Harris for the weekend. Mr. and • Mrs. Rhiney Keller and Barry visited their daugh- ter, Norma Keller, of Barrie. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Liam ewe, Atwood, recently. Mr. Don Morphy attended the annual Canadian packaging, con- vention in Toronto this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne and Mrs. Clara Hackney visited for the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frayne and family and Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Pass- more in Sarnia. FIFTY -POUND SQUASH Sidney Sanders has just har- vested a Russian squash, some- thing new in this district. The squash weighed over 50 pounds and Mr. Sanders has been shar- ing it with some of his friends. The publisher will know more about it after he has sampled his gift. VE RENAULT WILL TRA I 01. Love illy slippers, love my pipe, love my Renault --I'm the lazy type. Driving's so easy, parking's to easy in my compact Dauphine. 4 doors, surprising toominess, too. Love your comfort' Try a Dauphine yourself at your Renault dealer, Only $1,798• Suggested retail price, F.O.B. ToPonto, Fully Equipped Exeter Renault Sales & Service Phone 9611 Mein Street For the third year in succes-- sion..an peter youth has been roamed president of the Mid Westgrn Ontario Zone of the Christian Young Councillors. Paul Wilson, who is attending Victoria College, University of Toronto, was elected to that post at the tenth convention held in First United Church, Waterloo, on Friday, Satiir,day and Sunday. He succeeds Bill Pollen who presided for the sessions of the convention, Bill Batten 'was pre- sident ip 1957-1958 when the con, vention was held in Exeter. Paul Wilson and Bill Pollen assisted with the morning church service, the former leading in. prayer and the latter reading the scripture. Others attending from Exeter were Bill Batten, Ted Sanders, Dale Turvey, Douglas Hodgson, Roger Cann, Simon Nagel, Peter f'rayne, Paul Seldon, Ricky Boyle and Sam Kingma. LITTER ALL FEMALES A sow in Hay township pro- duced a litter of 1g pigs, all fe- male, recently. She is owned by William Northcott, conces- sion eight. COMPLETE Locker Home Freezer PROVISIONERS EXETER FROZEN FOODS Phone 70. Main St. AN INVITATION TO... General Insurance Agents We lire seeking General Insurance Agents now writing. Mr insurance, or nontemplating is ploration of this prof ital1le market, -We invite you to investigate the attractive-comrnissi.on contract of one of Canada's most .aggressive and progressive life insure ante companies. All enquiries will be hold in strictest confidence, Please Reply to, McConnell, Faistman R Co, Limited, 234 Eglinton ANenue Bast, Toronto, Ontario.. PURR: ALL WINTER LONG WITH OUR NEW SHELL FURNACE OIL SERVICE-- .- • Trouble-free Heat • Keep Filled Service ART CLARKE Phone 80 Exeter important tips for owners of Life Insurance 1 Be familiar with your policies. For example — there are options in your policies that permit you to guarantee your beneficiary an income for life. Your family too, should be well informed of the plans made for their security. 2 Keep your policies in a safe place so they can be referred to readily. 3 If you move, inform your company of your new address so you will be sure of continuing service. 4 Review your life insuranceregularly.* You and your .family benefit when you keep it in tune with their changing needs. *When it's time for a periodic review you'll find the Man from Manufacturers will provide friendly and competent counsel on how to keep your financial security program up-to-date. MANUFACTURERS LIFE A. E. Pym, CAA!. Representative ,EXETER Tel: 671-M 1341 for your interest and patronage in our new Crest Hardware There were more people in our. store on Saturday for our Grand Opening than at any other time in our history. We really appreciate your interest and hope you will come back many times for our many selections of quality hardware. WINNERS OF THE DRAWS: Coronado Washer: T. 'Witteman, Exeter Wagon; Jimmy Skinner, RR 1 Centralia Paint: Mrs. William Rohde, RR 1 Woodham; Mrs. David Miller, Exeter; A. P. Cooke, Exeter; Lois Chappel, 11R 1 Woodham; Mary Visscher, RR 1 Hay; Kathy McNeil, Huron ?ark; Mrs, Elam Shantz, RR 3 Zurich; .l, Richardson, Centralia. EXETER HARDWARE Owner 1 Authorized Deolert R. L. leavers TELEPHONE 88