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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1958-02-26, Page 342, HARVEST TIME — It's rice harvest time on Formosa, and this pretty lass doing her share at Taichung, wears gauntlets to pro- tect her arms from the sun. Believe it or not a suntan is not fashionable in Formosa. Man behind her works over a screened tub used to shake the rice grains ldos*e. Free China is harvesting the greatest rice crop in her history, 1,900,000 metric tons' — breaking the 1956 record of 1,789,000 tons Famine, ,c1 periodic scourge in Communist China, is unkown on Formosa. In fact, Free China will export 200,000 metric tons from the 1957 rice crop to Japan. The the blow fell, The Colossal swindle was unmasked. Among Melly other people in high places, the Lord Chancellor was reined, Worse, he WAS now charged With corraPtion and im- peached, for trafficking in sine- cures, and convicted. His successor in Office was: Lord Hardwieke, who 110 started life as an errand bey. He, too, was accused of corrupting, A haerniser of Parliament ace cuSed Hardevicke of complete cynical indifference to the wide- spread graft in the Chancery Court, "Touch but a cobweb in West- minstee Hall," he thundered, "and out, upon you with all the vermin at his heels comes the old spider." It would be wrong, however, to think the judges of the past were generally dishonorable men, They were considered to be gen- erally honest; But they follow- ed the customs of their times, And gifts, patronage, and social and political wire-pulling were recognized wyas of getting on in the world, Every New Year the King him- self accepted valuable presents of all kinds from those who hoped to secure the royal favor and a good job, One of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived was Lord Chan- cellor Lord St. Albans, later Vis- count Verulam, known to tame as Sir Francis Bacon, Bacon was convicted of graft. He admitted it when hauled be- fore his peers in the House of Lords to answer the charge of corruption. He was accused of accepting bribes from suitors for jobs. Who could believe it of this man who was not only ea great lawyer but scientist and, philoSopher too? Bacon removed.all doubt him- self. Taking his qUill, he wrote: "I confess that Iseam, guilty or corruption, and do renounce all defence and put myself upon the grace and mercy of your lord- ships." Hewas deprived of office, fined £40,000 and thrown into the Tower. Later, the fine was remitted and he was permitted to sit in the House of Lords, But he was a broken man. Though Bacon confessed, he later qualified that confession by a curious modification. He said that it was true that he took money bribes from suitors ap- pearing in his court, but said it never influenced his judgment! This may well seem a bit rough on the litigant who parted with his cash to square his judge! Today, all British judges from those of the country courts to those who preside over the high- est tribunal in the land, are held to be above suspicion, , But some years ago a crooked solicitor, in league with a crook- ed barrister, bamboozled an Italian charged with a serious crime. They told him that if he paid over a large sum of money they would square the Old Bailey judge. The accused man paid up. Imagine his indignation when the jury convicted him and the judge gave him the appropriate sent- ence. In that case the victim "blab- bed" and the two lawyers were very properly dealt with as the rogues they were, KICK A man recently arranged to have his aged mother cared for in a nursing home, Each time he visits her he brings delicacies from the farm, including a ther- mos bottle of fresh milk he which he slips a little, brandy — ow advice of the family doctor. The old lady.is always delighted with the lunches, and the other day as she sipped ;the milk, she said gravely, "Oh, Larry, don't ever Sell that cow!" They Bartered For Soft Jobs . you think Ws Lordship Via lee Me OW The scene is the anteroom oe the Lord. Chancellor at the Royal Courts at Westminster Hall, •and the year is 1715, "What was it about?" inquires the Lord Chancellor's clerk, The waiting man rises, eulA bis mouth and whispers. "Chaff- wax l" "Ah, I don't know about that. But come with, me. We caret dis- cuss it here. Who recommends you?" Together the two move off. Another deal is on. A deal in one of those strange jobs that were in the gift of, or for sale by, the lend. Chancellor . When George I was newly on his throne, the age of sinecures, or cushy jobs with good saalries and little work, was at its peak. Chaffwax was one of these lobs. The Lord Chancellor could do one of three things about it. He could leave the post vacant band pocket the salary himself. Be could sell the appointment to the highest bidder. Or he could appoint somebody "on the level", Some chancellors chose one way, some another, Chaffwax was a joke. All he had to do was to stick sealing wax or documents. The job car- ried a good salary and was worth paying for. So, too, was the Clerkship of the Hanaper, another Chancery racket. The hanaper was a wicker basket. Into it all writs had to go to be sealed—for a fee, Then there was the Registrar of Affidavits, the Protonotary (chief clerkship) of the court, and several other soft, cushy jobs, making their holders gentle- men of independent means. Under the Lord Chancellor were the Masters in Chancery. Very often they had the handling of the money of suitors for cushy, jobs, At that time all England was crazy over the South Sea Bubble, the phony business venture that was going to make everybody rich. Lord Chancellor Macclesfield did some brisk business. He sold the Chancery jobs at high prices and invested the proceeds and much more in South Sea Bubble stock. He knew very well that the Masters in Chancery were also bitten by the gamblin g bug; that they, too, were investing large sums. Where were they getting the cash from? The Lord Chancellor looked the other way, DON'T BE ONE -'- Only a goof is a "guberif"—firebug, that is —according to folks in Utah. This forest fire prevention theme is carried on the face of postcards being distributed by the Keep Utah Green Commit- tee as a reminder that nine out of ten forest fires are man- made. 0013 ONME =NO RIME DOOM BUM MOO DOOM UMGO MONOU OEM WM MOM MEM OWOM WWI WE'RE NEE MOE mom EMU NEM MUNN NNU WOMB @MOM ME IBM @OM MEN MOM MOM MOM MOW WOW EMU Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking JUST US CHICKENS — A twisted and battered section of jai chicken cage, complete with chickens, rests in a tree in Santa Rosa. It's part of a,500-bird house Which was destroyed by a freak tornado. The poultry farmer estimated that 1,000 of the birds perished or were injured in the demolished building. The War Whoop Sounds Again The Indian war whoop still brings, terror to a little, hand. of settlers in Robeson' County, North Carolina, not ....far from the South Carolina frontier, who have organize to keep the white race pure and supreme, Mesbele gthhaer lictttres'basonInd eo"ft yaotutihes•- These the police gathered up in Queens last week, except that they do not call themselves the United Nordic•-Confedeeetion they prefer that quaint old des- ignation, Ku Klux Klee, The Indians in question have seine real Indian blood.Rases ever, romantic 'poisons 'believe' they are partly, descended from Sir Walter Ref6iglit's "LW Col- ony," set up nearly four cen- turies ago on Roanoke Island. More prosaic theories are that their ancestors may include Spanish or Portuguese freeboot- ers, refugees from the old col- ony of Georgia and a few High- land Scots. Whatever their origin, they are a stubborn breed. They re- fused to attend segregated schools for Negroes after the Civil War, and in time got schools of their own. They kept on 'voting when their" Negro neighbors were disfranchised at the end of RecOnstruction days. In recent years they have been fairly prosperous — 30,000 of them in a county which has 40,000 whites and 25,000 Ne- groes. When the Klan began to burn crosses and hold meetings , near their homes they took the matter personally. On Saturday night they turned out in some force at Maxtown and sent the Ku. Kluxers loping into the bramble bushes This was certainly illegal. It should have been unnecessary, since a sheriff, fourteen depu- ties and some State Highway Po- lice were present. Finally, it was inconsiderate to startle the pa- thetic co,vey of Kluxers, who . . are easily scared. One notices, however, that though countless shots were fired only four persons were injured, and those slightly; and that when the sheriff finally got around to act he proceeded against the Klan, not against the Indians.—New York Times, "DISCOVERED"—After being in show business for most of his 48 years, Cal Tinney has been "discovered"' by Hollywood. Since making his film debut in "The Missouri Traveler", the cracker-'barrel philosopher has been hailed as "another Will Rogers". Might Be An Idea For Canada Too For to many wasted years the better student has been a misfit in. the American high school system. The. schools have provided varied (and often easy) curricula for 'the average pupils. They have done some- thing for the retarded and han- dicapped children, The able stu- dent has been left to stew in his own botedom. Responsible educators have been aware of this basic fault and were working to correct the situation before the Russian moons_ appeared over the hori- zon. The most ptorrilsing 'pro- grama and one that already has proved itself, is the advanced placement plat of the College Entrante Examination board. Briefly; the prograM works this way: The advanced place- ment group provides descrip- tions of college level courses to be given in high schools, It is then up to the individual selidol to provide the courses and teachers capable df conducting them. tees spring the board gibes the pupils exantinatietie in the various ettbjette. The reetilte theft are censiclered by the eel- lege in. Which the student in- tends to enroll. If he lute done well, he May be given college credit or at least advanced Plateneent arid the opportunity he begin at the Sephorhato 'level in that particular' The able student can learn at a pace to inateli bid ability.... Advanced tile:cerneat is for the students who are able` and. Willing to study hard ih high school.Itabsee City Stole DffSCI1001 LESSON itey Bareley Werreek 'rf Albert Herman ,in The Christlett Selene. Monitor. -Then there are aerosols, or Condensation nuelei, ordinary drops of rain, ernall drOpS, o rain, raindrops, aver-, age els-Opiate, drOplete which are subaverage and Which can be classigo, for, accuracy and the purPeee of tele disetteslose as minims or the '60th Part of as fluid dream, On the' cloudy Side=sf things are orographic ,:clouds, -elongated clouds, clouds visible and inVis- ilelee s,clonds ' dark and light, clouds small and greetImci, wets looking Clouds, The latter are Most favored by esain Makers, it seeme. It is astonishing how rapidly rain making has established its folk story, The tale is recounted of a gentleman who' was voted the sum of 19,000• by Congress for rain-making „ experiments over. Washington, D.C., in the 'nineties. Nobody seems to know wtfetfier- thie -allocation Of pubs' lie fefiide Marked the origin Of federal rain making in the United States, but the gentle- man's, experiments failed to, convince Congreit and he mov- ed, it was said, to Texas. Very probably, the. clouds, were much bigger down there. '4 * • But there is no doubt that the art of rain making is control. This aspect has been developed to its utmost its Australia and even the rain makers are con- trolled. It is really all very sim- ple, A certain government de- partment (there shall be no names) evidently reads the pa- pers to see what farmers across the country are saying about the weather, And since farmers are always saying something about it, there is no lack of data on which to base official action. Having noted, for example, that a farmer in one part of the country reportedly said, "It is about 'time we had a shower or two," the department would weigh this observation against those of other farmers on the weather, When these were sorted in their order of significance, there would appear an order of prior- ity and federal rain makers would be routed, around the country accordingly. After they had soaking rains in the wheat belt last year, the controllers of the rain makers decided that the government would conduct no rain-making operations In that area, No doubt that was wise. Af- ter all, when a farmer has just the kind of rain he needs, he doesn't want the federal govern- ,anent tomfooling around with it. What they do with taxes is bad enough. 114., 11,D, The Preaching Ministry of the Church Romans 100-1'4 Ephesialle 311-19 4 4 4 4 4 A -141111018* dir 4 1 4 4 4 .Memory Selection: Faitit anew ,rs hr hearing, and bearing by tI$;j' word of God. Romans 10:11.. 11, Last week we considered thv teaching' ministry of the ClutTell,;• In a teaching ministry the stress' is upon helping others to ceive the truth, whereas in 40. preaching ministry the stress he upon causing others to act upon the truth. The difference is something like the difference between a Bible conference and an evangelistie campaign. The minister must be ready and able to teach (2 Timothy 2:24)'and also do the work of an CVd11,06-, list (4:5). The preacher needs to have the consciousness of being sent by God. Otherwise he will not fully appreciate the value of the message of the unsearchable riches of Christ. Jesus Christ was poor in this world's goods but he was rich in wisdom. "Ce the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge et God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out!" (Romans 9:33.) It is a living, faith in Him who is so wise that gives us calm in this Sputnik age, Christ is rich in goodnem Paul asks, "Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and for- bearance and longsuffering; not knowing that, the goodness of God readeth thee to repent- ance?" (2:4,) There would be no hope for the sinner but for the riches of His goodness. He is rich in power, He can forgive our sins and purify our hearts and dwell in, us by"faithe This is even greater -than His power en creating and uphold- ing the universe. "'Tie great to speak a world from nought 'Tis greater to redeem." What a message we have for man! Phillips says in his trans- lation of 1 Corinthians 1:11k "The preaching of the cross is, I know, nonsense to those who are involved in this, dying world, but to us who are being saved from that death it is nothing less than the power ot God." Let us tell it everywhere., ernment announced that federal rain makers were "pressing on." At least, thart sounded more en- couraging. The goveinment pointed out that the rain mak- ers "now know a great deal about this (rain-making) pro- cess." The rain makers had "seeded" at least 150 single clouds and had watched the subsequent de- velopment of rain. "There is no doubt of this," said the official statement. "The theory and 'practice are well understood." While no university in Aus- tralia has yet invited candi- dates to proceed to a rain-malt- ing degree (R,M,), the theore- tical groundwork is being stead- ily laid, as the government statement indicated. For exam- ple, in what is termed Practical Rain Making there are all kinds oLrain which the student must be able to identify—cold rain, warm rain, non-freezing rain, supercooled rain, shower s, patchy rain, ordinary drizzle and. Scotch mist which, for prac- tical purposes, is fine weather, at least in the Highlands; writes The difficult thing about rain making is that you never know just how the weather will turn out. Not long ago, federal gov- ernment rain makers arrived at a certain town in rural Aus- tralia, after farmers in those parts had urged the need for a little federal rain making but when the rain makers landed in their special rain making air- craft to begin operations, they had to unfurl their umbrellas to cope with the steady drizzle that was falling, The farmers, thereabouts, now that they had rain, felt the rain makers should not attempt any- thing at all in' the way of weather experimentation, as the drizzle promised enough rain for early sowing and too much would be ruinous. Frankly, they didn't want them to 'stay in the district. Maybe it was because they knew that one thing rain , makers like to do is to "trigger" off a bigger fall from a modest one. If this works out right, it serves to prove the rein makers know what they are talking about, though some farm folks still are apt to regard all this talk of federal rain making as just another excuse for high taxes. Anyway, a lot of them seem to have sunk a good deal Of money in dame on their prop- erties. * a The press treats the rain makers for the most part very kindly. "We made it 'rains" they allowed one to say in headlines, He Went on to claim that his unit had made it rain six times between two towns Out west. Rails was still falling at four o'clock from clouds that had been 'seeded" at three O'clock, he Said.'Nobody between the two towns concerned seems to have argued very Much against this federal claim but that does hot mean everybody was con- vinced. Elsewhere, the press said there was "no bluffing" about this sort of thing, Which suggested the press were really sold on the whole proposition. One paper explained that the idea was ""to bring the rain down when and where it was Wanted." And that's about eight, according to the best rain-making authorities, Any rain maker, in fact, who does not base his whole theory and ptattice on that ptoposition isn't doing any more than just fool around with the weathet, The government has now arts flounced that federal rain Mak- ers results "not yet ready to apply the e of the rain-Making techniques on any appreciable scale." Erenkly, that kind of of statement is surprising, if not to say, odd. For one thing, it does federal rain Makers very little credit when people remem- ber that federal experiments began OVer yeare ago. Any- Way, what about all that rani that foil at fOur o'clock Way but West on six different betasionsl * 44 On the other hand, the goer- PUZZLE 11. Mat decimal 40, Out of era's- CROSSWORD 19: V.111nrbi:1;', MIS. '44-, 'ggegaked the sites iierVices of 21. Outatariding 6. Makes a 23. Cooking no- mistake ,cedsity 47. Distribute ACROSS Aspect 25; Baseball team dards 4. 26, :Rik 49. Takes food "...,1. 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