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THURSDAY, FJIB. 23rd, 1956
THE VITAL
Our esteemed and friendly contemporary
(though in a larger field); The London Free
&Tess, iia a recent editorial article holds that
aathe primary and fundamental difference be-
titween the Communists and the western democ-
racies is not economic, apt free enterprise
versus state monopoly of business, but the
freedom of the citizen. Under Commuuism
the state is supreme, the citizen is simply a
eog in the state machine ; under western
democracy the • &tate exists for the benefit of
the citiZ,en. "
There is no, dispute with this statement
so far as _it goese--but if this were all that is
to be said on the subject there would be no
need for the democracies to spend billions of
their peoples' money for instruments of de -
DIFFERENCE
fence against a despotism that admittedly has
as its aim the submission of the entire world
to its rule. The democracies would be willing
to live in peace with Communism if the latter
were not continually striving by force to com-
pel the surrender of one country after another
to its authority. Its progress is checked
only by maintenance of an armed front by the
freedom -loving 'democracies; as soon as that
armed front should be disbanded the dragon
would rush -forth to destroy its helpless vic-
tims.
What is keeping the world in suspense
and dread is not merely a difference in syatems
or ideals of government; it is a deadly con-
flict that today may be styled a Cold War but
tomorrow may by accident or design become
the final struggle for existence.
HANGING ABOLISHED IN U.K.
The British House of Commons has voted
for the abolition of hanging as the penalty
for murder. It is not quite clear that this
rules out all forms of capital punishment, but
apparently it does. The - decision was taken
on a "free" vote, party lines being disregard-
ed, and the majority included members of all, -a considerable body of opinion against
in$sc-
gtarties in the House.
A similar procedure in the Ottawa House ting the death penalty in any form or in any
is proposed by advocates of abolition. The Arcumetance. imprisonment more humane
- _Nether life iml humane _e
�cen�-..C�_ ..eat; _.rrr. �w.hic�r-1:13erc� sopa e<.�
4oubt in ' the public mind cif the- nariated .than a quick release in the eleeetric chary or
Ian's guilt, has tended to strengthen the the gas chamber is a debatabl point upon
feeling gainst the death penalty. We have which no person is in position to speak
leen informed that 'the Department of Justice with certainty.
never allews el man to go to the gallows until
it is sure of his guilt evidence that is not
made public, such as a confession by the con-
vict. Whether this is true or not we do not
know; if the public were assured of its truth
much of the opposition to hanging would be
reproved, although there would still remain
DR. SMITH SEES A CRISIS
a
e
The annual public report of Dr. Sidney staff and the administration.
Smith, president of the University of Toronto, "The second, httitude is what might be,
is this yeaf given over largely to a statement called the `preparation for life' attitude,
of the "crisis" which has developed from the again a rather obvious hgldover from earlier
lack of accommodation; for an expected flood educational gospels. According to this atti-
of students in the coming student -year and tude, the university is something like a finish -
the lack of funds to provide the aeeommoda- iiig school, where the academic discipline is an
,w,on irritating necessity, and the real worth is to
Dr. Smith describes two student attitudes he found in a set of peripheral activities. The
wjiieh he believes deserve attention. student emerges'cortditioned for life, able to
., .• ,,<. —bz f" ," "Inst°`° lees t i ' is2_ _socialstimuli.;he _ has,
the `student -centred' attitude towards the incidentally, acquired a skill that fetches a
universities. It may well be a prolongation good price in the marl ,et -place. But he has
mato the- university -of- a gospel now solemnly never ss iisz Trim--o-f-'leeeseeg ori hes
accepted in the primary and secondary :schools, formal university work as anything more than-
to
hanto wit : that a university' exists to give the a ritual obligation, with some study thrown
student training that is socially desirable and in for form's sake.
financially advantageous; the university is "Both of these attitudes are no less than
simply an extension of the secondary school on fatal tal to the survival of the idea of the univer-
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a grander scale, with"more ivy and gothic,_ -id city as a community of scholars."
a bigger and better football team. On the Perhaps' this might be boiled down to a
lowest plane, the `student -centred' attitude deoerihtion of the university graduate with
may manifest itself in a studied carelessness nothing but a'couple of Fetters, after his name
• in dress and a deliberate obstreperousness in to distinguish him from the eommor arty.
speech and manners. ()n the. more intellee.tual - By the way, is the lTniversity of Toronto
plane, it issues'in what might he deSeribed as making alb- real effort to weed out the "stu-
an aggressive trade -union attitude, as if- upon -Whom a university course would
dents were a special Blass fiehtinet for special l -)r' wasted. The taxpayers should not be
privileges against an entrenehed elite—the, } nlThned with -the cost of their tuition.
THE° cGOJM RICIN SIGNAL STAR
A DOG'S LIFE
Down Memory's
Lane
• 45 Years Ago
Capt. Donald McKay on behalf
of- --frshermeer trf the- ,town was_
granted permission to use the
large room in the town hall .for
the purpose of getting their nets,
in shape for the coming season. •
The well-known pacing stallion,
"tMissouri Chief," the ,property of
J. W. Smith and Son has been
sold to 1VLoore 'Bros. of Gowans
town. It is said to have been sold
for the highest price ever paid
for horseflesh in this district: He
holds a record of 2.10 and three-
gtarters. .
A Ministerial Association' has
been formed in Goderich with Rev.
Dr. Dougall as president; Rev.
James Hamilton, vice-president;
Rev. John Pollock, secretary -treas-
urer.
Thomas Fahey, son-in-law of
EDITORIAL NOTES
People spen.l t' t,' 'en i1iur1tics lig for
additional government se.rV0'es anal erre month
kicking about taxae.
0 e W e
The number of flee coif resSisisa.v-hr, itiays
pissed the 90 -year litre must mark (iede1' 'l1
as s an exceptionally healthful plass. If "
retain correctly the impressions ref cur yeeit ll,
a person who reached the a;:r' 01 :'0-) w 05 ,•"n-
sider-ed to beSripe for the Reaper; but new we
.Piave youngsters of 90 who are shill lc,oking
forward to years of Comfort and seine tne;1,11te,
of activity. Keep a -going, ladies and tr ntic -
menr
• • •
We trust the town fathers are .not pli1n-
ni_ng to continue the destruction of the trees
in -Court IIousta Park when spring opens nl..
The nrvv court house is imposing but cannot
be said to be a thing of heautv, and it should"
heave a screen of trees to soften its appearanee.
sides,, people like to sit in ,the park in the
sh de of , friendly tree --without trees there
'lou Cannot spend your, dollar of monuments to private enterprise. regarded as hare -headed and in -
0 No -r should it be forgotten` that 1 telligent, fas well as thrifty and
trol Board to cancel all present
authorities for the s le of beer
`arid Willie+iii t hi's-vounty.
The Federation also petitioned
the Prime Minister of Canada, Rt.
Hon. Mackenzie King, asking that
he prohibit the use of all Canadian
grain in the manufacturing of
alcoholic beverages, the food short-
age in Europe being what it is.
The organization of a band
under the sponsorship of Gode-
rich labor unions has been effect-
ed. It will be and ,��� ader-
ship of 0Pteter Weirlas' a
membership of 22.
Mrs-
Mrs 'n_ f_town. hv'n, i,
Spokane Washington, has invented
an airship propeller which can be.
turned at will, in any direction.
25 Yrs Ago
Dr. Hunter 'and Messrs. A. J.
MacKay, P. F. Carey and E. C.
Beacom were in London, Friday,
taking part in a challenge tourna-
ment for the Ontario Whist champ-
ionship. Woodstock won the
match.
A by-law has been prepared
which will divide Goderich into
12 'polling sub -divisions instead of
the present seven. -
St. Peter's Church, Goderich, is
honored in having its present
parish priest taking a prominent
part in the funeral ceremonies of
Bishop Fallon, head of the London
Diocese, Friday.
Goderich is shocked to learn of
the double deaths of Judge E. N.
Lewis and son Norman, within
hours of each other.
.15 Years Ago
.,Damage estimated at $7,000 was
caused at Reg. McGee's garage and
service station on Hamilton street
when fire swept through it Tuesday
evening.
A severe snowstorm has swept
Huron County since Monday :and
motor traffic on north and south
highways has been virtually
brought to a standstill.
'William McInnis, William Hog-
garth, Rex Duckworth, Jim Ross,
William Thompson, Colin Auster-
berry and William. Carter have
graduated frotn the Galt aircraft
mechanicstraining school and are
now eligible for,tservice in tie
R.C.A.F.
Five freight cars were derailed
and several hundred feet of tracks
were torn p in a railway mishap
near here, ,! 'day.
1 r ears Ago
Dr. W. F. Fallow, M.O.H., re-
ports that the last year was one,
of the healthiest in this town in,
recent years, with no epidemics
and not one case ,of infantile
paralysis.
The first dance in the new
Legion club -room and social hall
was held Friday evening.
The Goderich Temperance Fed-
eration met in Nhrth Street United
Church, Tuesday evening and
adoptttd a resolution to petition
the Ontario Liquor Authority Con-
ti� n,e «1111010 shade the r4' kill be
rye ilrcluec'rn>nt to sit Silelte4'1e145 in the park,
ene of the t0w1's 1u .t 5um1er attraetions
will he ]ei1 ling. Please stare those trees.
Members 1! the Ontario' Legislature are
seekiee bigger pay. According to retort, the
Conservative members, who constitute about
%t) per cent. el the membership, have had a
c•a11111, discussion of the proposal and have
intee,ested thh Premier and his Cabinet. The
Liberal and C.C.F. rnetnher's-are said to be
w illine tee take whatever is coming. Private
members 'now r•ee-eive $1,!)00 a year, one-third
ref this amolrnt being labelled as exhelrses and
free of income tax. This is nnieh lees than
nletnhers of the Ottawa Ilouse receive, but. of
course the annual sessions of the I,egislaturc
are .n1ueli shorter.
It cannot be denied that in dealings with the
public just a little touch of humbug is immensely
effective. ,Sir. William Osler.
`Nothing is Given Away:,For Nothing"
,„w
1 i notion twice, said Stuart
economic adviser too the
.littent of The Steel Company
of +' anada Limited., addressing, the
f J Club, of (Montreal, en Tues-
day. Oontinuing, lie said: In other
ward's, if government takesit,
-tthert . rivate enterplise .cannot also
r dt. - Thus when we pe}y out
rfrllite of our production to
&fend ootintrieg richer and more
rpiri1Ott4 than Canada, or to hntiid,
A5 a gift, preductive elites piVes in
Asia; for t4 sell butter i't 'fir
tornimlxlitids to the Coram imi to at
the on of the Canadian. tax.
ampayer, then money
do be available for private feater
iti�rrl#t ,develop ib
*Canada. 'at l;
ai' act 'Whi -h uld Y b c .t.or one
*foment be forgotten, for this
• entry ono of the worli 's great
r_
1
t Canadian taxpayer is indivis-
ible. _...While he may at different
times be described- as a Dominion
taxpayer, a provincial taxpayer, or
a municipal taxpayer, he is in
reality only one taxpayer called
upon to meet exactions from the
state at several levels. Consequent-
ly, thee is a limit to what can be
taken "from him by 'government
without impairing his ability 'to
keep .hilntself eolvent, and to pro=
vide Uwe:lgh his esavings at least
part of the capaal needs vital to
our future eeoiutnile progress.
But „thanks to those who have
taken «Oh hoc Ara great to bp'
craz�a� their anthem,
em strenuous
nioza
eiTort5 are Meade all day 'and far
into the niglit by the vivitteri and
4pakcn -Ward to make 'Ilii Corget
that e sential, fact. At a cost.
quclw; the Canadian rpt•ople, long
hard-working), have come to see
nothing crazy in the •oft -repeated
headline, "Government will pay
half the east," (or too often the
whole 'cost) of this or that pet
s,cheme of the slap -happy politic-
ians and their socialist collaborat-
ors in government, in labor unions
or elsewhere.
Acceptance of the idea that' thb
State of itself .gives away largesse
is very dangerous. Nevertheless,
that idea does now have a high
degree of public acceptance, and
I think all service club members
and all other businessmen, to.
gethar with all those citizens who
bbelieve irpersonal freedom, thu
11
iiiing
hard to combat 'it.
However, one sees little evidence.
haat any real effort�r di least
any concerted effort—is now befog
made in that dire boil.
QUICK CANA,• IAN QUIZ
1. What is the annual salary of
Canada's Governor-General?.
2.Of Canada's 3.7 million dwell-
ings, how many are owner•oc-
eupied?
3. What was the birth date of
H.R.H. Prince Charles, Heir Ap-
parent?
4. Narne Canada's tarp ten export
tblismOdities
5. I 1939 it cost $2.9 million to
run the CBC. What is ,torla's
east?.ss,s
ANSWERS: 5. More than $33
million. 3. Nov. -.14, 1948. 1.
Calory of $48,667 a year, tax flee,
plus $100,000 annual ,expense al-
lowance. 4. Newsprint .paper
wheat, banks and boards, wont
pulp, a irinf>iura nickel, grains
other than wheat,. cilrp rcr,
four or wheat. 2. 2,.5 million
thOine ars owner tccupaed.
Rate Of Lay SpelltProtit
Poor layers cost . poultrymen
money. T. M. Maclntyre of the
Nappan Experimental Farm, Can-
ada' Department of Agriculture,
Nova Scotia, says the rate of egg
c aying is one of the most .import-
ant factors in determining the
profit from the laying flock. Few
realize that thp_rpfit,margin may
be greatly improved by a small
increase ,in egg production.
Egg laying tests at the Nappan
Experimental Farm show that put=
lets vary ,in the cost • of feed per
dozen eggs from 16 to 33, cents
at present feed prices. With feed
at four cents per pound and eggs
at 40 cents per dozen, a hen laying
150 eggs per year clears about
$1,25 above feed costs. A bird
ing 200 eggs per year clears
0(�2.80 above feed casts. This re-
presents an added income of
THURSDAY, FED. 22rd, 1950
The Bible Today
Fifty million adults have learned
to read since 1945 through the
world literacy movement. This is
an unprecedented opportunity for
the Bible Society.
`Each year 415 million more liter..
ates are added to this number.
They look to us ---are asking us—
for the Word of God.
The 'Communists are grasping at
this obvious opportunity and are
attempting to flood the world with
their literature. More of the
works of 1i11arx, Engels, Lenin and
Stalin have been circulated since
1917 than all the !Bibles by the
Bible Societies, backed by all the
Ohuxcches and all the Christians in
all 4,he world.
A shortage of missionaries and
a change in otmcePt of missionary
work gives emphasia to tbea-
portanee of the native church.
To speak with authority to his
own people, the national chri,stian
must have the Bible
win his own
language, and copies
for
distribution. .-.-
In places where missionaries
may not be able to remain ,long,
the Bible must be .published in the
language lof the people that it
might be the backbone and basic
tool of the indigenous church, and
the Holy Spirit, as In China today.
Hosts of refugees all over the
world whose only help is coming
from the church are aslring for
the Church's Book. Regardless of
a person's language, education,
race or nation, the Bible speaks
HOPE to him.
This need of refugees and of
new literates presents to Chris-
tians everywhere the greatest
challenge in history.
Suggested readings for the
week: Sunday, Isaiah 53:1-12; Mon-
day, Isaiah 58:1-14; Tuesday, Isaiah
60:1-22; Wednesday, Isaiah 65:11-
25; Thursday, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-
28; Friday, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18;•.
Saturday, James 1:1-27.
$1,550 for a flock of 1,000 birds.
On the basis of feed cost per
dozen eggs, with feed at four
cents per pound, a hen laying 200
eggs produces them. at a rate of
six cents per dozeniless for the
feed than a hen laying 150 eggs.
This is the same as adding six
cents per dozen to the price of
eggs. ,
Top production Mould be the
aim of. every producer. A flock
averaging '200 eggs per hen might
Abe considered to be doing very
well, but a five per cent increase
in egg laying would represent a
saving ,of about $7 per ton of feed.
This adds up to approximately $350
additional income for each 1;000
layers. '
An increase of one egg per bird
per year represents 83 dozen eggs
from a 1,000 bird flack. At. 40
cents a dozen this represents added
income of $33 20.
Every extra egg spells profit to
the poultryman.
O 0 0
Bicycle production in Canada
reached a ten-year low in 1954,
vV'hile imports of bicycles reached
an all-time high. Production drop-
ped to 71,530 from 101,460 in 1953,
while imports rose to 91,382 from
63,124.
O 0 0
Despite expansion of Canadian
mr�anufacturing, only 40 per cent of
Canadian exports are fully or
chiefly manufactured goods while
raw. materials and partly manu-
factured goods make up 60 aper
cent, exactly the same proportions
as in the 1935-39 period.
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