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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-08-19, Page 3Atomic r yv Pubafic or Oval ? The surprising thing about the great July filibuster in the United States Senate on atomic energy is not that it lasted so long but that it didn't last longer, It was ended not by a reeelutlon of a deep and underlying' conflict in the United States but by a negoti- ated truce between battle -weary leaders. The end result of the 13 days of angry argument which split bothparties down the middle was a compromise which defers but does not settle the great under- lying question of whether atomic energy, unlocked and developed by taxpayers' money, belongs properly to all the people or is a proper area for the operation of private enterprise. The original bill presented to Congress by the administration was a private -enterprise bill, It was based on the political and philosophical premise that the ex- ploitation of a natural resource for consumer use should be put in the hands of private enterprise regardless of the origin' of the resource, Opposition to the bill was based on the contrary political and philosophical premise that where the resource originated, there it should reside writes Jo- seph C. Ffarsch, Washington Cor- respondent of the Christian Set - nice Monitor. One thing that stood out above tU others during the debate was that here was a clash between two points of view so diametri- tally opposed that on each side here was a firm belief in a moral rause, and an almost total in- lbility on either side to compre- tend what the other was talking tbout. The administration side, sup- orted by conservative Democrats, manifested a deep belief that here is superior morality in pri- rate as contrasted with public enterprise. Spokesmen of .the ad- ninlstration saw no reason why he whole use of atomic energy M. nonmilitary purposes should tot be turned over to private lompanies to develop tor profit. il'or did there seem anything luestionable to these men in the nterim proposal to select and live it a special and tax-free con - Legal 'riff -- City Council in Los Angeles is checking the law books to see whether they can cancel the $10,000 contract for this statue designed for their new police building. Bernard Rosenthal was commissioned to da the statue two years ago. Councilman Harold Harby said the modernistic statue, symbolic of the typical American family under police protection, was "just junk." r,rrn�rw..rnlnn.MF./�••yw..,,N•w. Sanbreila Hat is a Fair (and Foal) Weather Friend -°'"' The sunhrella hat is just what its name implies - a hat that gardening, shopping or just protecting the hair and corn - opens and shuts like an umbrella. It Is sun and rainproof, plexion from atoo-ardent sun. A homemaker caught in the feather light and has an elasticized headband which makes rain while marketing or shopping can simpiy open her .lull• g brelia, slip it on, pick up her packages and make her way it adaptable to any head size. It is perfect for fishing, golfing, homeward without getting wet. It looks like an umbrella . , , but it's a "sunbrella" hat, , "Look, no hands! This is great," says Alice Cornett. tract to pipe electric power into the TVA system. On the other side where men who feel sincerely that there is something essentially immoral about turning atomic energy over to private enterprise for commer- cial exploitation when atomic en= ergy was unlocked by the gov- ernment and at taxpayer ex- pense. Also they were shocked by the administration proposal to select a single private com- pany and give it a contract to e produce power for TVA, with the government paying the taxes. This is an old issue which has been fought over many times be- fore in many countries, inclu- ding the United States, but this time it comes in slightly changed form, Heretofore natural re- sources were things like oil or coal or gold or water; things which are there for anyone to find and anyone to develop who has tlaese ingenuity and the re- sourcefulness: This time the re- source ryas ,pot lying there for anyone to find and develop. No pioneer, or explorer or freebooter or prospector went out and lo- cated a vein of atomic energy. It was located by the combined ingenuity of many of the world's gr eat est nuclear physicists brought together in the United States during war for the pur- pose of achieving a new weapon. In the course of this work they found something which may be- come the most 'valuable source of power in history. Some experts think that in 50 to 100 years the bulk of the world's supply of energy will come from nuclear atomic re- actors. When that time comes will the possession, and the profit, go to government and to all the people whose taxes paid for de- veloping the resource, or shall it be vested in that private enter- prise which is a special contribu- tion of the United States to the free way of life? Or will there be a comnr'omise - The last tning the Eisenhower administration has any intention of doing is to put the government into the business of selling atoniic energy for general use. It is try- ing rying to take fhe United States Government out of business. It is closing down every government activity it can which could be taken over by private business, including the ancient naval uni- form factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 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Many of them' don't want geed eating and a healthful diet badly enough to buy • the materials for it ahead of other things. n r * And second, that if your customers could be sold a lot more meat, a lot more dairy products, and a lot more eggs and poultry, they would be using up far more acres of grain and grass. You would know, of course, that an acre eaten as cereal will fiU stom- achs much faster than an acre's output of meat, milk, or eggs. >* s No doubt you would notice what Secretary Benson, who is a pretty good salesman himself, recently told retail grocers: "In a recent year the average urban family ate 2.4 pounds of moat per person per week, But one family out of five that same year ate less than 11/2 pounds per person per week. Three city families out of ten consumed less than a pint of milk or its equi- valent per person per day, One-third of the families were using less citrus fruit and tomatoes than they needed. Thirty per cent of the families were using fewer than five eggs per person per week. , ." e 'a * That might make you think: "Gosh! Look at the site 01 the market we're still missing:" Then you night take a run through the existing distribution system, You could hardly miss the point that few farmers have ever controlled their own selling. Usually they have simply turn- ed their products over to "sales agents" who have done the actual selling. You might raise a few doubts as to whether the agents have always exerted themselves to return the highest possible prices to farmers. v x * You would notice that, between farmer and consumer, a great deal of labor has to be performed. You would agree, certainly, that well-paid labor makes you good customers; but you might well ask that some of the labor do more to justify their high earnings. You would watch to see how much yotir fernier - employers were losing through needless spoilage. '" * You would search for new selling arguments to emphasize every aspect of the fun of good eating; of how quality diets make for health and happiness, and for the joys of living. You would look for every possible way to get those points across to every possible consumer. .. Chances are that within a reasonable period YOU could work olT most of your surplus inventory. k N, * Well, it you are that good, agriculture could use several of you! -- An Editorial in the Farm Journal (Philadelphia). The voters of the United States tossed out the Democrats in 1.952, but they did not convert the Senate of the United States to shutting down all public power. Thirteen days of Semite debate proved it The question remains open. SWEET SLUMBER Judge Ross was tired after a hard night, and the first case in court the next morning was a dull, long-drawn-out affair in. volving the rights of certain river commissioners. The coun- sel for the defense began a par- ticularly boring speech, and the judge fell quietly asleep. "But we must have water, y"our Honor!" the lawyer thundered some time later, in tones that woke the startled Judge sud- denly, 11.11 fight, all right," he said hastily, still confused, "but only a very little in mine." The opposition could n o t change the 'intent of the adminis tration, but it could, and did, write into the bill permissive power for government use and sale. This was a head-on crash be- tween the concepts of private versus public enterprise. It cut across party lines. It proved that the idea of the propriety of pub- lic enterprise did not end with the 1952 elections. Most of the Old South defended TVA, and the concept Of similar public de. velopinent of atomic energy. Many a Republican from the West wavered in the direction of public power, Senator John Sherman Cooper, a conservative Republican in tnost respects, broke with the administration on the issue, The "liberals" of both parties lost most of the fight, but gained an issue which may well be important in future el- ections. Guess Who? - It's Greta Garbo arriving in Hollywood from Europe, a"nd as usual the former glamor queen "wanted to be alone." This time she tried hid- ing behind her hair. However, she did talk to reporters, but didn't want pictures taken. OVE if The generosity of radio and television stations, networks and talent in broadcasting messages in support of worthy causes is a matter of undeniable fact. We wonder, however, if in one res- pect generosity is not exceeding reasonable limits. We refer to the abundance, not to say superfluity, of appeals for public contributions to medical causes. It is impossible to spend more than a few minutes with a television or radio set these days without being urged to send money to fight caner, tuberculosis, muscular dystrophy, infantile paralysis, cerebral palsy or some other disorder. From casual listening or viewing it is easy to conclude that America may be decimated by a rash of incurable plagues. The humanitarian Motives of those who broadcast such ap- peals are unassailable, and in- deed radio and television have performed wonders in soliciting the money necessary for medical research and treatment. The danger is that such appeals are growing so in number that they are reaching a point of diminish- ing return. Radio and television would do well to exercise re- straint in this regard, before the public develops an indifference to worth -while projects only be- cause of boredom at being solici- ted so incessantly. --• Broadcast- ing Telecasting. NM SCHOOL LESSON Rev, tI. Barclay Warrei*, B,A„ B4O. Growth Through Christian Giving. 1 Corinthians 16:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. Memory Selection: blessed to give than Acts 20:35. 1t is won tt1 receive. In previous lessons we have studied how Bible study, prayer, worship and self-discipline art necessary for the growth of e Christian. Today we see that giv- ing is another of the essentiatp for growth. Sometimes people are asked to give till it hurts, But it takes precious little giving to hurt some people. People should be urged to give till they feel good about it. The basis of Christian giving is indicated in the experience of the Macedonians who "first gave their own selves to the Lord,'" Only then can we really prover that "It is more blessed to give than to receive." When we have given ourselves then the giving of the fruit of our labours is a joy. In the Old Testament Abra- ham and Jacob gave the tenth of their increase to the Lord. Later it was stated in the law of Moses that "The tithe is the Lord's." Some feel that this law no longer holds even though the practice was observed before the giving of the law. We shall not labour the point. But let us who profess to be Christians ask our- selves, "Can we who are under grace give a smaller proportion of our earnings to the Lord than those who were under law?" How could we if we know the grace of our Lord' Jesus Christ, who though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor that we through His poverty might be rich. Such an example of giving must stir us. We will want to give the tithe and ni o r e. We should give it systematically. There are those who give at the "tip" level just as they would tip a waitress as a little matter of appreciation. Some give at the "entertainment" level. They refuse to pledge and give only when they come to Church. They give just as they give to a theatres or ball game. Some give at "emo- tional" level, They give only when emotionally stirred a n d will not give if their feelings are hurt. Some give at the "promise" level, pledging to give but ne- glecting the promise. Thank God there are some who give at the "Bible" level. They give system- atically and proportionately. They carry the load and are blessed in it. MOVIETOWN W. C. Fields was a convivial man, and was not noted for hie abstinence, to put it mildly. A friend once asked him if he'd. ever suffered the D.T.'s in Holly- wood. "I can't say," Fields snapped, "I1' s impossible to tell where delerium tremens ends and Hollywood begins," Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking Q A li SALLY'S SALLIES 9.50 10,' ry,t rt. S 0d6.11e. 1 W 141 rt1* rmtnrJ, "YOU win ag 811)1 Gongratulationsl" 5 :.. a 7 9 ... 9 %:' , )o-- jr- '92' 19 1114.11111111111MIIIII lidllidliCallillpui 22 23 ii milir, I ain .74 ,; 40 imilliiiiillh. KIIIII:311111111111 Ottifl r 'R x 67 6� 4 rti Answer Elsewhere on TLtis Page SUPPOSE agriculture were all one big company, and you had just learned that you had been appointed as the sales manager. a 4' 4' First you would probably look around the plant and the ware- houses. You would notice right away that the production depart- ment had been doing fine. Big new crops coining off the line right now, and warehouses stacked with stuff from last year. a 4' * You would start right away to figure how you could keep your goods inovings to consumers from now on. Two facts would soon stare you in the face: 4' n 4, First, that. while they do have to eat and do eat, your cus- tomers spend1ot of their money for other things. Many of them' don't want geed eating and a healthful diet badly enough to buy • the materials for it ahead of other things. n r * And second, that if your customers could be sold a lot more meat, a lot more dairy products, and a lot more eggs and poultry, they would be using up far more acres of grain and grass. You would know, of course, that an acre eaten as cereal will fiU stom- achs much faster than an acre's output of meat, milk, or eggs. >* s No doubt you would notice what Secretary Benson, who is a pretty good salesman himself, recently told retail grocers: "In a recent year the average urban family ate 2.4 pounds of moat per person per week, But one family out of five that same year ate less than 11/2 pounds per person per week. Three city families out of ten consumed less than a pint of milk or its equi- valent per person per day, One-third of the families were using less citrus fruit and tomatoes than they needed. Thirty per cent of the families were using fewer than five eggs per person per week. , ." e 'a * That might make you think: "Gosh! Look at the site 01 the market we're still missing:" Then you night take a run through the existing distribution system, You could hardly miss the point that few farmers have ever controlled their own selling. Usually they have simply turn- ed their products over to "sales agents" who have done the actual selling. You might raise a few doubts as to whether the agents have always exerted themselves to return the highest possible prices to farmers. v x * You would notice that, between farmer and consumer, a great deal of labor has to be performed. You would agree, certainly, that well-paid labor makes you good customers; but you might well ask that some of the labor do more to justify their high earnings. You would watch to see how much yotir fernier - employers were losing through needless spoilage. '" * You would search for new selling arguments to emphasize every aspect of the fun of good eating; of how quality diets make for health and happiness, and for the joys of living. You would look for every possible way to get those points across to every possible consumer. .. Chances are that within a reasonable period YOU could work olT most of your surplus inventory. k N, * Well, it you are that good, agriculture could use several of you! -- An Editorial in the Farm Journal (Philadelphia). The voters of the United States tossed out the Democrats in 1.952, but they did not convert the Senate of the United States to shutting down all public power. Thirteen days of Semite debate proved it The question remains open. SWEET SLUMBER Judge Ross was tired after a hard night, and the first case in court the next morning was a dull, long-drawn-out affair in. volving the rights of certain river commissioners. The coun- sel for the defense began a par- ticularly boring speech, and the judge fell quietly asleep. "But we must have water, y"our Honor!" the lawyer thundered some time later, in tones that woke the startled Judge sud- denly, 11.11 fight, all right," he said hastily, still confused, "but only a very little in mine." The opposition could n o t change the 'intent of the adminis tration, but it could, and did, write into the bill permissive power for government use and sale. This was a head-on crash be- tween the concepts of private versus public enterprise. It cut across party lines. It proved that the idea of the propriety of pub- lic enterprise did not end with the 1952 elections. Most of the Old South defended TVA, and the concept Of similar public de. velopinent of atomic energy. Many a Republican from the West wavered in the direction of public power, Senator John Sherman Cooper, a conservative Republican in tnost respects, broke with the administration on the issue, The "liberals" of both parties lost most of the fight, but gained an issue which may well be important in future el- ections. Guess Who? - It's Greta Garbo arriving in Hollywood from Europe, a"nd as usual the former glamor queen "wanted to be alone." This time she tried hid- ing behind her hair. However, she did talk to reporters, but didn't want pictures taken. OVE if The generosity of radio and television stations, networks and talent in broadcasting messages in support of worthy causes is a matter of undeniable fact. We wonder, however, if in one res- pect generosity is not exceeding reasonable limits. We refer to the abundance, not to say superfluity, of appeals for public contributions to medical causes. It is impossible to spend more than a few minutes with a television or radio set these days without being urged to send money to fight caner, tuberculosis, muscular dystrophy, infantile paralysis, cerebral palsy or some other disorder. From casual listening or viewing it is easy to conclude that America may be decimated by a rash of incurable plagues. The humanitarian Motives of those who broadcast such ap- peals are unassailable, and in- deed radio and television have performed wonders in soliciting the money necessary for medical research and treatment. The danger is that such appeals are growing so in number that they are reaching a point of diminish- ing return. Radio and television would do well to exercise re- straint in this regard, before the public develops an indifference to worth -while projects only be- cause of boredom at being solici- ted so incessantly. --• Broadcast- ing Telecasting. NM SCHOOL LESSON Rev, tI. Barclay Warrei*, B,A„ B4O. Growth Through Christian Giving. 1 Corinthians 16:14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. Memory Selection: blessed to give than Acts 20:35. 1t is won tt1 receive. In previous lessons we have studied how Bible study, prayer, worship and self-discipline art necessary for the growth of e Christian. Today we see that giv- ing is another of the essentiatp for growth. Sometimes people are asked to give till it hurts, But it takes precious little giving to hurt some people. People should be urged to give till they feel good about it. The basis of Christian giving is indicated in the experience of the Macedonians who "first gave their own selves to the Lord,'" Only then can we really prover that "It is more blessed to give than to receive." When we have given ourselves then the giving of the fruit of our labours is a joy. In the Old Testament Abra- ham and Jacob gave the tenth of their increase to the Lord. Later it was stated in the law of Moses that "The tithe is the Lord's." Some feel that this law no longer holds even though the practice was observed before the giving of the law. We shall not labour the point. But let us who profess to be Christians ask our- selves, "Can we who are under grace give a smaller proportion of our earnings to the Lord than those who were under law?" How could we if we know the grace of our Lord' Jesus Christ, who though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor that we through His poverty might be rich. Such an example of giving must stir us. We will want to give the tithe and ni o r e. We should give it systematically. There are those who give at the "tip" level just as they would tip a waitress as a little matter of appreciation. Some give at the "entertainment" level. They refuse to pledge and give only when they come to Church. They give just as they give to a theatres or ball game. Some give at "emo- tional" level, They give only when emotionally stirred a n d will not give if their feelings are hurt. Some give at the "promise" level, pledging to give but ne- glecting the promise. Thank God there are some who give at the "Bible" level. They give system- atically and proportionately. They carry the load and are blessed in it. MOVIETOWN W. C. Fields was a convivial man, and was not noted for hie abstinence, to put it mildly. A friend once asked him if he'd. ever suffered the D.T.'s in Holly- wood. "I can't say," Fields snapped, "I1' s impossible to tell where delerium tremens ends and Hollywood begins," Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking Q A li SALLY'S SALLIES 9.50 10,' ry,t rt. S 0d6.11e. 1 W 141 rt1* rmtnrJ, "YOU win ag 811)1 Gongratulationsl"