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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-01-15, Page 3Britain's Imperial Diehards By TOM A. CULLEN NEA Staff Correspondent LONDON (NEA) — If Prime ?Minister Harold Macmillan looks unhappy these days it is not be- cause of unemployment, infla- tion, or next year's election pros- pects, Britain has never been amore prosperous, nor Macmillan more popular.. No, what gives the prime min- ister that harassed look is the League of Empire Loyalists, a small band of "Empire First" cranks dedicated to making Mac- millan miserable. The marvel is that Macmillan takes the persecution as calmly as he does. For example, the prime min- ister was entertaining Dag Ham- marskjold at a banquet not long ago, when a bearded loyalist sprang from underneath the ta- ble and began. shouting, "Down with the United Nations!" The startled U.N. secretary general nearly choked, but Macmillan went right on eating his soup. A few weeks later Empire Loyalists invaded a garden: party where Macmillan was speaking to Tory ladies, "Macmillan is ambassador of the dollar area," his tormentors shouted. Did the League, founded in 1955, has Fascist leanings, Its secretary,, A. K. Chesterton, for example, is an ex -follower of Sir Oswald Mosley; the British Fascist, but he has managed to window -dress his national council with such respectable ancients as the Earl 'of Buchan, 78, and Field Mar- shal. Lord Ironside, 80. But if the League has bor- rowed some of its ideology front Hitler's brown shirts, its antics are typically British in their wackiness. Take the Buganin-Khrushchev visit to England In 1956, The League, as well as Sir Anthony Eden, was on hand to greet the Soviet leaders when they ar- rived at Victoria Station; and as Sir Anthony stretched out his hand, a loyalist voice boomed over a microphone, "Eden .is. shaking hands with murder." Eden looked as though he had. been stung by a Moray eel. The League's greatest triumph. to date however, was the hoax it pulled on the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Lambeth Con- ference in July. Noneof the 351 Anglican pre- lates assembled from all parts of the world as guests of the Arch- bishop found anything unusual NOT A BIT 'SPORTING: A member of the League -of Empire Loyalists is shown above, being asked to leave the Conservative Party Conference. prime minister blow up? No, he waited while the ladies, bran- dishing their parasols, drove off the intruders; then went on with his speech. But the last straw for Mac- millan's supporters came in Oc- tober when loyalists gatecrashed the Conservative Party's annual. conference in Blackpool and tried to drown his closing speech with blasts from a bugle. This time the hecklers got as good as they gave, a couple of them being taken out to the cloakroom and beaten up by at- tendants. But did this stop the league? It only made matters worse. "Fascist beasts dripping with blood," the League screamed, and currently the Conservative Party is in hot water for hav- ing used "excessive violence, amounting- to brutality," in ex- pelling the intruders. No one knows for certain what the League stands for, as its members seldom get beyond shouting "Don't scuttle the Em- pire!" before being thrown out of meetings. A list of what they are against, would include the United Na- tions, Archbishop Makarios, NATO, American air bases in Britain, .European Free Trade, Egypt's Nasser and Danish but- ter (this last because it is "un- fair to New Zealand butter). In the view of many, the about the two bearded "bishops." One wore a high hat with a full-length, black cassock and imitation gold chain, and cross, while the other wore a round - brimmed ''parson's" hat. Both were Empire Loyalists in the- atrical costumes. At the appropriate, moment, they commanded silence. Then the horrified assembly heard their plea, "The Empire Loyal- ists ask you to protest against the invitation to the arch -ter- rorist Makarios to visit this country!' The London Daily 'Mirror has a suggestion for dealing with the loyalists. "In the old days rural England had a fine remedy for,• such boors," the Daily Mirror says editorially. "They were taken gently and.: firmly,- to the duck pond and throwril'in." But newsmen opine'that with- out the League Britislt ,politics would be a lot duller;: '.. "Pull over, buster," said the cop. "You haven't got any tail light" The driver got out and after examining the situation looked so positively horrified that the cop was actually moved to sym- pathy. "It's bad, mister," said the cop, "but not that bad." Recovering his voice the mo- torist stammered, "It's not the tail light that bothers me. What hapened to my trailer?" —CR S SSWORD PUZZLE ACrinse nowis 1 61a.rk of "I. Boxed omission 2. 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This achievement follows on the heels of a 1957 amendment to the Canada Dairy Products Act, under which extraneous smatter analysis ofcheese be- came a factor in determining grade. • P Canada was the first count to undertake this analytic work, A sample warded t having Di cheese fo First 'Gr ada Third sediment. Tests w cational b two carlo At first, ducer and for their must be matter a (Prem were Discs The lot analysis. In 1953, over half submitted been whit ry al of cheese is taken from each vat graded and for - o a central laboratory at Ottawa where analysis " O! the samples 13 carried out. Samples are referred to as sC. 1, Rise 2, 3, or 4 The first two discs qualify the r inclusion in Canada Grade, Disc 3 ' Canada Second G rade, and Disc 4 Can - Grade, or below — depending• * on the nature of the ere started on an edu- osis as the upshot of a wartim e incident in, which ads of cheese were turned back from their United States des titration. «. * 4• results Of the analysis were rela red to the milk pro - cheese manufacturer information only: In 1954, though, the Federal Gov- ernment ruled that every vat tested for extraneous and that a premium would not be paid unless they i u m s have been paid 1or2. on top'qu quality Canadian cheese since 1939. est amendment estab- lishes a direct link between grading a fid extraneous matter O 0 4 when the program of the 85,909 samples were Discs • 3 and 4. Two years later, the figure had tied down to 37 per cent. • * ' e * Pointing up the giant strides that have been made to date is the fact that this year, out of 93,709 samples tested, only 0.18 per cent were Disc 4 and 1.93 per cent Disc 3. When a sample is received at the unique Ottawa laboratory, an amoupnt of 15 grams is meas- ured and dissolved, in a solution of sodium citrate. It is filtered through standard discs which retain the sediment and classi- fied under microscope. 5 * s F. D. Murphy heads a sur- prisingly small staff that han- dles operations at the lab. As many' as 1,600 samples have been processed by 'six people in one day. Equipment used in the lab- oratory was designed by leaders in the Canadian cheese indus- try, since Canada pioneered in the work. 0 * * . Number of factories submit- ting samples of cheese this year are 277. Last year there were 349, and the' year before 339. The reudction, officials explain, is due to a number of small fac- tories closing and amalgamation of others. •' Two tests that seem to prove "!'our new secretary looks very efficient" "Yes, that's her specialty." "Efficiency?" "No, looking efficient." the superior egg -laying ability of range -reared over confine- ment -reared pullets were eon - ducted at the Experimental Farm Brandon.. Each test involved a separate group of 1800 birds arid showed little to choose between the two rearing methods as regards livability, body weight gains or feed requirements during the growing period. * a * In the laying house too their body weights were about the same and, contrary to common belief,' the range -reared birds consumed as much feed as their opposite numbers. The incidence of feather, picking and can - CHRISTMAS CROP. — Carefully stored by a worker in a factory in Vienna, Austria, are these Christmas tree balls ready for painting. tribalism was slightly higher 1n the confinement -reared birds ,but Was never a serious prob,. lent. Mortality rate was ieslr than three per cent in each group. No difference was noted either in age at first egg, egg weight Or feed needed toproduce one doz. en eggs.. 4 * In both experiments however egg production was three per cent higher in the range -reared birds and these birds were ap- proximately four ounces heavier at the end of the test than the pullets reared in confinement. Who Says They're The Weaker Sex? When a masked man entered the bakery, the 23 -year-old girl assistant gave a cry of apparent terror. But flinging up her arms she grasped an open bag of flour that lay on the shelf above her head and showered the contents into the gangster's face Then, before he could recover, she thrust the sack over his head and, jerking her knee into his stomach, twisted the mouth of the sack tightly around his neck. Hearing her cries,the manager of the shop, in Essen, Germany, rushed in. But, by now, she hardly needed his help. The would-be raider was reduced ,to a state of shocked helplessness. •From time to time. greatly to the surprise and discomfiture of thugs, peeping Toms, bag - snatchers and other scoundrels who prey on the supposedly weaker sex, their cowardly as- saults meet with determined op- position. In some cases the re- sctions are so swift, spi,'ited and resourceful that the tables are turned completely. A husky,' six-foot gunman imagined that he had an easy catch when he decided to raid a Chicago grocery store kept by two elderly sisters, Miss Ar - menta Vest, aged 85, and her 62 -year-old sister, Mrs. Eliza- beth Heber. "Stick 'em upi" he ordered harshly as he confronted Miss Vest across the counter. But, far from being cowed, Miss Vest reacted with lightning speed. She snatched at the gun, in his hand and, although he' instinctively pulled the trigger, she managed to wrench it from his grasp. . The shot roused her sister. She dashed from the store room, sized up the situation in a second and tore the handkerchief from the gunman's face. Then the two -sisters sat on the man. Each of the women was nearly six feet tall and in remarkably good physical condition. They wrested with the 150 - pound raider, and through sheer tenacity a n d determination, threw him to the floor. Seconds later, he was gasping for mercy. In less serious crimes, too, the resourcefulness of girls and women of all ages is sometimes remarkable. A peeping Tom who, for several weeks, pester- ed nurses at a South of England hostel got a thoroughly well- deserved shock when he tried to peer into one of the dormi- tories one night. The sash win- dow was raised and there was not a sound from within, so the man thrust his head over the sill. It was a fatal move; the nurses were expecting him. Down came the window and the peeping Tom was trapped. A strong young nurse, wielding a cricket b a t two - handed, brought it down smartly on his head. • The nurses released the mail from the window and found out that he was unconscious. He was indeed caught and out! When the police arrived, they found the nurses working hard to bring him round. UNDAYJ'01001 LESSON By Rev. 11, Barclay Warren IILA, 13,114. What Does Diseiiileship Cost? Mark 10; 17-27 Memory Selection: The things which are impossible with men are possible . with God. Luke 18: 27. Jesus' conversation with the rich young ruler well illustrates the difference between morality and discipleship. Having kept the law from his youth was not (enough, either in the sight of God or of the young man him- self, He realized that something else was involved in inheriting eternal life. We must make .a complete surrender of ourselves to God. God never asks any- thing less of us than our alt. n Ridleyb ex- pressed Frances a erg al s Ha K pressed it well in the words: "Take my love, my Lord 1 pout At Thy feet its treasure stare: Take myself and I will be Ever, only, all for Ther' C. H. Zahniser, westing 10 Arnold's Commentary, tells of what discipleship cost C. Studd. He gave away fits for- tune and became a missionary to China, India, and Africa. A let- ter, written to Mr. Booth of the Salvation Army, containing his last fourteen hundred pounds, had this note accompanying it, "Henceforth our bank is in heaven. You see, we are rather afraid, notwithstanding the great '6 earthly safety of Messrs Coutts and Go., and the Bank of Eng- tand, we are, I say, rather afraid that they may both break on the judgment day. And this step has not been taken without def- inite reference to God's Word, and the command et the Loid Jesus, who said, 'Sell that ye have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old.' " At the close of the letter he wrote, "Please also to enter the subscription as coming from 'Go and do thou likewise.' " We are not all calledto turn over ail our money but this is certain, it must be completely dedicated to Christ's cause, for nothing that we are or have can be withheld. When the British government sought to reward General Charles Gordon for his brilliant services in China, he declined all money and titles but finally ac- cepted a gold medal inscribed with the record of his 33 en- gagements. After his death it was found that he had 'sent it to Manchester during a severe stringency to be melted down and used to buy bread for the poor. Under the date of its send- ing this words were found in his diary. "The last and only thing I had in this world that I valued 1 have given over to the Lord Jesus Christ." The rich young ruler of the lesson kept all and lost his soul. "Does a giraffe get a sore throat if he gets wet feet?" ask- ed a zoo visitor. "Yes," replied the keeper, "but not until a week afterwards." 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