HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-05-01, Page 7Price Controls
—A Fatal Blunder
During the Dutch Revolution,
when Antwerp•was besieged by the
Duke of Parma, the authorities of
the beleaguered city promptly
clamped price, controls on altnost .
everything within its walls—which
may have been a stroke of genius
from a political point of view; but
which proved to be a fatal blunder
from, the standpoint of military
logistics, Because prices were so
low, the people inside the city con-
sumed its stores both speedily and
wastefully; and the people outside
the city could not be induced to
smuggle in new supplies for such
a small reward, So Antwerp, by its
its own stupidity, blockaded itself
far more effectively than the Duke
of Parma ever could have.
Only in India, in fact, do we find
a comforting glimmer of common
sense. In 1770 a famine struck the
province of Lower Bengal and the
government immediately instituted
price controls. So the rice that re-
mained from the previous harvest
was quickly eaten; and fully one-
third of the population starved to
death before another crop could
be grown, But 16 years later when
famine again struck the province,
the government reversed its tactics.
Instead of turning to cont>'ols, it
deliberately encouraged speculation
by publishing nationally the price
of grain in every section of the
country. Everyone knew where
grain could be bought cheapest and
sold most profitably; so supplies
flowed promptly and naturally
from the areas where food was most
plentiful to the drought -stricken
regions where it was most scarce—
and disaster was averted.
—From address by Irving
S. OIds, Chairman United
States Steel Corporation.
By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A., B.D.
Warning Against profane Living
' Exodus 20:7; Matthew 5:33-37;
23:16-22.
Memory Selection: Thou shalt -
not take the name of the Lord
Thy God in vain. Exodus 20:7.
Driver, the noted Oxford He-
braist, translates the third conn-' -
mandment as follows: "Thou shalt
not take up (upon thy lips) the
name of Jehovah Thy God for un-
reality," and adds, •"that is, make
use of the name for any idle, fri-
volius, or insincere purpose," That
certainly rules out what is popu-
larly called swearing but which
might better be termed blasphemy.
With many it has become a habit.
They do not actually mean an in-
sult to God and His Son Jesus
Christ. They do it without think.
ing. But that is certainly no ex -
:use for it. God will not hold
them guiltless. There are those
who only swear occasionally, for
emphasis. What they emphasize
is the proverty of their own vo-
cabulary and the weakness of their
own mind and morals.
The taking of a required oath
before the court is, of course, not
blasphemy. But as far as a Chris -
Battle Against Tent Caterpillars: Top photo shows tractor -drawn power sprayer drenching trees with DDT in a resort area near
Midland, Ont., which was ane of the more heavily infested sections ofthe province in 1951, The infestation is expected to be more
widespread this year and will include parts of Quebec province east ofthe Ottawa river. Lower left photo shows a defoliated fruit
tree stripped bare of its leaves by tent caterpillars. The "tents" where We insects mass together after feeding are also seen. Lower
right—forest tent caterpillars moving up a bitch tree to feed on its tender leaves.
tian is concerned, it isn't neces-
sary in order to obtain a true state-
ment. A than in court gave testi-
mony that contradicted what he
had previously declared. When
faced with the contradictions he
said that in his earlier statement
he was not speaking under oath.
That would relieve him of the pen-
alty of perjury under human laws,
but it would not make one iota of
difference regarding his guilt be-
fore God. Recently in the House
of Commons in Ottawa evidence
under oath was ander discussion.
It was noted that in this particu-
lar case the investigator admitted
that he had lied in order to get the
evidence. One member said that
he was not prepared to believe the
evidence submitted since a man
who would lie when not under oath
might also lie when under oath..
How true!,
Answers to Intelligence Test
1—Rodin. 2—searching for wa-
ter. 3—golfers. 4—minim. 5—On-
tario. 6—Lazarus. 7—(A) United
States; (B) France; (C) Russia;
(D) Italy.
Greek Town the Reds Destroyed
Weaves Itself A New Life
SPINNING NEW LIFE for Naoussa, Greece, the town destroyed by
r'.mnnunists three years ago, these girls operate new mill mach-
inery bought in Italy with help from the Marshall Plan.
Naoussa, Greece --A little more
than three years ago, an armed
band of Communists swooped down
upon the small northeru Greece
textile town of Naoussa.
After only three days, they were
driven out. But in that time they
had reduced the town to rubble
and, for every day they remained,
it has taken more than a year to
recover.
Montes and shops, factories,
tels, ppblic buildings, the hospital
and the electric plant — all were
destroyed, More than 80 civilians,
including.. the mayor, were nnttr•
tiered. Hundreds more were kid
oapcd, And the Communists stole
everything they could move.
Nttoessa was a ghost town. fts
400 textile workers filtered hack to
Find gaunt ruins where before had
stood factories.
et today, with the aid of Mar-
shall flan funds, the workers of
t4aattssa • have recc,v r'ed from the
Mott• and are contributing directly
to the western defense effort, Local
wool and cotton mills are pro,
clueing more wool and cotton yarn
than ever before, filling orders for
3,0500 blankets and nearly 64,000
yards ' of uniform cloth for the
(?reek armed forces.
The road back hasn't beeneasy,
When the Communists attacked,
Naoussa was still recovering front
World War II. The prospect of
starting all over again was far
from hopeful,
All told, Marshall Plan aid
brought in nearly 40,000 spindles.
An entire eotton spinning plant
was imported from the U.S. at a.
cost of $500,000. Its tnachinery
gave jobs to 180 person and its
8000 spindles now produce cotton
yarn greater in value than all the
spittcllee rained by the Commun-
ists.
Naoussa now hes 191 looms h:
place and 45 more to be installed.
it has some 4500 textile workers
and probably will get more be-
cause, its abundant water power
attracts textile plants. Population
has increased from 12,000 to 16,000
in the last year alone,
A hairy, brown -grey horde is
expected to invade Ontario early
in May. * * *
It will consist of billions of leaf -
hungry forest tent caterpillars
which, if not halted, will denude
thousands of square miles of the
province's deciduous forest. An egg
count made last fall throughout
the province indicated that the
heaviest infestations will occur in
a wide belt stretching up from
North Bay to Lake Timagami and
westward along Georgian Bay to
Sault Ste. Marie. Another infested
block extends from Midland, on
the southern part of Georgian Bay,
to north of Parry Sound, east to
the Ontario -Quebec bordd'r and
south to embrace practically all of
the picturesque Muskoka lakes re-
sort country, A Large section of
forest in northwestern Ontario be-
tween Lake of the Woods and Lake
Nipigon, from the U.S. border to
above Lake Joseph, is also expected
to suffer heavily from the ravages
of the forest tent caterpillar.
* * *
While it will be too costly to
halt entirely the march of cater-
pillars in every infested section of
the province, it is possible to curb
drastically their destructive acti-
vities in summer resort districts'
and privately -owned woodlots, says
J. A. Oakley, entomologist.
* *
He suggests that DDT is still
the most potent weapon to deal
with • these pests, This may be ap-
plied as a wettable powder spray
with ground equipment or in oil
solution from the air. Suitable
ground equipment may consist of
hand -operated stirrup pumps, small
tank sprayers or power sprayers,
the latter able to reach the tops
of most trees.
* * *
To prevent migrating caterpil-
lars from swarming over homes
and summer cottages, the lower
part of verandas and the outside
walls should be drenched with
wettable DDT.
* * *
For large-scale control of tent
caterpillars, aerial spraying is by
far the most effective measure. For
besfi' results, aerial application
shotil'd not begin until most of
rtx hep ve i are ..at least partially
opene/'Otherwise much of the rap-
idly expanding foliage will not re-
ceive any spray coverage.
* *
Mr. Oakley warns that aerial
spraying should not be under-
taken when the wind is more than
eight miles per houf• as spray may
drift to 'neighboring gardens and
cense injury to bees. Sprayers
should be cut off when trout
streams are being approached as
speckled trout are highly sensi-
ti?e to DDT.
* * *
.the tent caterpillar usually
haitches when buds of poplar trees
are bursting. Young caterpillars
feed on the adjacent leaves and
r*st between feeds in a mass on
the trunk or larger branches. From
29,000 to 100,000 caterpillars are
often found on a single tree.
o * * *
When caterpillars are approach-,
ing full growth and the trees on
which they are feeding become de-
foliated, migration from tree to
tree begins. At the end of June,
larvae are fully grown—about one
and one-half inches long. After
spending ten days to two weeks in
the pupal stage rolled up in yellow
eecoons, they emerge as rusty -
brown moths with ae average wing
spread of one and one-quarter
inches. The female moth has a life
span of about five days and lays
her eggs shortly after breaking out
'4 her cocoon.
Organized community effort is
required for a successful campaign
against the tent caterpillar. Last
year in the Midland -Muskoka area
where infestation was particularly
`heavy, district newspaper editors,
mayors, chambers of commerce,
school children and other residents
joined the fight against the pests.
This year's assault is expected to
•be on a much larger scale.
* * *;
So let's all get busy and do our
bit to subdue this dangerous in-
vasion.
Squid Squashes 'Em --Previously
on the secret list, the "Squid/'
Britain's powerful new anti-sub-
marine weapon is loaded with
projectiles aboard the HMS Dar-
ing. Death to the toughest of
submarines, the multi -barreled
mortar fires a pattern of charges
ahead of the destroyer.
11 ,_.N
Gordon Slat .
E riy with Grass
Grass Seed can hardly be sown
too early in the spring. In fact
some people sow it last thing just
before the snow in the fall. In
any case it should be planted while
the weather is still cool.
High quality grass seed mixtures
as put up by reputable Canadian
seed houses are much the best.
These may cost more than the oth-
er kinds because they are the only
ones that contain right proportions
of various expensive grasses for
permanent results.
It is much easier to get the
ground nine and level in new lawns
and in repairing old ones before
the seed is sown, Seed should be
broadcast two ways, once across
and once lengthwise, for .even re-
sults, and of course, when there is
little or no wind. For the first cut-
ting a very sharp mower is advised,
otherwise the tender grass may be
pulled right out by the roots.
Grass like other plants will bene-
fit from good rich soil and an an-
nual application of well rotted
manure or a chemical fertilizer rich
in nitrogen. An occasional apple -
cation of one meal will add to
depth of color. Well fed grass will
crowd out a lot of weeds. Most of
the others can be eliminated by the
new chemical killers.
Sweat Peas
This is another thing to go in
early. One should follow planting
directions closely; that is,' sow in
the richest possible soil .and in a
shallow trench.
Later on something to climb on
must be provided. Best materials
are some branches, strings or net-
ting. Normally sweet peas w i 11
grow about three to four feet tall,
but in Western Canada and some
other areas where this plant really
flourishes tnuclt more than this will
be necessary. When bloom starts
these should be removed daily in
order to encourage long steins and
continuous blossoming.
*
Something New!
Plant breeding is a work that is
never finished. The people who
follow that profession are contin-
ually producing and searching for
new and inerpoved plants. They are
giving us better colors in flowers,
new hardiness in both flowers and
vegetables, brand, new types more
suited to our special climate. in
exploring this wide-open field, the
beginner is advised to keep in menet
10041 Conditions said requirements.
Flowers, vegetables and fruits that
may give wonderful results in the
Southern States or in England may
be far too tender for any part of
Canada. Some things that thrive
on Vancouver Island are not rug-
ged enough for the Red River Val-
ley.
SIMPLE ENOUGH
There was a pile of stones in the
road and a lamp on the top of it.
An old fellow was in charge,
"What's the lamp for?" he was
asked.
"So that motorists can see the
pile of stones."
"But what's the pile of stones
for?"
"To put the lamp on, of course."
TEST YOUR !. TELLIGENCE
Score 10 points for each. correct answer in the first six questions,
1. The sculptor of the famous statue "The Thinker" is:
—Botticelli —Rodin —Degas --Michelangelo
2. A dowsing -rod is used in:
—searching for water ---diesel engines —rowing contests
—foundries
3. The Walker Cup is awarded to:
—swimmers —runners —tennis players —golfers
4. The smallest unit of liquid measure is the:
—ounce ---drachm—minim —drant
5. Gut Dani is in the province of:
—Qualee—Manitoba —Ontario Newfoundland
6. The than in the Bible who died twice was;
—Archimedes —Lazarus —Nebuchadnezzar
—Abraham
7. Listed below are four historical kings and opposite, scrambled up,
the countries which discarded their rule. Match them, scoring 10
points for each correct answer.
(A) George III
(B) Louis 1X1
(C) Nicholas II
(D) Humbert II
Total your points. A score
superior; 90-100, very superior.
—Italy
--United States
—France
—Russia
of 0-20 is poor; 30-60, average; 70-80,
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KICKED UNDER m5 BED
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