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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1933-08-18, Page 5fad F,r- ewd�k y,. a re �h. r • r • , 6 I ' 9 ' e 1.1;potkit! wri dt� AVG'UST 4$, '1933. REGENT THEATRE, Seaforth NOW PLAYING' Janet Gaynor in "ADORABLE" A MUSICAL COMEDY Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday—August 21, 220 28 Charles Ruggles in "MURDER IN THE. ZOO'. A FUNNY MYSTERY THRILLER COMEDY NEWS REEL Thursday, Friday and Saturday -.-August 24; 25, 26 WILLIAM HAINES - MADGE EVANS - CONRAD NAGLE in "FAST` LIFE" - an Matinees Sat. d holidays, 3 p.m. Two shows nightly, 7.80 and 9.15 .Abundance and Scarcity (By R, J. Deachman) . 'My father, as I recall him, w .s a f osimopolitan in religion. H•e might suite easily have found his spiritual idme in any 'Christian church. This feeling came not from lack of convic- tion,. for he was a deeply.,religioes linen, but rather from the feeding that the way to Heaven was a spacious ",highway with room for all. and not s narrow crass grown street, diflicalt -to find, an trodden only by ''the ;p.sin•ed fel t' f the. selected few. I a'emember, •ough the fading mist .of the years, a remark he once made no cele on the question of religion. lit was this: "If all memory of the Christian 'faith should perish save :only its art, its hymns and its pray. - ars it would still retain its profoun6 -ielluence upon. the life • of mankind .ton earth." I am moved to these reflections .upon things spiritual and mundane vv a••rather curious fact. • There are '-teange perversions of 'thought in •i.lre:ee stirring times. •We seem to ?have broken loose from the anchor- .:: ge of the past, while new mooring; have not yet .been found. The basis •cf logical' thinking seems to have +{,asset! away. Front the dawn of Ustory mankind has sought the 'sat- .isfaction. of his desires. It was an . -Inherent instinct: His early prayers were lisped to gods who were sup - Seised to aidhim in the hunt, bring rain to his parched crops or shield -him from the moon's eclipse or earth= • quake'!s shattering fears. His up - ;Ward eeovemJent has been aeconripan- Sed by the conquest of 'the materia: forces by which he was surrounded. Now man looks back at all these ' things and seems to think that he -was wrong. No longer does he feel that normal production and exchange is capable of satisfying his desires. :So Brazil burns coffee in its railway engines in the hope of.. raising -the price, governments bribe the farmer to keep his acres out of production, a ,confef•ence of the great wheat .pro-. elueing countries is ass•errlbled in Eur- ,c1pe • for the .purpose of restricting production and even the plague df „grasshopper's isv.r.egarded, not as a great evil, hut as a gift of God! to •re.store prroduction to a normal equili- bri um. 'Despite the wild insanity of these :actions there is still hope. There are e shattered trenchers -of the mind where the garrison still hold's to reason and cornmon sense.. The cornueepia, the 'horn of plenty, is still a se-nrbol of -prosperity and I Was greq,tl r cheered to read, -the other' day, in the Book orf • Common Prayer of the Church of En•glan'd an expression of grateful- iness for "cheapness and abundance" -followed by .these words: "•In.crease the fruits of the earth by Thy hieav- •enly benediction and grant that we receiving. Thy bountiful liberality •rnay use the came to Thy glory, the relief of those that are needy and cur own Comfort." • Does. the prayer of the , Chiercth :stand or should' it be ehanged? Ie abundance no longer something .over which we :should ,rejoice ? Is plenty and, cheapness desirable ,or is dearness and scarcity, in the ewer era, an end in itself worth seek- ing above every other thing? Surely in this platter the• Church is right—wholly in lime with truth, justice and the call of humanity; while our unfortunate statesmen are lost in the mists, quite incapable of finding their way out. For the moment, at least, T stand zvith the Church. I.am grateful for abundance. It can he used for our own needs and for the need's of the world. There is an appeal to hu- manity and common . em;e inthat leoneeption.. Let us reason thio mat- ter togeth.r for it is a matter which Evan be . reasoned—let us see where common sense will lead us. Scarcity and Ahlindance. Which is better for mankind, a •bun-, Glance or scarcity? • To ask the question is to reveal its absurdity. Is it net true that the wealth of a man or a nation consists in abundance of commodities. Here .sire two nations side by side. In one there is abundance of wheat, timber, cattle, gold, iron', manufactured pro- ducts. In the other these things are '.carte. 1 ask you. which 'country will have the greater prosperity? Your reply will naturally ,be: "Why stress the obvious,, the question answers it- self. If a ;)cyan is enriched by scarc- ity then •a nation becomes great when it Is in need of everything, `which is absurd' as Mr. Euclid would say." ' Th'at is true but it does not setts- fir or perhaps it is not the answer wanted and I will tell you why. The statesnien of the richer country will dilate ;ispcm its resources, the prayers of the iOhurch' will give thanks for bia r di ancettn,d at election time the people Will vote to restrict the en- trange of Vise products of other coun- tries for fear greater abundance will reduce to :poverty, "whittle the Lead e of -the Nation will confer with the leaders of other nations with the major idea of creating world scare- ity and hence d'earnese. There is here a conflict which Must be meet; we mutt find the re'as'on for the para- dox—there ones be an answer to this incongruous absurdity. lif mien Were; a solitary animal Ito suelh problem could arise. If he 'caal�mm :quilted dire'c'tly tihe fruits'of hie pr•GO v '.labour bhen he wonder welcomfe ehaetp- ness or abundance no Matter from whence it came. You could not con- vince him that restriction of im'ports, eiestr'uetion of ceops or hampering re- straints against the goodness of na- ture could in any way be an advant- age to him. He would recognize at once the fact that the end sought was the satisfaction of his desires, or the production of the products. He would perceive that labor saved gave him, time, which could be employed in some other way, and that to save labor was to,make progress. 'Civilized man recognizes also the truth of this assertion. If it • were not so the age of invention would be past but he refuses to put his knowl- edge into effect The paradox be- comes more and more inexplica'blo, Why? Money and E,ichange. Two, things stand in the way of i lari.ty. of. vision. These two 'noun tains which obstruct the view are money and exchange. Looked at closely they are not mountains but 'role hills, Labor is a means to an - end, the end '!s the gratification of our desires. Money is a storehouse of value, a means by which we record, against society, a claim foe past services ren- dered endered or past labor performed. .It is also a medium of exchange, a simple short cut to avoid the obv- ious inconvenience of a roundabout system of barter or even direct ex- •ihange of products. Trade despite the introduction . of money stillremains an exchange of conrtnlodities. Commerce or trade is the exchange of goads foe goods rather than the exchange of money for goods or goods for money. These things are re:tenonplace of economics —they are not disputed. They are admitted by everyone who thinks but yet they are•not generally known. That fact enables the crafty tre play upon the credulity of the ignorant to set u;r barriers against progress, to levy_ toll upon traffic. You cannot Have continued prosperity so long as the=e man-made barriers exist.. Exchange of., commodities and di- vision of labor- disturbs our 'view of transactions otherwise clear. The Producer and the Consumer., In a simple state of society the producer is .the consumer of the pro- duct which he produces but in our modern social state this is not the case. The •production and consump= tion of a commodity is not confined to the- same individual. A man no long- er sees his labor as a means to an end. Two senarate interests develop, that of producer and that of • con- sumer, and these two interests are oppoeed to each other. Therein lies the focal' point of confusion. •Bastiat, the noted French Eron- omi:pt, pointed out nearly one hundred year; ago that if, in an aseernhly of workmen, each iniem'ber• in his ca- pacity of product should have the power of passilg a law enr"'odying his secret wish, the codes which would em,enate from such • an aesenrhly ,settl'i be monopoly systemized—the theory of scarcity reduced to prac- tice. In�� the sanve'way an aseemibly of the slime Men each consulting his - own interest as a consumer would tend to systemize liberty, suppress restriction,a 'Overthrow artificial bar- riers and accept the theory of plenty as against organized scarcity. What then follows from this ac- knowledged fact. :Simply thisto consult only the int:rest of thero- ducer •in the organization of the ,+tate is to' -consult a view which is directly anti -social in its attitude and seeks only its own interest, whereas -if we follow the interests of tile con- sumer we ars guided by the general interest of all. Our laws, ' which should at least be neutral, side with the producer, take the part of the :eller against the buyer, defend the rule of scarcity and fight against the doctrine. of abundance. They claim that' the producer must be favored. He must secure a market for his goods. To this end scarcity must be created, prices must be' rained so we go forward to tihe destruction of de- mand by increased prices and follow this 'by curtailment of acreage to re- dgce the supply. Protection and re- el riction bath operate in the same way they produce scarcity. If the world clings to these doctrines, then hulmanity must restrict ilts needs, lower its' wages, economize, live on less:' Finally, 'while you are pondering this question of reduced acreage and restricted supply, Iet me put the ques- tion to you: If you•are a producer of wheat you pay for it consists of the commodities which you receive in re- turn- Suppose thy some arbitrary rule of action you raise the price of wheat what will followp Two new forces will be set in motion: There will lee a tendency to increase pro- duction in the countries of Europe to which you now export unless they too come into the combine, which deems unlikely, and there will also Abe a tendency to.. in'creas'e the prices of the 'products sold you in exchange for your Wheat and where in the cir- cumstances will you be the gainer? The Just Scale. ;Hold before your, eyes a mental *Wit of a set of balances slich as the 'Godd'ess of Justice ,is supposed to hold. In one side of 'thins scale is pla'c'e rii small qutantIt6t of egoo e . r � d M k,i'Ut'II\51� HE MAW l ....rn r„1 i.Use (continued Iron) page 1) government to behead the radio coin- neissibn forthwith 'becautge a part of Its programs ate in the Freneh langr cage aryl because the annuotwteer,, in national !broadcasts, repeat's hurried- ly, in 'French, what the has said in Prruglislh. The idea of the eamlmission, .properly, as neost -people will -think, is that music is international and that because a song is sung oar introduced in French, or any other language, is not to der•act from its enhertainilrig quality. The radio commission un- quetstiona'bly is unpopular,, though 'conditions arising out of the new wave lengths foe which it ie. blamed, are but the .consequenee of an inter- national , treaty with. Washington. Really behind the anti -French agita- tion are the Same forces as have bee& scandalized at the teaching of French in the schools, or the tolerance it -On- tario or the West of 'bilingual schools. While this type of bigotry always has existed and not without having influen ee, politically there is little ground for .the ilea that the govern., ment will suppress the radio com- mission or modify its methods be- cause a.fanattical few see red when they hear the French language. Many Elections Near. 'Down in Neve Scotia next week they will vote in, a .provincial gen- eral election, ethic% has.!been contest- ed to unexamipled degrees of bitter- ness. 'It is a straight fight between Conservatives—the party in power— and 'Liberals, who were in office down there for 40.” years and grew rusty. No particular issue has been raised except charges that a ;bold attempt was made, and with some success, to leave the bulk of Liberals off the voter's' Lists, The result will be heartening to one or the other of the political parties at Ottawa—to the federal government, if the. Tories win, and to tihe Liberals if they cap- ture the stronghold. - ,There will be plentiful _manifestations.. of 'pu+blic. opinion this year. British Columbia comes next; then, presumably, On- tario, while the Dominion govern- ment has ' fixed for October 2nd the gciai elections to fill vacancies in Parliament in three seats, in New Brunswick, Quebec and Saskatehe-' wan. They have been ivacant since last February. The government did not inidicate a particular courage in delaying action till.the very last day pf the law's limitations. The outcome of all these contests inevitably will b� reflected upon the general politi- cal situation, • Reindeer Drive Concluded An interesting experiment, in pro-' grecs foe four. years, has just been concluded successfully up in the sub Arctic regions. Three thousand rein- deer were driven from the west side of Alaska in the United States to the delta of tihe Mackenzie River. In the long trek, through heavy storms; 800 of the animals died but 300 were born. The remainder are to furnish, to impoverished Eskimo, milk, meat and the means of clothing. Hunting isn't what it u.se.d to be away up there and fishing is largely -a season- al enterprise, so the government set out to save the people when their ordinary means, of livelihood was im- perilled. The great herd is at the end f its long and arciuotis trek and who is particularly •satisfying, the Eski io has "caught on" and is able ro s the benefit of such a source of ply of food and clothing. The only cede who stand to lose are the Am- • n interests which staged the driThe compensation of $200,000 lihey are to get is inadequate beside tl12 heavy expense of, such an enter- nr•iee,in the rigors of sub Arctic win- ter.. w ..1u 41 4 The type of agriculture in West- ern Canada is essentially that of the production of spring -seeded cereals. Barley, naked barley (rye) ' and wheat constitute the staple crops raised on the upland farms in Japan', and to, balance it, in the other re- ceptacle, is placed an equally small quantity. The picture°r, •prt.ents trade as it took place in the old d''ays, a small quantity of goods given in exchange fee a small quantity. Progress, hu - ]ran progrese, consists of, increasing the ability to produce goods cheaply. The whole impact of civilization tends in that direction. T ethat end we have multiplied power, invented ma- chinery, improved transportation and connnlunications. If there is one thing regnant in the spirit of the age it is the improvement of neethexls of production, and therefad'e, inevitably the reduction of cost ant inerease,l enjoyment of the fruits of labor. But if against that we set up barriers preen'ting exchange we negative the accruing 'benefits of civilization—we fix, the weight of the goods hi the balance at the -minimum — we ex- change little for little • instead of mucic for Pouch—we fasten in our minds the idea that the less we have the richer we become. Gaze now upon another scale. Pro- gress has taken place, Civilization lays its triumphs at the foot of man. Production has become easier, You as a producer are able to fill one side of the scale. Another producer fills the other side. You exchange the surplus you produce for the sur- plus the other man produces. Each now, through the advance of civiliza- tion, gives and receives a larger quienlbity. You are both wealthy in the abundance of your production -- wealthy also in th•efreedom with which you are permii'tted' to exchange your products, It is impossible to a4hdeve abundance without freedom of exchange. • Rerstrictipn of pn•odu'ction, destruc- tion of crops is not a plea for hu- manity. It is an act of selfish/seen for the benefit of a few and it is Written in the lives of (mien and of„ nations, in the walls of cities and in, their dust, that selfishness destroyer" the spirit sof progress. -and blights whatever it touches. "Ka -Wards eheap- ness and abundance to still the for- ward path of civilization—if, this were not true there lvoiuld be nd pro- gress. The prayer of the church still stands'-•-albundance and cheapness are still detsira'ble—'that we tma.y-use these things for our owls ebmfort and for thou vino ,bre in' treed. Ohs. &'t h h.. . 1Oa'tlh a Carlin Passes -' Tuesday, August 115Ith, '1Ytra, Catheait e Carlin died some in the village in her 70th year.. Tlhe deceasled had been in • poor health 2or some time' but her sudden death same as a great isbook to all, who knew her. She was a member of St. Pabriek's ' Cbnreh. Her husband, Patrick 'Catlin, .predeceased her by twelve years. ,Slue is survived by one sister, 'Miss Hannah Tuley, of Dublin. ' (Death of Mms. • Catherine Carlin.— Olt Tuesday evening the village was .hocked to learn of the sudden deatth of 'MTs. Ca barine 'Carlin, one of Dublin's most respected residents; in her 72nd year. Deceased had, been in poor health for some time, but al- ways able to attend her household duties -and attend church. 'Mrs. Car - was a devout nvember of St. Pat- rick's Church. Her husband, Patrick Carlin, predeceased her 12 years ago. Herr funeral was held at St. Patrick's Church at 10.30 on Thursday morn- ing. Rev. Father Odrowski sang the High :Mass. 'Burial was made in St. Columiban cetmetery. • WALTON With threshing operations 'under- way in, the neighboring districts, re- ports are to the effect that the grain crop on the whole, is better than ex- pe-ated but vegetable's and potatoes are not showing a very satisfactory yield, Recent ;vrisitors in the village and vi'c•inity. were: Mr. -Sanford Abbey, Mf•. and 'Mrs. Robert Naylor and daughter, Lois, of Roc'heste r, N.Y., with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Gardiner end Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, IA number from the village motored to St. Cohn -Man on Tuesday evening to witness) the football game between Winthrop and .St. 'Columlban, which resulted in a tie, the score being 2.,2.,... :v'§Mil Miss _Margaret Love, R.N., has re- turned home after spending several weeks with Mr. Land Mfrs. Roy Bradley of Harristone at Port Elgin. 'Miss Olive Bolger has returned home front Stratford after undergo- ing an operation for the rernoyal of her tonsils. . Miss Florence Ryan has returned to her duties at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, 'after holidaying at the home of her .parents, Mi•. and 'Mea. Joseph Ryan on the 14th concession of Mc- Kiliop. Freddie Rutire.dge is visiting .his uncle and aunt at Grafton. Spud in: ,Deep Well Forest,, Ont., Aug. 14.—The spud- ding in of number eine deep well on the farm of Archie MlcKinley,. in Plympton Township to -day by the British Petroleum Company Limited, M the presence of the Company's ex- ecutive and Dr. E. B. Blain, of Ham- ilton, the founder of this field, brings under development an area that gives great promise of cornmercial produc- non of both oil and gas front the .Niagara, Clinton and Trenton Lime- stone. rhe surface indications and the in- formation obtained frgne the shallow wens drilled into the Onondaga for- mation warrant' an 'extensive , deep drilling program. An analysis by the Imperial . Oil Company at Sarnia of the oil found in2.the Onondaga, shows 34,9 gravity, :ad'' per cent. gasoline content, paraf- tidt vase. ' . x BIRTHS Reid.—+ltr tJc n ran, on Saturday, August i2th, ' 193&. ' •t , Mr. and Mrs. J . U. held. 5 Bruce Street, a daughter. Mary ala, Li epshall.-- I n Scutt Memorial l,.apit:al, tea - forth, on Autruet 1011i.' 1,1 '11,.. and Mre. James Upeha11, ur Kippen. -un. Postle.— In the Clinton 11u-1111., on Friday, Augu+t• 4th, to Mr. and My ,,,,epi 1'r;t:e. a son. DEATHS Turner. --At Consul, Sru'I< tch. •:.,n, nn July 27ih, Rebecca A. Tlnvu:, nd. botpvrrl w11: of Albert E. Turner, former. of Clinton, Ont. TLekncll. -- Ta Sea,farth, nn •fue•:lay, August lith, Mrs. Tereait 'Hick 'lel:, in per :1st year. 1 Henderson.—In Mehtil rp, nn 'r' day, August kith, Catherine Jane 111. ret of the late George Henderson, ago .1 s3 r r, 10 months and 15 days. Attention! Beautiful Comforters, , Blankets and Auto Rugs made from- old woollen gar- - ments. Reduced prices on all Woollens Seconds at all prices. We also exchange wool for blankets. The Northern Textiles, Ltd. Chesley and Owen Sound For appointment to see sam- pies, phone Seaforth, 170 r 3, and Hensall, 81 r 31. PLUMS ! Choice Varieties of GREEN GAGE, BRATTSHAW, COLUMBIA, Etc. Ripe about September 1st. )raring your baskets and 611pip at Orient Pure Silk Hose . Lisle foot .and top, heel and toe double reinforced. All colors. All sizes. A real silk hose. Angel Skin Slips Princess style, tailored or lace trim; white or flesh. All sizes. Extra special. Silk Crepe Slips Heavy quality' crepe, princess style, lace trim, adjustable shoulder straps. • White and flesh colors. All sizes.... . 1. $1.69 FinalClearance Of Men's Bathing Suits, . HALF Speed style, one-piece, with or without skirts; Life Guards ''RICE in all colors and sizes. Extra .S Special Men's Fine Shirts' . p Famous Forsyth, Tooke and Arrow Brands. New pat- $1.50 terns; guaranteed color's. • All sizes: Men's Extra Weight Rivet Work Pants si 50 Extra good quality, dark blue denim; wide waist band; ' fully riveted. All sizes. Special value C. HOAR'S, Clinton 8'4t1.2 d �� JHEREVER they go, Tip Top Made-to. V Measure Clothes leave an impression of distinction:' Hand cut and tailored to your own personal measurements, they fit well, look well and wear well. The finer of British woollens—the latest of styles—the most expert tailoring and the unbelievable price, all combine to make Tip Top Clothes the most outstanding value in custom tailoring craftsmanship - Price $19.50 STE ARTOS. .I,rk. ,.. 1: • BIG VALUES IN Crepe Dresses $$4.95 Every ,style brand. new; every garment fresh, clean, spic and span. Suitable for all occasions. New• Blues, Greys, Beige, Greens, Navy, Brown, Black. Sizes 14 to 42. EXTRA SPECIAL Crepe Dresses $5.95 » Dresses for Sunday night and a-fternoon wear, made of finest quality pure san crepe. All the popu- lar and wanted col- ors; novelty sleeves, Jabot effects ; . f u 11 lengths: Sizes to 42. SEAF WANTED Cream, Eggs and Poultry. Highest Market Price. FOR SALE Flour, Bran and Shorts. Phone: 618-31, Clinton Central. D0Wavd, Brucef ield 342'Cr-2 THE JOHN RANKIN AGENCY Insurance of all kinds. Bonds, Real Estate Money to Loan. SEAFORM, ONTARIO Phone 91 • FARMS FOR' SALE I FARM FOR SALE FARM FOR SALE.—FOR SALE PART LOT 28 an:I 20, Conressisnn 8, McKinilop, con- tnininR 192 acres and known as the T. E. Hays' farm. Most be sold to close the eatate, , if not sold will he rented. For Particulars! appy bo J. M. GOVENLOIK, Executor. Sea - forth. 8868-11 FARM VCR SALi•:. 100 ACRES OP' GRAB;{ land. 1,o'. D. ('nnrese,,.n '4 'rurkersmith. `1ytiiri, ,. AlYArc l �brim, ,pply mil e ht,vn wrierrand hack Well drainer). lour milx,< fon, Sersforth: threw from Kippw'n. „nc-,lunrter milt, from school. Win; sell on easy terms. Apply to (MRS. D, McLE1,T..ANn, Mitxrhel:, Ont. 3126-8 1933 FALL FAIR DATES .A twood ' Sept, 22-23 Bayfield Sept, 27-28 Blyth Sept. 29.30 Sept 28-29 Sept. 19-20 , , Sept. ,28-29 Sept. 21-22 October 3-9 .. Listowel ' ,Sept. 20-21 tendon (Western) Sept. 11-16 Milverton Sept. 14-15 Mitchell f Sept. 26.27 New Hamburg, Sept. 16-16 Palmerston 1 Sept. 22-23 St. 'Mary's Oetolbei; 6-7 .. SEA FORTH Sept. 2i.22 Stratford Sept. 18-20 Tavistock < 'Sept. 8-9 Vlrel'1esley Sept. 12-13 Viringtllanro October Vt, Woodstoek Aug. 24- ' Brussels Goderich Harriston Kincardine Kirkton 1..