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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1942-09-04, Page 31 • e • r• Y r The Abolition of Interest. ( Ry R. J. Deachman) On the question - of interest the C.C.F. is amazingly contradictory. The platform: of the party can be put in one word—socialism. . In West- ern Canada the bulk of its supporters are anti -socialistic. The problem, is solved by amending socialism, limit - Lug its application to industrial and financial ' corporations, leaving out the basic industries, especially the farmer - be is to be Left severely alone. - That arrangement could not last very long, for socialism involves plan- ning and plwanning' if it has any si.g- iificance carries With it centralized •control over • men, material and fin- ance. This, of course, means the end of freedom as ire have known it. Un- der socialism and planning we will do what we are told: whether we like it or not. From all this the farmer is ter. -be elempt. How .the nation is to live 'half slave and half free has not ,so far been explained. The C.C.F. ,proposes °to abolish in- terest—in the exact words of Mr. Cold- well: "We want to end the -interest sys- tem." It will be admitted at once that this involves 'also the end of profits. We cannot permit profits to exist and at• the same time abolish interest.. The man who had money would put it into some font of bgsi• ness, even farming, and make money out of it. It would be a strange sys- tem in which this is permitted while the ,right to loan money to another to do the same thing is 'prohibited: There still, remains the real problem —how is' the nation to be' organized ihalf on the profit system, borrowing money, paying interest, while the other half moves along under social- ism where interest is forbidden and profits are verbotten?' It would of course'be possible under pure socialism, purer than we have ever had before, to abolish profits and abolish interest. But "abolish" in Imagine it! Yeast that cuts baking time down to half a day —that produces lighter, tastier bread and buns than ever before —that actually keeps without re- frigeration—and in addition to these advantages saves you money as welll No wonder thou- sands of Viomen^, are insisting on • the amazing neW HI -DO ' Yeast and no- other. y° t moneyoat if you cannot agree thdt HI -DO is the finest yeast you ever used. Sim- ply return package, name of grocer and your name and address to: Dehydrated Yeast Sales Co., 221 Church St., Toronto. `without R�FRIGE.RATIU:N' A 'MODNRN .. . QUINT . WILL C„ ONDUCTID .: CONVINI*NTLY LOCAUD• NOMI'. m e Close to;' PMtlia moi Bn jiItilsw; Ufuvernty o4' Toro oi' yy�tto Se-Otaf, Cis— tale Shop'brus ' aceta Haae4s. Thsattee, Chtttehao of Every Deoosaitoetiou. . A 1K. �ntiu Fos,idso t ly;t3wrS,1�.. iurt'314 b.d:r. i'sa this sense would necessitate the crea tion of something else to put in its/ place, something ' differing in name, capable of functioning in a similar manner. Suppose a 'western farmer has a certain amount of lower. -grade wheat and feels that the best means of mar- keting it Would be to buy hogs and feed it to them, if his credit is good the process under the present system is very simple: He goes to the bank, borrows the money, buys the hogs. How this is to be done under soe= ialism,bas never been made clear. Of course if the profit system has been abolished there is not the slightest reason why the'farmer should worry his head about it. He will, under so- cialismi be just as well off if he tells Messrs. Douglas and Coldwell to get busy and feed their own: The farm- er, of course, might raise his hogs' and avoid buying. That, however, is a 'matter which might very well be left to the farmer. It is absurd to assume that the .State would govern his every' act, tell him when to buy a cow and how often to milk it. As a matter of fact interest is ab- solutely essential and, cannot be abol- ished even in a socialist state unless we are willing to sacrifice progress in order to worship a theory. It would in- deed be• a strange world where a man was no longer permitted to use his own credit to advance his own and the nation's interests. If Socialism re- fuses to consider some means to the end it must contemplate reteogres Sion rather than progress. However, one never knows what lies hidden in the bleeve of a planner. This would be a more interesting world if those who plan the future of our every act would give us fuller details of the kind of world in which we will -be expected to Live when the revolution is over and we settle down again to the details of ordinary living. CKNX' — WINGH•AM - 920 Kcs. 326 Meters WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Friday, Sept. 4-9 a.m., Mason's United, Radio; 1.45 p.m., "They Tell Me"; 7.3U, Laura at the eyboard; 8, Hanover Review, ;Saturday, Sept. 5-7.30 arm., CKNX Breakfast Club; 11, Saturday 'Morning Frolic; 6.45 p.m., Evening News; 8, CKNX Barn Dance. Sunday, Sept. 6=2 p.m., Cranston -Hour; 3.30, Waltz Time; 6, Venus Concert; 7.30, Church Service. Monday, Sept. 7-8.30 a.m., The Early Birds; 9.30, Mason's United Ra- dio; 11, "At Home with the Ladies"; ;'1.45 p.m., "They Tell :Me." Tuesday, Sept. 8-7.30 a.m., ."Ever - ready Time"; 1.15 p.m., Eddy Duchin Orchestra; 8.30, CKNX Ranch Boys; 9.30, Cheers from Camp• Wednesday, Sept. 9-8.25. a.ni., Ov- ernight News Summary; .1 p.m., Ma- 'son's • United Radio; 8.30, "Step It Up"; 9, Ernie and Audrie.. Thursday, Sept, 10-8.45 a.m., Hymn Time, H. V. Pym; 6.30 P.m., Pgrt El- gin Review; 9.30, Gillette Fight. Fertilizers Very few wheat growers in Huron County attempt to grow winter wheat without fertilizers any more, but it is well to draw to their attention that the use of fertilizers on wheat is bas- ed on the profitableness of the prac- tice, provided the land is well prepar- ed and that good seed has been used. This was borne out in the test just completed on the farm of Wilfred Shortreed, Walton. The soil on which the wheat was ,gro*n is Ldndon loam, i which is brown loam over greyish mottled 'stony loam and clay. It is alkaline in reaction, low in nitrogenand•very low in phosphoric acid and potas-tis, but has a medium supplyof calcium. In the spring, Mr. Shortreed report- ed that the crops had come through the winter exceptionally well, with no winter killing. At that time he could see no difference in the plots but at harvest time whorl the wwhE-.at was cut, the ,2-12-19 y] led 33.8 bushels per acre whit the unfertilized yielded. 29.2. Hn ce there was a clear.. gain of 4.6 Ibusels per acre from fertiliz- ing. The 2-12.10 was, quoted at $37.00 cash and Mr. Shortreed applied fer- tilizer at approximately 200 pounds per acre which would represent an investment of $3.70. With wheat at $1.00 per bushel there was still room fona nice interest on the money* in- vested. It should be, noted that the plots where the wheat was grown were in an especially rich section of the farm, hence the difference between the fertilized and unfertilized was mtioh less than ,would be looked for on the average wheat field. The sample of wheat was''good and both' fertilized and unfertilized wheat, 1 weigli¢d ap- proximately 60 pounds • ite the bushel. (Continued from Page 2) just north' of the 'Maitland river mouth. He watched it from his yacht and took sortie pictuaes of it., A south- east gale whipped it up the shoreline as ,it gathered in "size and Velocity. At Point (Farm, it was blown out across Lake Huron in a northwester- ly direction and its height covered the distance from the water. to the horizon, where it passed of of sight. It would have been .plain murder had it struck small craft, he Said, but all small boats- were .stormbound in har- bor.—Goderich ,Signal -Star. - Rushed To Hospital Mr. , John Cutting, of town, was rushed to Victoria Hospital, London, early Sunday morning for and opera- tion for stomach trouble. He was tak= en to the hospital in Mr. E. R. Hop- per's ambulance. We wish him a speedy recovery.—Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Fractures Bone in Right Leg Mr, 011ace Desjardine,.Grand Bend, on Friday. last fractured a bone in his right leg while working for the Royal Canadian Engineers in con• struction work at the new military camp at Ipperwash. Mr. Desjardine was in the act of laying a tile in a drain 'when a clod of earth fell on his leg, causing the fracture. He con- tinued w4th his work fora couple of hotirs before coming to Exeter where the fracture was set by Dr. Dunlop. - Exeter Times -Advocate. Hears From Niece Mrs. E..'L. Mittel recently received a better from her niece, Miss Beryl Salter, who was interned ,in Italy in company with some friends from Switzerland on June 10, 1940. Miss Salter is new in Macerata, Italy, She writes that she is in good health and is receiving fairly regularly the food 'Parcels sent by the Red Cross. She says there' is plenty in these parcels 4nd she is able to put by some for emergency. In June of this year she received a parcel of clothing and other. articles sent by her sister, Mrs. Charles Stevens, of Timmins, who has also heard from her. She speaks of receiving the letters her family have fogom tQ tack+ g., r. emit ,14 441407,, , , Ivritti4T, iet4tere oft 'e .e2A wwe4A A P,e0e0o,( f9001itrn ) � m i n ort reached her..7 i tbke,p 7ncr WOO' ia!taei* and it seeSaeints Meat ii£t she will yen - thine -fo receive t# ''Letters and par - eels wihieb are being 13014 to her.-- pllntou NewsaReeixd, Ray .Perkl;ne- Htonored ,On .Friday evening'neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Perkins, of RTffborne, met 'at then home to honor their son, Ray, who is shortly leaving for the west "coast after two weeks' furlough. Mr. William Moodie 'made a short speee:h with best wishes ter Ray's 'future welfare and presentation were made by Roylance Westcott and' Mrs. Gar- net Hicks. Ray was presented with a money belt and a leather-bound writing case. The rest of the even- ing was .spent in community singing. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Soyebeans Soybeans contain from 35 to 40 per cent of protein and are the richest in this respect of all the commonly grown seeds says F. Dimmock, Divi- sion of Forage 'Plants., qentral Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa. This means that one pound of protein Is contain- ed in about 21% -pounds of soybeans. It would require from ''eight to ten pounds of wheat, oats or barley to yield an equal amount of protein to this. Not only is the content of pro- tein in soybeans very high but it is of distinctly better quality than that of. other common seeds, and is claim- ed to be comparable to the proteins of animal ,• origin, ,such as tankage, meat scrap and (fish meal. Soybean protein is said to be a complete pro- tein, meaning one that is rich in all of the properties essential for growth, maintenance and' production. • Soybeans also contain, from 15 to 20 per cent of oil of high quality, which is used both for industrial and edible purposes. •This. oil contains from one to three per cent of lecithin, a. phosph8rus rich substance which has many uses, and which is present in egg yolks. In addition to being high in pro- tein and oil soybeans 'contain apprec- iable amounts of calcium and phos- phorus and are a rich source of Vit- amins Bl and B2. It is interesting to know that soy- beans of the. highest quality can be grown in Candda, and their produc- tion is regarded as a distinct contri- bution to Canada's war effort. school dayls are ;ll t arg4-4 00 Ober' Per, and. t4 many mothers, the i x tion of this faFt 'brings to mihtli thought of sabot* Iltuclhea tg '00 Oa • ed; and what to put 10 thertt pres.enta a. constantly recurring problem from ,September to June. The role that the school lunch box plays in the lives oil those children who must always take their non -day meal to school is an important one. While one poorly -planned lunch may have no very far-reaching or obvious effect, a succession of them through a. child's school years may make. the difference between a poor scholar and a good ode—poor health or good health in later! life. The contents of the school lunch box should be care- fully planned to meet the 'standards of good nutrition, and be varied from day to day. If facilities are available at school for'the heating of food brought from Home, or for -the serving of one hot dish' prepared at the school, the mother's work is simplified. Cream- ed eggs, meat, fish, vegetables, stew, or meat and .vegetable broth or a cream 'soup can be carried from home. to be heated at school and served as the main lunch dish; this together with whole wheat bread and butter, a generous serving of fruit, a cookie for dessert and milk to drink, makes a lunch which is acceptable alike to its small consumer and to the exact- ing •standards of the nutritionists. When the whole Punch has to be supplied from home, a thermos bottle is an essential, as some hot food should be included each day. Sand- wiches form the basis of this type of lunch and they should be made from either whole-wheat or Canada approv- ed white bread and there should be two types -one made from eggs, meat, cheese or fish to ' supply the building or protein requirements of the child, and the other containing raw vegetables as lettuce, tomato, chopped celery or something to satis- fy the sweet tooth: The rest of the lunch can be satisfactorily rounded out with a simple dessert—fresh fruit, peaches, grapes, oranges, apples or perhaps a cup -custard, blanc mange,' or fruit jelly. Stewed fruit will car- ry well in small' screw-top jars, and. milk, cocoa or a cream soup in the thermos, with a cookie, ,bran, or wheat germ muffin to top off with will com- plete the menu. In 'districts where no facilities are yet available for the serving of a An Additional Million .rt. THAT is the minimum objective set by the Government for Canadian: farmers if we csvet4►e meet the serious wool shortage. created; bq die war,.' The Government will pay freight charges to: - your locality on ewes and ewe . la,rnbs for breeding purposes, and will loan rams to those who establish new flocks. If you need funds to buy sleep orother foundation stock, this Bank will b®glad to assist you. ` Call and discuss your plans now. THE DOMINION BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 SEAFORTH BRANCH - E. C. Boswell - Manager simple hot dish at school,' Women's Institutes and Home and School Clubs have a • ready-made project for fall work. It is 'surprising how littleis needed' in the way of equipment, and the resulting benefits to the children through better lunches will be well Worthwhile. Criticism The great Disraeli once said: "Its is much easier to be critical than cor- rect." Constructive criticism may be and often is, helpful; but destructive criticism robs one of courage, autt. usually degenerates into fault finding. There is always something in others which is worthy of praise,: and ap- preciation preciation leads to further effort. • Love Love's voice doth sing as sweetly in a beggar as in a king.—g3ecket'«, " " The Next Thing I have learned that to do one's meat duty is to take a step toward all that is worth possessing.—J. G. Weiland. HERE ARE ONLY A FEW PEOPLE WHO WILL BE, INTERESTED IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT • "EDS be brutally frank. The man• or woman' who buys a Victory Bond or Certificate to save face, then sells it— except in case of dire necessity—is a welsher. True, there is no law which says you cannot sell your Victory Bonds or Certificates. It is not a legal obligation that you keep them for the duration. But there is a moral promise to make & loan to your Country for the War period. To evade that -undertaking through sale, at this time of great need, is to welsh—it is 'the denial of an obligation which you admitted and accepted by your act of purchase. Your Country does not ask you to deny yourself those necessary things which make for decent living, that you may buy Victory Bonds and Certificates. But the voice of Public Opinion does say that those persons who now insist on the unnecessary luxuries of life are not themselves decent. Of course—you have no immediate cause for worry. No one will ask you to cross the beach and climb the cliffs of Dieppe. You are not in a slit trench with Stuka Dive -Bombers showering death about you. The blazing sun of Africa— the wind -driven sands—will never cut,and blister your skin until every exposed part of your body becomes a festering sore. No—you will never feel the vibrant crash of,a torpedo —the tilt of a ship's deck under your feet as it slides to Davey Jones. No one is asking you to leave your favorite chair tonight and fly over Germany. None of these things is asked of you. All you are asked to do is to lend to your Country-- Canada—lend at interest all the money you can possibly spare to provide the tools for those mea who are fighting your fight You are not expected to deprive yourself to the extent char you must live below the level of ordinary decency. But if you think you are doing your part by buying Victory 13onds only to sell them—then, you had better take yourself into a dark room and ask yourself some soul-searching questions. Ask yourself what you are doing to protect your loved ones, your Country, and your way"of life. If you do this we know what the answer will be. We know because the then and women of Canada are inherently decent people. They value the good opinion and respect of friends and neighbors. But most important is the fact that we Canadians' value our own self-respect. We .ask charity from none—we assume our obligation to work and �''feil'd. So there can only be one answer—you will bold your Victory Bonds and Certificates for the duration except in, cases of extreme necessity. NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE C444.2 =yy4ttiii P Nr 13 "ss