HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1942-12-04, Page 34; 1943.
`MR►ity. vs.
Farmer Builds the City
(By R, J. Deachrnan)
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The program had started before /
-turned up ,the dial.. I soon realized
that it was the Discussion Club, com-
ing from• Toronto. This was two or
three weeks ago but my recollection
Is that' the subject was, Art...and the
Stat@i Art, I gleaned 'from. the dis-
cussion, was anything .-Which gives
power and expression to life; the
State was the city—and the environs
round about. - • -
The speakers were excellent. There
were two men and a woman. They
were people 'accustomed to social
contaets•, Their freedom and ease
in discussion gave the impression
of spontaneity. It was as if a few
familiar friends, who `had• dropped in
for a cup of tea, fell into a friendly
discussion, to which outsiders were
'permitted to listen, by kindness of
the CDC. Like other discussions of a
*similar nature it was planned of
course. There was direction but this
was.. incidental, it was not obvious. •
They were city people; they sought
the enrichment of city life. They
wanted to eliminate slums and pov-
erty and meanness—from the cities!
'They demanded improved schools, bet-
ter teachers, preschool clinics, kinder-
gartens, libraries, athletic fields- and,
more artistic surroundings. All this
-and more was planned for the cities
and, with'it•all, the necessary leisure!
For wlhat, after all, is the perfect life,
lacking the leisure in which to enjoy
it?
Mention was made, of a school, in
a small Village, .where none of these
things existed. They were sorry for
1ehat school and' for the children who
attended it. Beyond the' village lies
-the country but they did not venture
-there. Country schools and city
.schools are, in equipment, fax as the
poles apart. The country school is'
'plain., the yard limited. Burdocks
grow in the corners, dispute the area
with discarded ashes. In former days
.there was a duplex out -house .with a
dividing fence. More. modern tech-
nique now demands two separate
'buildings. Modesty• puts them in the
corners most distant from the high-
way. " 'The essentials come first, so
•art is , restrained. Higher pay, in the
city schools, 'attracts more ,competent
'teachers, The country does the best
it can withinthe ambit of its limita-
tions. The city takes too much -from
the country—gives too little in return.
The city prospers and, the country
pays—for the things the city has and
.-enjoys:
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Still there are things the cities can-
-not take. The country feeble more
keenly the magic and the witchery of
spring. The. throaty notes of' bull-
frogs in the marsh .are never heard
in city streets. The little lambs, the
suckling pigs, the colt, with gay un-
steady,
nsteady legs, which tries to run before
'it learns to walk, the newly wakened
life df spring—all these are 'mentor-
" les whichhold whate'er befalls in
later life. In harvest nights there is
the music of the crickets in the fields
—what soothing sounds with which to
•'fall .asleep! Then in the a autumn
--woods, one hears the falling of the
leaves, while birds, inconference with
-thebird controller, discuss the •pro-
gram of the fall migration.. Nature
provides compensations _for hurt
minds. Man suffers little from the
sternness' of Natdre—much from: the
unbridled s.elfishnes,s of man. .
The 'changes of the years' should
have brought the city and the coun-
try closer, communications have im-
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proved.. Mentally they have drifted
apart. Canadian cities, in spirit, once
were aural. The man in the country
felt that he had,, a friend at court.
'His brother, son, or' other relative
lived in; the city. The city resident
visited in the country. Now popula-
tion is more • stable, inen move from
the towns to the cities, not from the
country. The distance widens as in-
terests clash. The farmer fears the
new relationships which may come af-
ter the war—:his income is higher
than it was a few years ago,, but
what of the future? He dreads the
things he cannot see.
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The 'city has grown away from him.
It wants all these new (angled, things
and gets them—conscious now that it
will not be called upon Co pay for
them. The eity lives by producing
things the farmer needs—exchanging
them for the products the •farmer pro-
duces. Social services, unemployment
insurance,. other things 'ate adopted
for the benefit of city folksrpaid for
by the farmers, in the price of goods
purchased! Taxes are costs — the
merchant, the wholesaler, the manu-
facturer add their taxes to the price
of products handled •or produced.
Goods cost more. The farmer pays
more. Trade is exchange of products.
When costs are increased in this way
the farmer gets less—lowers his stan-
dards,' as, city standards rise.
Labor sees. tax, increases --demands,
and receives, more wages. Again,
wages are costs—they are added to
the price of goods: The service the'
city dweller needs or, feels he needa,
is reflected in higher prices, and in a
lowered .standard of living in the
country. In other words, the rate of
exchange formerly existing between
city"and country. has been altered to
the disadvantageof the later. The
farmer realizes what has taken place
but he was never vocal—never will
be. Rarely does 'anyone speak for
him. Something happens • to affect
city life and at once batteries of pro-
paganda open fire.:. Voices come from
everywhere—the press, .the radio, the
pulpit, the Y.M.C.A., re-echo the call.
When the difficulty is rural in origin
the silence falls—or only discordant
notes drift in from the field' of con-
flict. • . 3
If the broadcasters who spoke tte
the nation on that Sunday evening
had known the facts would they not
have included the country as well as
the city in their plans of a new age?
Must the expansion d'f' the city con-
tinue at the expense of the country?
The city schools, with their magnifi-
cent services, provided in the hope of
higher Mental and ` spiritual develop-
ment were built, not •at the expense
of the city but at the expense of the
farmer. Some day he will- make his
protestt effective. Some day freedom
will find a champion—someday but
when? .
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• Geoffrey Crowther, editor of "The
Economist," the 'sanest of British fin-
ancial journals, which.,, only a few
days ago .begun. its 1'OOth year of ser-
vice to the British people is respons-
ible for the statement that the re-
housing .program of Great Britain was
financed'out ofthe reduction in food
prices. which took place •during the de-
pression: ,Canada and other .food
producing nation's provided Britain
with' cheaper food --out of the saving
thus affected the people of Britain
built new homes—for which Canadian
farmers, paid. In .similar fashion, low-
er prices for food products enabled
Toronto, from which these cultured
radio voices came, to build better
schools and raise. the standard of
living thus making. life fuller, richer,
better—for Toronto, or any other city
you may choose to name.
The facts .on which to base a. fuller
story are available but time would be
required to assemble and assess them
clearly. These fragments may help
to start the needed research.. It may
seem crude to 'shift from idealism to
live stock prices but live stock prices
are a partial measure of Canadian
farm earnings. So if wages may be
mentioned why not prices of live
stock.' In '1913—before .the Great War
live hogs in Toronto averaged $9:03
per hundred pounds—in 1939- the
price was $8.91 per hundred pounds.
The ayerage of the nine years, 1931-
39 inclusive, was $7.87. The changes
in cattle' prices ran closely parallel to
that of hogs. Wage rates doubled in
the same period—hog prices which re-
flected farm earnings fell 13 per cent.
Hours of work shortened --in the cit-
ies—lengthened In the country the
farmer could no longer afford to have
a hired man. The worker's purchas-
ing power over farm food 'products
was increased over 100 per cent. Out
of file, savings thus affected was horn
the mdern City. "God," said Cowper,
"made the country, and man made
the town." What .would a modern
Cowper say . of the present situation
where the city lives oft the country
—and the farmer has become the man
whohr Gad forgot.
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DEPENDABLE
IN THEAIRTIGHY
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Still there may be no cause for de-
spair. In the•,end, economic forces, de-
termine the course of. events. There
are algnb that the city is not particu-
lerly ' happy. There are stirring's'
which indieate uneasiness The sha-
dow of unemployment falls across the
doorway Of thee -worker. Tire invests
hesitates to invest,.. `Where is a de -
fol' lite -tate ttl takeiAlle risks
,`Melt. etinntrotelit • nd ekaerfentled inen
lieeitittet7to fteelept, U`1lerripol tent,
'b1> feta thirtaitiffielit' the war
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POWER SAVING POINTER
Individual savings of electric powermay seem small, but collective-
ly they make a great addition to the power available to war industries.
Scattered through Ontario and Quebec are hundred of industrial
plants which urgently need this power. Housewives can carry on their
own personal power coo ervation drives by making• certain that lamp
shades, and electric light bulbs are kept clean and free from dust, as
does the young housewife in the picture above. Even a small film: of.
dust on the shades or• bulbs reduces light efficiency.
( ;ion in ie4 fr'» t Page 3).
agreed that the departure of r W41 -
lees would create -a serious situation
in Goderieh, for them 'is little pro-
' spect of replacing him. A petition is
now in emulation' •urging hini' to re,
main and is being largely signed; not
only by townspeople, but by residents
of the country, districts, which have
suffered most by the removal of doc-
tors from small centres.—Goderlch
Signal -Star.
Promoted To Lt. Colonel
which may laugh to scorn the dreams
of a better day. ;To some there is
hope in• the vast destruction which
has taken place, a promise of employ-
ment, born out of -a wrecked world:
We shall not be enriched' by the de-
struction of values created in the past
merely because their reconstruction
now provides employment 'for the fu-
ture. The -producers of tody'aw ill
not be helped by the ruin'' of their
customers of yesterday. The golden
age will not dawn for us unless condi-
tions made its existence possible.
The Discussion Club—Art and the
State! Those who spoke on this sub-
ject were so close to their own little
world that they saw only a tiny seg-
ment of it. This is human and na-
tural—their vision is the common, vi-
sion of• all—the vision of mankind.
The community tin which each lives
is but a tiny mincrocosm, a perfect
replica, of the vaster worldof which,
it forms a part The conflict between
one, group, or class, and another; such
as I have here depicted, rages in ev-
ery province, state and nation and in
the vaster area explodes eventually
in the violence of world conflict..:
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There are those who are always
willing to assume the task of portray-
ing a new era, even planning for it,
working out the details. Finding the
solution for the problem which is im-
mediately to hand in our own com-'
m•unity is far more important. When
theminor, problems are settled the
major one will fit naturally into the:
picture. .It is already solved when
this occurs for the whole is ,only •th•e
sum of all its parts: What then .fs
the essence of our problem. It is
very simple. How ,may we adjust our
lives so that in the'tasks which come
to",us we may help—not hamper, our
fellowmen? Simple yet difficult • It
calls for a broader ,intelligence. Na-
turally all seek a larger share of the
national income, few consider the pos-
sibility., of increasing the total thus
permitting, a greater income for all.
Group `•erganizatione discuss 'the in-
terests of the group, , regardless, all
too often, of the general interest. The
city thinks in terms of -its own de-
sires believing that some unseen bal-
ance of power will give to others eq-
ual opportunity.
Perhaps even the radio gives us the
views of• those who are the, mosb in-
tense. These are they who are gen-
erally
enerally the most vocal. The narrower
the point of view the more interest-
ing, to the particular group, will be
the appeal presented. What better
task for the Discussion Club than that
of broadening the. human outlook of
the radio ' listener? What better
means of accomplishing this purpose
than for those who. have already spok-
en to 'study and present the other
point of view. , They would then see
for themselves and •could, from the
vantage point of wider knowledge.
helpothers to see' the vastness of the
problem. The new era will not be
established by dreams and wishful
thinking.. It will come, if it ever
comes, from men and • w'omen who
face realities, welcome facts, and are
not unwilling to state, at times, un-
pleas•ant. truths.
Mr. Grasseater: "No meat for me.
I never eat anything that costs the
life of a living creature. This lioiled
potato will do."
Mr. Meatfed: "Very well, but let-
me warn you that the production of
that potato has cost the lives of thou-
sands.of potato bags."
• ,
Little Betty and .1'unior had attend-
ed a talk fly a returned missionary.
"WVhat did he tell you about the
heathen?" asked their grandmother.
"Oh, he said that they were often
very hungry, and. -whenthey beat oft
their 'iii i•tuutla, it Could b heat fors
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Christrnas-.Cake
And Puddings
Christmas 1'942 will not be cele-
brated on the 'lavish scale' of former
years, either with regard to the giv-
ing of gifts or the ,foods served dur-
ing the holiday season.
There will be 'enough of the neces.-
sary ingredients available to produce.
the traditional -Christmas fare. 'tur-
keys will be plentiful; but the plum
puddings, mince meat and Christmas
cakes will probably appear in modi-
fied form, as •some of the usual In-
gredients will be missing this year.
Cooking dates and candied -pineapple
have probably vanished. from the gro-
cer's shelves. Nuts, except cashews,
are in short supply.. There will be
raisins; and figs; candied peels and
cherries are plentiful.
Fortunately fruits • are'interchange-
able for puddings and, cakes. Add to-
gether the total -amount of fruit call-
ed for in a recipe, and use an equal
amount of whatever fruits are pro-
curable. It's not too soon • to make
Christmas cake 'which needs to be
aged to bring it to 'the peak.•. of good-
ness. The less rich puddings do .not
require aging • so their preparation
may be left till. Iater.
The Consumer Section ,of the De-
partment, of Agriculture at Ottawa
has tested many recipes for Wartime
Christmas cakes and puddings, and
recommends these recipes as worthy
of a place in any Christmas plans. • '
*Steamed Carrot Pudding.,,
% cup sugar
1 cup bread crumbs
,14 cup all-purpose flour
11/Q teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon' salt
.1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups raisins
%, cup chopped, mixed
% teaspoon cinnamon
% teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup 'finely grated raw potato
1 cup finely grated raw carrot
1/3 cup milk.
Mix and sift dry ingredients, Add
raising, and 'peel to the flour mixture,
stir 'until 'the fruit is well• coated. Stir
in the potato, carrot and milk, -{nixing
well. Fill individual greased moulds
two-thirds full and cover tightly.
Steam 2-2% (hours. Serves six.
Fruit Cake
3 cups pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/ 'teaspoon cloves
1/4 teas.poen cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 cup shortening
1% cups brown sugar
5 well -beaten) eggs •
1 cup candied cherries'
2 cups chopped figs
2 cups raisins
1 1/3 cups each of candied citron,
'" orange, and lemon peel'
1/2 cup honey
% cup molasses
14 cup cider or orange juice
1: teaspoon vanilla
1%z teaspoon almond flavoring.
Sift flour, baking powder and spices
together three times. Dream short-
ening thoroughly. add sugar gradual-
ly, creaming together till light and
'fluffy. Add eggs, fruits, peel, honey,
molasses, and cider or orange juice.
A.dd dry ingredients, gradually. Turn
"a, -"a",...,; '-to two pans 8x8xS inch-
'^hich ha -•e been lined with three
thicknesses of heavy greased paper.
Bake at 250 degrees 3% hours. Makes
two 2% -pound cakes.
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CARP or RANG
Major Frederick G. Thompson has
been appointed to the command of
London Military Hospital in the rank
of acting lieutenant -colonel, it was
announced last Thursday at No. 1
Military District Headquarters. He
succeeds Lieutenant-Coloa•e1 x, Cam-
eron Wilson, who is now officer in,;
charge of surgery at No. 10 Canadian
Hospital, R.C.A.M.C. stationed at
Stratford. Colonel Thompson served
in the ranks in the 'last war, and was
graduated from the University of
Western Ontario Medical School in
1924. He practised in Clinton until
entering the R.C.A.M.C. in 1939. -Ear-
ly in 1940 'Col. Thompson went over-
seas as second M. command of the
1.1th Field Ambiulance, Guelph, return;
ing to' Canada after two years of ov-
erseas service.. He has been, a mem,
ber of the medical staff at London
Military Hospital •since that •time.-
Clinton News -Record.
Where Can Horses Be Put Up?
In, conversation with -a resident of
an adjoining township The Signal -
Star was asked, "What are we coun-
try people going to do when winter
comes and we cannot use our cars?" ;
The point is this: During the coming
winter horses will be brought into use!
to a greater extent than for many
years past. In addition to the desire
to eomiserwe gasoline and tires will be
the condition's on country roads which
will probably be in no shape for motor
. Aveid sptllirlg cold water Oft a hot
element, or that waters etS 0.•,..41614;gle4�
taanit en the Mitchel ilittig; *tai"
la; to'crack the pl e,
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eris Uo C {616 C � tl,, ii
the stab r oto ste 4i arG !
toys
not, o iething bix' in��
the needed _ co tiion
like s;`questit>> i, fofi Flo' Board of
ederlc'h
Sistelr ,Passes in; nt3laiw'd, ,
w..: grown,' Mitchell, received
word last 'weekof the passing o 44.18
Sister, Mrs. Fane .Arnold; who had
just reached her 30th, 'birthday.
Death occurred in Cornwall Eiiglann
on October 14th, . 'Mr, Prawn Aitt:1, a
'sister in California are the only 're-
maiming members of his family. --Mit-
chell Advocate.
New Teacher For High School',
Due to the resignation of Miss
Muriel Gibson, to take effect at
Christmas, the Mitchell ]high School
Board has procured the 'services of
Miss • Laura. Krueger, new: on the
staff of the Hanover HighSchool.'
She will take charge of the commer-
cial department.—Mitchell Advocate.
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The Deer Can Live' in Peace Again
The week's deer hunting season
in Huron and Bruce was terminated
at sundown Saturd'ay night, and the
deer can go book to their usual habits
again. Wecan imagine it will be a
while before they put as much trust
in mankind again, We have had many
complaints from country folk, who
spoke of the ruthlessness of some of
the hunters, but then it was 'open.sea-
son, and strictly within the law to ba
son and strictly: wiithin the law to . bag
your quota, and naturally hunters
bent every effort to this end, Whether
the ' Government will allow an open
season next year remains to be seen.
Certainly there will be many to op-
pose it, particularly in the rural areas
and the county council was never in
favor of - it.—Blyth Standard. •
Insurance Agint: "But you surely
agree to • take oat an' insurance policy
to Cover. -your burial expenses?"
Wily Scot: "Na, na; mon; • I micht
be lost at sea."
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Every woman conservaj
Scions nav�adays and 1�santd
her •clothea;.lu the best possible`
dit on. As.'winter a,PPr' ;i li s
woollens which were store dawa
spring are. taken out, ,shaken
arty
pared for another year s lase P';
care of these WQ.ollefts wail
scarce supplies go farther, ConsutmtE
Information Service in !r 1s out ;
When washing woollens iL ' ej
wring them: out. Press the einesr
moisture outOf a' sweater or glov4
by wrapping in a bath towel. Do n
stretch them too much.
Always hand press woollen gar
menta, using a clean, damp ¢loth
When ironing press down+. and �i #t + -;
the iron going in the direction, + .
the weave/' Never move it . backan
forth. o
Woollens shouldn't +be - bung • ;.4►llt
'hangers. They should be folded .41(4.1
ly and placed on o. shelf or in a dtaw
er. Leave them out to air from
to time so that they can "breathert
Before giving a suit or eoata once
over with a whisk brown, hang .itF
a banger. Sew buttons ' corteetly„
leaving a little leeway between the •
button andthe cloth so, that they ds
net pull at 'the material.
After several days of constant aaalt
hard wear, a pure wool suit will.Ssewill.;'.
sume its original shape simply . 3"
hanging in the clothes• closet for a
chart 'time. ,
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"I am connected with some 'of Haw.
best families,"
"By telephone?"
A STATEMENT
about
In spite of the fact that in some Canadian cities'butter'supplies recently have not
been sufficient to .meet the greatly increased demands, the situation does not
constitute an emergency; nor is it as serious as some people seem to. think. There
are two mails causes for these temporary and local shortages:
For the past ,year we"have been consistently using -
10% to 15% more butter than in normal times—
with consequent disturbance to the. 'distribution
of our butter supplies.
Many people have been buying more butter than
• they currently need.
The limited' nature of the present -shortage is shown by the fact that if every home
would reduce its consumption of butter by only olie ounce perperson per week (for
the average home this means a quarter of a pound a week)—or if we reduced our
national consumption to the peacetime rate—the .shortage would soon disappear.
,There is no Reason for Panic Buying
•
It is unpatriotic and unnecessary for housewives to rush out to beat their neigh-
bours to the nearest grocery store. Butter will not be rationed to meet the present
situation. Butter production is actually above
normal for this time of ,,year. The Board itself is,
taking special action which it is believed will
, speedily restore normal supplies in retail stores.
These supplies will however be' adequate for
normal consumption, if housewives in all parts
of Canada co-operate.
You.can help in these ways:
Scrupulously avoid waste` and
extravagance. Waste is wrong.
at all times. In time of war it
is sabotage.
Reduce present consumption
.of butter by at least one -ounce
per person per week—(for
the average home this means
a quarter of a pound a week.)
Do not buy !more than is
needed for" immediate use.
HOW TO SAVE BUTTER
AT MEAL -TIME
1. Use butter only for spreading
on bread.
Q. Never use butter just out of
the refrigerator. Wait until it
is softenough to spread easily.
3. Add a small amount of milk
when creaming butter for
sandwiches.
IN COOKING
1. Do not use butter in baking
and cooking, when lard, shor-.
tening or meat dripping can
be used.
2. Use level measurements of
butter. . . Guesswork means.
waste!
3• When adding cheese to a,
cream or white sauce, use
only half amotmt of butter
stated in recipe.
4. Use paper wrappings from but-
ter to grease baking dishes•
5. Do not use butter for re-
warming vegetables: -
6. Serve meat gravy to avoid the
use of,extra butter on potatoes.
, 7. When adding butter to vege-
table dishes, add it sparingly.
Do not melt it and then pour
on. -
amemeniga.
RTUVME PRICES'J. #ND TRADE BOARD
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