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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-01-21, Page 25RtK.96{�Wdi�4:Si.�i C% EXPOSITOR Established 1860 '#loped at Seaforth, Ontario, Thursday morning by McLean A. Y. McLean, Editor Elubacription rates, $2.50 a year in Advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Mft Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa :SEAFORTH, Friday, January 21 Robert H. Saunders The tragic death in London on Sunday of Robert H. Saunders, Chairman of the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission, re- moves an able and conscientious worker from the Ontario scene. It was indicative of the heavy burden which he carried that the accident, which resulted in his death, occur- red at midnight as he was enroute from an engagement near Windsor. Since his appointment to the Com- mission seven years ago, at a time when the Commission was divided within itself, he went to great lengths to advance the cause of Hydro. A superb conciliator, and ever conscious of the advantage of an informed public, he spared no ef- fort to eliminate frictions that hydro policy from time to time engender- ed. No matter in what regard basic hydro policy is held, there can be no doubt as to Mr. Sounder's personal contribution in making Hydro the largest industry in Ontario. His passing is indeed a great loss to the people of Ontario, whom he served so faithfully. Helping Themselves Dairy farmers in Ontario have taken steps during the past year to dispose of a surplus of dairy pro- ducts by entering into a carefully planned promotion program. Fin- anced by deductions from the re- turns received for the product, the plan has had the effect of substan- tially stepping up consumer demand for dairy products. Apparently dairy farmers every- where believe in helping themselves. In any event, the Boston Post tells what happened in New England: "The dairy farmers of northern New England—more than 10,000 of them —have not been sitting around bleat- ing like a lost heifer to the Federal Government to haul them out of a slough. They got up good hard cash —$170,000 in 1953 and 1954—and are raising $125,000 to spend next year. -to increase milk consumption in New England. "And they deserve some help in their campaign. How many glasses of milk do you and you and you drink each day? Well, make it three a day and you have the milk producers' problem, licked, and have helped yourself to health. "Three glasses a day! That's all you need, and an important segment of New England's economy wiII be restored." The same advice, which the Post •extends toits readers, applies with .equal force right here. Monuments To Skill One of the heritages left to the present generation is the number of seventy and eighty and even ninety- year-old residences, still standing throughout the district. We don't mean the large brick structures erected in the middle eighties and in the early nineties. Built at a time when material and labor were rela- tively cheap, the size of these, all too frequently, was considered a substi- tute for balance, for pleasing line and for good taste. We mean rather the smaller residences, sometimes a cot- tage or a storey and a half, some- times larger. The- difference lies in the fact that the builder in one case, • had in him a sense of -artistry not **sent in the other. Herein Seaforth there are one or titainples of this earlier archi- hire, and others can be seen on St rural roads. Some are of ire, other's of wood or brick. to Owen Sound Sun -Times dls- tt rnonttente which ' these 14,1f1, yah grv �s} 'Iv,r„,.s. Plio_��(�i% early builders left to their skills with particular emphasis on the stone house of that day. "This section of Ontario has every reason to be proud of its fine old stone homes and other buildings. Unfortunately, however, modern trends have pushed this type of building into the background in many sections, and recognition of the artistry which went into their con- struction is more often than not ov- erlooked. • Some, even, htve been stuccoed over or painted over to look like something else entirely. "There are several types of stone buildings to be found here. The most beautiful, from at least the view- point of older residents, are those made of cut or split field stone. "The big 'hard heads' have been split down their natural grain in a manner which few, in this present day, know how to do. They not on- ly present a beautiful graining in their texture, but also are quite col- orful, many of them in red shades, others in darker blues, slate, etc." A Look Into the Future The winter issue of "Ontario Farm Business," just released by the De- partment of Agricultural Econom- ics, Ontario Agricultural College, makes predictions in its "Outlook" section on the markets in each of the main agricultural fields. Insofar as beef cattle is concerned, the Outlook predicts steady prices with strong demand for top quality. It reveals that the United States took six -per cent of Canada's beef in 1954, and Canadian markets and prices will likely continue to be fairly de- pendent on the U.S. level. The slaughter of U.S. hogs is ex- pected to be 10 to 12 per cent higher until midsummer, and since Canada is likely to etport considerable pork to the U.S., Canadian .prices will be weaker than in the first half of 1954. The price of dairy products after April, when the support price for butter ends at 58 cents a pound, will depend on the new support price lev- el which has not yet been announced. Exports of cheese picked up in late 1954, but stocks of cheese in Canada are well above those of last winter. The report sees the dairy cattle situation providing Iittle encourage- ment for the industry. U.S. dairy cattle prices are now the lowest since 1946, and the export market appears to be no better than last year, when exports to the U.S. were 23 per cent lower than in 1953. The report reveals that feed sup- plies are down about 15 per cent across Canada, but that supplies of Western oats and barley in Ontario elevators are about the same as last year. More animals and poorer grains in Ontario mean a greater de- mand for this Western grain. Ex- port prospects to the U.S. are seen to be quite good in spite of recent U.S. quotas. In cash crops, the prediction is for some price increase. It is still seen to`be profitable to feed winter wheat rather than to buy other grain, but prices are expected to continue their upward trend. Soybean prices are expected to increase somewhat, but not as sharply as in 1954. Mistakes Of Man Some of the best writing and soundest thinking the world has known was that of the early Rom- ans, the Kitchener -Waterloo Record reminds , us as it recounts the "Six Mistakes of Man." Enunciated by the Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero, two thousand years ago, the mis- takes are just as true and as prev- alent today: 1. The delusion that individual ad- vancement is made by crushing oth- ers; 2. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected; 3. Insisting that a thing is impossible because we. cannot accom- plish it; 4. Refusing to set aside triv- ial preferences; 5. Neglecting de- velopment and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study; 6. Attempting to compel other persons to believe and live as we do. UNLAWFUL (Port Arthur News -Chronicle) With Winter at least on the ex- pected list it may be timely to note that driving with frost covered win- dows, front or back,. may be consid- ered dangerous driving. Driving is n. e . enough gg ra rrri withall .1� ,� aq`elillles I ISL clear. .. s TINE • I�Ii ON EXPOSITOR SEEN 1N THE COUNTY PAPERS Finger Severed in Corn Picker Mervin Jones, who recently moved to Exeter, lost the ring fin- ger of his right band and had two other fingers badly injured when his hand became caught in a corn picker on Tuesday while he was working on the farm of Ernest Willard, R.R. 1, Centralia. He was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, for treatment. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Married For 59 Years - Well -known in Huron County, a Clinton couple, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Shaw, marked their 59th wed- ding anniversary last Thursday at their home. Although the doctor has not been enjoying good health this winter and has not been able to go outdoors too often, he still tends to a few of his patients in his office. His wife has been con- fined at home for several years suffering from arthritis. Married in Clinton, • the couple's attendants were the doctor's sister, Miss Min- nie Shaw, of Clinton, • Miss J. Hayes, Goderich, and Dr. Charles Mackay, Seaforth, all of whom have since died.—Goderich Signal - Star. Scalding Water Used on Dog Some householder is believed to be using drastic methods to fright- en a dog from the premises. A complaint was aired at the Stan- dard office by a dog owner that on more than one occasion the fam- ily pet had come home with de- finite signs of having received a dose of scalding water, which af- terwards had the effect of the an- imal losing patches of hair. We understand that further such ac- tion is likely to be investigated. The owner would appreciate it very much if whoever is being bothered by the dog, would lodge their complaint in person, rather than the methods now being used. —Blyth° Standard. Accident Causes $230 Damage An accident on Tuesday involv- ed cars driven by Bernard West- ervald, of Blyth, and H. E. Melan- son, of Brantford. Both cars were proceeding east on Dinsley St., with Mr. Westervald's car in the lead. As he reached his home on Dinsley St., Westervald made a left-hand turn into his home, which is an apartment in the Sam Kech- nie residence. As hie did so, Mr. Melanson's car crashed into the side of the Westervald car. Mel- anson was driving a '51 Ford and damage to his car was estimated at $80. Damage to the Westervald car, which was a 1953 Meteor, was estimated at $150.—Blyth Stand- ard. Judge Feted by Bar Association Newly -appointed Judge of Huron County, Frank Fingland, Q.C., Clinton, was signally honored on Tuesday evening when fellow members of the Huron County Bar Association gathered in God- erich to mark his appointigent to the bench. Present at this dinner meeting were the Hon. Mr. Jus- tice J. M. King, of the Supreme Court of Ontario, who earlier in the day had been presented with the white gloves. The gloves were presented by Sheriff Nelson Hill, following notification by Crown i Attorney GIenn Hays that there were no criminal cases on the docket. Others attending the din- ner included Crown Attorney Glenn Hays, R. C. Hays, Frank Donnelly, James Donnelly, Gode- rich; E. Beecher Menzies, Clin- ton, and P. D. McConnell, Sea- forth.—Clinton News -Record. Six Injured in Highway Accident Six persons were injured in a three -car collision on Highway 8 a mile, west of Clinton late last Friday afternoon. Injured were Herman F. Schoemaker, R.R. 1, Clinton, a severely cut upper lip; his two brothers, Wicher, a frac- tured left wrist, and Gerrit, an injured right foot; F/S Syd Bul- len, Goderich, severe chest injur- ies and face injuries; Miss Mildred Smith, face and leg injuries, and Miss Pauline McKay, a fractured nose. Police said a car driven by Bullen was skirting a car ahead which made a right turn, when it collided with a car driven by Herman Schoemaker. The third car, driven by Jack Dietrich, of Clinton, crashed into the other two shortly after. Miss Smith and Miss McKay were passengers in the car driven by Bullen. Injured were taken to Clinton Public Hos- pital after being treated at the scene,„„hy two Clinton doctors. All were allowed to return to their homes that night, except Miss Smith, who still is io hospital, re- cuperating. Provincial Constable Arnold Summers, of the Goderich detachment, investigated. Dam- ages totalled about $1,300.—Clin- ton News -Record. Trains Aged Horse Although he will be 77 years of age on February 18, Mr. W. Wil- liamson, R.R. 1, Bayfield, always looks to the future and not the past. Right now he is looking to a good future for his horse, "Maude S," as a race horse, de- spite the fact she is in her 13th year. "Maude S" is a descend- ant of a horse of the same name which was one to be reckoned with on district tracks in bygone years. Mr. Williamson drove the horse all the way from Bayfield during Christmas holiday week and breezed into the race barns at Agricultural Park, announcing he was putting the horse into training for racing. Right now President George Feagan and his I staff are scratching their heads and trying to figure out what chances the horse will have during the forthcoming racing season. Previously the horse was kept on the Eisenbach farm where it was used to drive into town on mes- sages.—Goderich Signal -Star. Museum Has Record Year Visitors to Huron County Mus- eum in Goderich totalled 10,803 in 1954, Curator J. H. Neill reports, a record number. In admission fees, Mr. Neill said, $2,400 was realized, and a government grant of $600 was received. There were about 500 donations made to the historic institution and there are now about 3,000 articles on d15. - play. During the past year an addition was made to the build- ing, situated on North St., and a separate workshop was built. Ma- terial salvaged from the old Court House was used in both projects. A novel undertaking, Mr. Neill said, was a complete story of the museum which was tape record- ed and takes three hours to play. He explained that this was done to leave full instructions to any future curators and to tell the story to interested people. "We experienced a wonderful year," he said, "and every day we are getting things in shape for this year."—Goderich Signal -Star. To Receive $20,000 Grant Word that a provincial grant of $20,000 to the Clinton Hospital Board has been authorized was received here from Tom Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron County. This grant will be paid on the basis of $1,000 per bed for the 20 -beds in the new nurses' residence. Dr. McKinnon Philips, Minister of Health; made the announcement of the grant officially at the end of December. It is understood from A. M. Knight, chairman.. of the local board, that this provin- cial grant automatically makes possible a federal grant of an ad- ditional $10,000 for the Dominion Government in this case pays just 50 per cent of whatever grant On- tario authorizes. Chairman Knight reports also that C. J. Telfer, chief inspector of hospitals for Ontario, plans to visit the Clinton hospital within a short time to see the plans for the renovations to the • old section of the hospital which will be vacated as soon as the resi- dence is completed. This move in- to the residence will gain about eight beds, and other badly need- ed space in the hospital.—Clinton News -Record. Fan Ventilation Exhaust fans provide a positive method of ventilation which can be automatically controlled to maintain a desired barn tempera- ture or humidity. With fans, ade- quate ventilation to remove heat and moisture can be obtained dur- ing mild weather when a natural draft system does not ventilate properly. During colder weather the thermostat will stop the ex- haust fan if, or when, the barn temperature falls to a minimum desired setting. For normal fall, winter and spring ventilation a fan capacity of 100 cubic feet per minute per 1,000 pounds of livestock is need- ed. For example, if a barn con- tained 36 cows at 1,000 pounds each, the fan capacity would be 36x100 or 3,600 cubic feet of air per minute. One fan is usually sufficient in a barn that contains 40 animals or less. In barns with 50 animals or more it is desirable to have two exhaust fans. Norm- ally, fans are located in the middle of the long wall, and can be plac- ed in any convenient location on the wall. If two fans are used, they may be placed beside each other or some distance apart. Fresh air inlets should be at least 15 feet from the fan. Automatic shutters are required to prevent back drafting when the fan is not operating. Fans should be wired according to local electrical regulations. Motors should be totally enclosed and thermal overload protected. For direct drive units use a 1,125 r.p.m. motor. A reverse action thermostat is rewired to co`rztrdt an erthaust fan. Therin ostats are a' " t1oriiitall pladed a foot 'below Ole ailing the middle a:the' iitahlek YEARS AGONE Interesting Items Picked from The Huron Expositor of 25 and 50 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 24, 1930 Mr. Daniel Schroeder has sold his fine 100 -acre farm on the Town Line, between Hay and Stephen, five miles south of Zur- ich, to Mr. Stephen M. Peachey, son-in-law of Mr. C. Schrag, of near Zurich. The purchase price is $8,500. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder intend moving to Dashwood to re- side. Mr. and Mrs. Peaehey re- cently came from Belleville, Penn. Local butchers are storing away their ice supply for next summer. Mr. Joseph Feeney, of St. Pet- er's Seminary, London, is holiday- ing with his mother, Mrs. B. Feeney, Dublin. Mr. Thomas McMichael brought into Seaforth on Monday for de- livery to Mr. Ken McKellar, of Cromarty, the finest piece of horse flesh that has been seen here in many a day. He was a two-year-old gelding, sired by Caronbrook Flashlight, owned by Mr. T. J. McMichael, of Hullett, and although a July colt, weighed 1,610 pounds an.d will be a ton horse in another two years. This colt won first at the Guelph Win- ter Fair in a class of 11 entries. That and the fact that he brought $225, shows that he possesses the quality and class. Mr. James Goudie, of Kitchen- er, spent the weekend at the home of his son, Mr. E. B. Goudie, Sea - forth. The weather for the past week has been very cold, the thermom- eter registering 10 below on Sat- urday. Mr. Frank Sills is confined to his home with an attack of pneu- monia. The first two robins to be seen here this year are reported by Mr. George Bell, of the Beattie Block, who saw them at the barn of Mr. W. E. Kerslake, in the rear of Main St., on Saturday morning. Mr. William Fell, of Edmonton, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kerslake. Miss Agnes Smith has returned to Toronto after spending several weeks at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. Mr. J. F. Daly was in London on Wednesday attending a meeting of Ford dealers. Mr. Albert Morrison, of Cleve- land, was a guest this week at the home of his sister, Mrs. Wm. Davidson. Mr. Morrison is ane of the Old Hurons and old friends here were pleased to see him again. Mrs. Roy Sutherland, of Ed- monton, is a guest at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. McLean. Further information on ventila- tion by fans is contained in Publi- cation 859, "Principles of Barn Ventilation," obtainable from In- formation Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Grading and Branding of Beef Grading of any commodity is merely a process of dividing it into various groups of units, each group having distinct character- istics of its own, and being fairly uniform within itself. It does not necessarily establish values, but makes it possible for the buyer and seller to set values for each kind and quality according to sup- ply and demand. In the whole- sale trade it facilitates long dis- tance trading. A buyer in Mont- real can order a carload of beef from Calgary, of specified grades, and be confident of getting what he wants. Or the retailer may order from his local wholesaler with the same confidence. By grading and branding beef, consumers can recognize the var- ious brand marks and become familiar with the kind of beef each represents. Their preferenc- es are reflected back through the trade to the producer. Grade A may be the most popular quality with some purchasers, while grade B or C may be favored by others. The price spread between the grades varies according to sup- ply and demand. Grade C may bring almost as much as Grade A at times. Grades of beef are as follows: Grade Art -Choice --Red Brand-- Yo'utiiful hi firiiatied deep fleshing,' highhl3' proportion of Meat to bone m rb1n ta-�bllafst dhte'� Mehta ,URd ott1ye • From The Huron Expositor January 20, 1905 Mr. A. D. Beaton, who recently became a resident of Clinton, has bought the grocery business of Mr. Harry Can.telon and is now in pos- session. As Mr. Samuel Shear and fam- ily, of Usborne, were going to church at Kirkton on Sunday, the horse shied and the road being icy the buggy upset, throwing them out and severely injuring a couple of the children. Mr. Shear held on to the horse, not allowing it to get away, but the buggy suf- fered some damage and he re- ceived a shaking up. Mr. S. Scott, Auburn, was trim- ming apple trees last week when he fell, breaking his leg below the thigh joint. He was half a mile from a house and it was a bitter- ly cold day. Not coming home at dusk, his sister went to hunt for him with a lantern. After much delay, a suitable rig was on hand to take him home, and owing to the absence of the doctor setting a child's broken arm, the limb was not set until the next morn- ing. - Dr. Scott, of Seaforth, visited his brother, Mr. F. B. Scott, Blue - vale, last week. Dr. F. C. Neal, Walton, left this week for Winnipeg and will in all probability hang up his shingle in the Prairie Province. We are cer- tain that the people of Winnipeg will find Dr. Neal a clever pacti- tioner and an A-1 citizen. Mr. James Petty, Hensall, was confined to his residence for sev- eral days this week owing to the effects of a fall on the cement walk leading to the house. One day this week Dr. Camp- bell, Zurich, had a professional call to the Sauble Line, and when opposite James Overholt's lane a dog sprang out at the horse and so frightened the animal that it made a sudden jump to the side of the road, upsetting the cutter, throwing the doctor from the rig, and went crashing through three wire fences, smashing the cutter into splinters. Fortunately the doc- tor escaped uninjured. This should be a warning to those keeping dogs of this kind. It is a bad habit and any dog which has acquired it should be served with a dose of cold lead. The Bell Engine & Thresher Co. have purchased the right to man- ufacture the Ruth, self -feeder for attaching to threshing machines. This is said to be the latest and best device of the kind in Ameri- ca, and there is a very active de- mand springing up for them all over the country and it is gratify- ing to know that the local estab- lishment will be fully prepared to supply this demand with the best machine on the market. Mr. John Devereaux; Sr., east of town, narrowly escaped having his house destroyed by fire Wed- nesday morning, but it was for- tunately noticed in time and ex- tinguished before much- damage was done. A man went to an insurance of- fice to have his life insured. "Do yon drive a car a greet deal?" the agent asked. "No." "Do o you fly?" °Nor rite.,'said the tiean't. •air •r, tiiiY agent „tati *urea°'longer iiiisitye pedihitrie +I, .NVARY , 1955 WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD -2000 (From the New York Trine's Magazine) The British Royal Society of Arts decided to hold a competi-. tion on what life would be like in the year 2,000. Entries were received from all over the world; the prophets included clergymen and doctors, engin- eers and architects, schoolboys and housewives. What follows are some of the more general predictions. A device will have been invent- ed to prevent at a distance the fission of atomic nuclei, and thus will counter the dangers of atomic bombing. Radio therapy will be the basis of medical diagnosis and treat- ment on the theory that all viruses and bacteria radiate .detectable ed to their particular species. energy on fixed frequencies relat- ed to their particular species. The greatest advance in medi- cine will have been the recogni- tion that physical and mental ill- nesses are connected and must be treated together. Virus infection will still be ram- pant through their tendency to modify themselves to meet new treatments. Hypnotism will be the accepted means of banishing physical and emotional pain. An illustration given is a couple seeking escape from a top -storey fire; the man, not previously conditioned, sug- gests to the conditioned woman that she should fall into a rigid trance, thereby providing him with a plank on which to escape via a nearby tree. He then res- cues the "plank." No specific . subjects will be taught in schools; education will consist of games and occupational therapy. Hypnosis will be used as a me- chanical aid to learning. Great importance will be attach- ed to voice training as a result of the development of television and recorded talks. The traffic problem in cities will have been solved by the use of rooftop roadways. Automobiles will run along the roofs of busi- ness buildings all of the same height, thus saving road and build- ing space. Underground roadways will ac- commodate those vehicles which do not run along the rooftops. The rocket letter post will make possible return mail to Australia in a single day. Pedestrians will move quickly along main streets on automatic speed walks. Pavements in main streets will be raised to first story level to allow wider roadways for any traffic below and passengers can therefore board buses from the top deck. Airports will require much less surface area as most of each run- way will be underground. A Channel tunnel will connect England with France. A new drug will have produced a variety of giant -sized animals. They will have a shortened life span and great appetites, but these will be met by a new type of fod- der. Whales will be kept in captivity, bred and herded like cattle. Timber will be cut electrically, by a form of electric charge, to any desired shape, thus avoiding the double prpcess of sawing and planing. Spraying and dusting soil with special preparations at the time of seed sowing will have -done away with the need for weeding. Farmyard manure will have al- most entirely been replaced as a fertilizer by sewage sludge and many industrial waste materials. Domestic heating and ventila- tion will be controlled by cover- ing each house and garden with a plastic shell entered by an airlock. A single vast plastic dome will cover London. Sources of domestic heat will be cosmic rays and solunar ener- g House lighting will be provided from fluorescent walls. Advertisements will be project- ed onto the night sky and space will be sold by reference to posi- tion of the stars. Solid plastic tires will have' suc- ceeded the pneumatic type. The coal industry will have had a revival but coal, instead of be- ing burned as fuel, will be used entirely for its various chemical derivatives. Gas and electricity will be employed for heating. Coal: will no longer be burned to pro- vide this because, apart from the waste involved, it will have been discovered that, with oil, tobacco• and radioactivity, coal smoke is a. common source of cancer. A start will have been made in the radio transmission of power and in the bulk storage of electric- ity. A vegetarian diet will be com- pulsory to avoid the land waste involved in meat production. Conventional distinctions be- tween different types of meals— breakfast, lunch and dinner—will have disappeared. Packaged foods will be the basic diet. In time only the fostering of a creative urge in the cook will prevent the disappearance of effect and novelty on .the table. Sea mosses will be cultivated as food and the British product will be acknowledged to be the best in the world. The harvest- ing of plankton will have develop- ed into a highly -organized activ- ity. There will be edible acorns and. sugar will be made from wood•• the use of wood for anythng but food will be prohibited in the Unit- ed States. Painting will be a universal form of recreation. Family life will have been re- vived by television. A new human species will ap- pear as a result of mutation, with two heads and four arms, the better able to assimilate the com- plications of our civilization. The finest qualities in many will there- by be doubled. WIT, WISDOM OF CHURCHILL "I have a tendency against which I should, perhaps, be on my guard, to swim against t h e stream." (October. 1940). "In all the twelve years I was at school no one ever succeeded in making me write a Latin verse or learn any Greek except the alphabet." (My Early Life). "Colonel Byng and I shared a blanket. When he turned over I wag in the cold. When I turned over I pulled the blanket off him and he objected. He was the colonel. It was not a good ar- rangement." (At Spion Kop, South Africa). "I will not pretend that, if I had to choose between Commun- ism and Nazi -ism, I would choose Communism. I hope not to be called upon to survive in the world under a Government of either of those dispensations." (House of Commons. 1937). "He is at once an acquisitive Capitalist and a sincere Commun- ist. He makes his characters talk blithely about killing men for the sake of an idea; but would take great trouble not to hurt a fly." (On George Bernard Shaw). "I will retort the question of the Leader of the Opposition by another question. Has the House of Lords ever been right?" (House of Commons, 1907). "The deadly, drilled, docile, bru- tish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding on like a swarm of crawling locusts." (Invasion of Russia, June, 1941). "This whipped jackal, who to save his own skin, has made of Italy a vassal state of Hitler's empire, is frisking up by the side of the German tiger with yelps not only of appetite—that could be understood—but even of tri- umph." (House of Commons, 1941). "It is alarming and also naus- eating to see Mr. Gandhi, a sedi- tious Middle Temple lawyer, now posing as a fakir, striding half naked up the steps of the Vice- regal palace to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King -Emperor." (On Mahat- ma Gandhi). "Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." (Broadcast, October, 1939). "At four o'clock this morning Hitler attacked and invaded Rus- sia. All his usual formalities of perfidy were observed with scru- pulous technique." (Broadcast, June 22, 1941). "Hitler forgot about this Rus- sian winter. He must have been very loosely educated. We all heard abdut it at school; but he forgot it. I have never made such a bad mistake as that." (Broa- cast,May, 1942). "hat can we do to help Rus- sia? There is .nothing thiit we would not de. the s +�rli�iae Of a P �II .ILX tl.� � UAd Jig ewtr teliow.etwtt rtaiao. men would not flinch." (House of Commons, April, 1942). "From Stettin., in the Baltic, to Trieste, in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." (House of Commons. 1945.). "Tlie story of the human race is war. Except for brief and pre- carious interludes there has nev- er been peace in the world. (The WorTd Crisis). "The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of de- feat, but they are no less diffi- cult." (House of Commons, 1942). "Might not a bomb no bigger than an orange be found to pos- sess a secret power to destroy a whole block of buildings—nay, to concentrate the force of a thou- sand tons of cordite and blast a whole township at a stroke?" (Thoughts and Adventures, 1925). "Look at the mistake Hitler made in not trying invasion in 1940. We had not, at that time, fifty tanks; we had a couple of hundred field guns, some of them brought out of museums." (Oc- tober 31, 1942). A Smile or Two "That bouncer threw me out in the alley, and I told him he'd hear about it, for I belong to an im- portant family. So he invited me back in and threw me out the front door." • Judge: "Now, John Doe, it ap- pears from the record that you have been convicted of drunken- ness 25 times previously. What have you to say for yourself?" Defendant: "Well, yer honor, nobody's perfect." • Two old settlers got to talking. about cooking. "I got me one of them cook books once, but I couldn't never do a thing with it," said one. "Too much fancy stuff?" asked the other. "You said it. Every dang one of them recipes began the same way: 'Take a clean dish .° That settled me right there." • A medium, giving a seance, was "bringing back" people from the other world. A 9 -year-old kid was among those present. "I want to talk to Grandpa," he insisted, 'Inlet! Quiet!" hushed the medium somewhat annoyed. "I want to talk 'ib Grandpa," repeated the kid: "V ey Well little bey," conced- ed the Medium, making a few Mous-pens pa's'ses. "Here he is.,° "Milo, Grandpa, you ou do- ing up there? You ain't dead." • ° • • • Y 4 it • .I,