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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-02-04, Page 2EXPOSITOR 'Witched 1860 fittlAtched at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Brow A. Y. McLean, Editor Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3. -0 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadi:>n Weekly Newspaper r s Association. Advertising rates „n application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Sec.;ad Class Mail Post Office I?epia 6i. tent, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 4 Seaforth's Reun ion Seaforth and distc ict is going to have an Old Boys' Reunion. An or- ganization charged with the respon- sibility of carrying out necessary ar- rangements was formed at a meet- ing Monday, following some weeks of exploratory work. Organizing a reunion requires a great deal of work and will necessi- tate the wholehearted co-operation of citizens generally, if it is to be a success. Preliminary discussions, it was indicated at the meeting this week, suggested to the committee that there was a broad desire to hold a reunion, and that necessary co-op- eration would be forthcoming. That this is the case is suggested by the general willingness to assume office in the Old Boys' organization and to assist irr providing financial guaran- tees. Seaforth has a history of which every citizen and every former citi- zen may be proud. It has facilities the equal of those in any municipal- ity its size, and better than most. It is good that these things be . talked about and proclaimed, and the reun- ion provides the opportunity. A civic pride and civic enthusiasm can do much to further the interests, not only of Seaforth, but also of the dis- trict is serves. "March Of Dishes" Contributions for the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis "March of Dimes" campaign will be solicited in Sea - forth and district next week. The Canadian Foundation has al- lotted an objective of $350,000 to the Ontario Chapter as a minimum nec- essary to permit it to carry on its fight against polio and to provide for assistance and rehabilitation of per- sons already suffering from the dis- ease. It is to help in achieving this total that the people of this district are asked to donate freely.' WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: A ROCKING CHAIR AT 65 (Kitchener -Waterloo Record) Many persons are automatically pensioned at 65, and some of thein find themselves in unfortunate cir- cumstances. Once a person gets to be 65, every- body seems to think he should be sat- isfied to sit in a rocking chair and collject a pension. More people are Iiving to a heal- thier old age these days, but if no- body wants them, what good is it? There are now 800,000 Canadians over 70 and it is estimated that there will be 1,200,000 by 1971. For the most part those in higher age groups are willing and able to work. Man's 'calendar age has little bearing on his ability to do a good job. WAR IS NOT INEVITABLE (Toronto Star) According to the Gallup poll, 43 percent of Canadians think that a major war with Russia is inevitable sooner or later, whereas only 39 per cent think the West can live peace- fully with Russia. The other 18 per cent interviewed were undecided. This poll indicates how heavily Canadian opinion is influenced by opinion in the United States. The dame question, was put,to a sample of the population in the United States and in Britain. Nearly three out f four Ameridans with an opin- ien;on the subject believed war to be inevitable. The result in Britain was Lost exactly the reverse; Nearly of fourbelieved peace to „yr1' r.i f :Y�. ' be possible. If the poll results are accurate, they reveal the existence of a serious. psychological barrier to peace in the United States and Canada. To say that a thing is inevitable is to say that nothing can be done to prevent it. People who take that attiude to- ward war are not likely to give in- telligent interest and support to their governments' efforts to secure peace. It would be better to stick to the old philosophy that nothing in this world is inevitable except death and taxes. It is men who make war; men can also refrain from making war. THE I URON EXPOS OR SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS • Receives Promotion Commodore Herbert S. Rayner, D.S.C., St. Catharines, 43 -year-old commander of the aircraft carrier Magnificent, will become naval as- sistant to the chief of naval staff in Ottawa on January 31. A native of Clinton, Commodore Rayner, was a resident of St. Catharines” when he joined the Royal Cana- dian Navy as a cadet in 1928.— Clinton News -Record. THE SATURDAY BATH (Ottawa Journal) Half a century ago Saturday night bath procedure was an established routine on our farm. Pots and ket- tles were filled and heated on the big, shining kitchen range and the reser- voir at the rear was full of piping hot water. First, younger sisters were put through and sent to bed, and then mother called "son, it's your turn". Mother always gave a lad the same admonition, "now put the water on yourself and not on my clean kitchen floor". The old tin tub sat on a braided rug in front of the open oven. A 12 - year -old had several choices; he could kneel; he could sit crouched with his knees knocking his lower jaw, or he could stand and toss hand- fuls of water on his shoulders. No matter how careful blobs of water somehow would spread on the floor. One towelled off as close to the stove as he dared, while Shep Iicked a lad's toes and wagged his tail as he en- joyed the warm water. It always seemed to a young man in those days of yesteryear that a bath every Saturday night in cold weather, whether he was dirty or not, was an egregious waste of time and energy. A heavy winter union suit prevented outside dirt from get- ting through to the skin. Naturally come June and hot weather a bath was different. A boy Was willing to go to the old swimming hole in the meadow two or three times a day. The countryman believes in clean- liness, but on a blizzardly, zeroish night doubtless there are boys who still question following a weekly routine just because it has become an established program. WHITEWASHING ROADS SCANDAL (Kingston Whig -Standard) Six months ago, it became obvious to the government of Ontario that large scale fraud was being commit- ted by contractors working on de- partment of highways development schemes. Immediately the unpleas- ant facts about padded payrolls, ex- tortionate charges and redundant subcontracts began to emerge, Prime Minister Frost instituted a legal in- vestigation, an investigation by a firm of business consultants and auditors and an all -party select committee of the legislature to inquire into the mess. Two things have directly resulted from these inquiries. First of all, a series of court cases were instituted and the contracting companies heavily fined. Second, the highways minister, Mr. Doucett, very proper- ly, though very tardily, resigned his portfolio. The conduct of the select commit- tee has not, however, been so exem- plary . . . On Tuesday, the obvious intention of this committee, as envisaged by the government, emerged. The gov- ernment is not concerned with find- ing out facts nor establishing re- sponsibility. It is out to whitewash the whole highways department ra- ther than to find out the causes of the irregularities. When Mr. Farquhar Oliver, leader of the opposition in the provincial house, and a member of the committee, asked that certain material witnesses be subpoenaed, his request was refused. . He had been refused before on the grounds that these witnesses were up for trial and could not_.be asked to incrimin- ate themselves. Now he is refused because the Conservative chairman says that these witnesses have been tried and so have discharged their obligation to society. In other words the committee, or rather the govern- ment members of the committee, are not prepared to incriminate the Frost go erne ent any more than they have done' -. 11i21�.H.'.N�roN 14zs Now a Notary Public The appointment of Earl Beech- er Menzies, barrister-at4aw, of the Town of Clinton, to be a not- ary public and for the Province of Ontario, was announced in the latest issue of the Ontario Gaz- ette. Mr. Menzies took over the law practice of F. Fingland, Q.C., when the latter accepted the post of Huron County Judge at the first of the month.—Clinton News -Re- cord. Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Mr: and Mrs. William Morse, of Brussels, were pleasantly surpris- ed on Monday night, when Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bremner entertained them on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. also present were members of their immediate family and their brothers and sis- ters. The evening was spent in a social way and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Morse were the recipients of many lovely gifts.—Brussels Post. Visited Parents Sgt. Glenn Kechnie, of Portage la Prairie, motored down to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kechnie, arirving here early Sun- day morning. Glenn's trip was prompted by the fact that he will be doing special duty at Trenton Air School for the next two weeks. Needless to say, his unexpected visit was a wonderful surprise to his parents. Mrs. Kechnie and children remained at Portlage la Prairie.—Blyth Standard. and wild growth along the river flats between the dam and the highway bridge. The park com- mittee, headed by Councillor Ralph Bailey, is seeking advice on the landscaping of the area from the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege in Guelph?—Exeter Times -Ad- vocate. Lions Club Inducts New Members Carts Out Couch on Fire Martin Stensen, part-time em- ployee at South Huron Hospital, carried a smouldering chesterfield out of the building Thursday to avoid a possible fire. The man carted the piece of furniture to apply to the building fund for through dense smoke which cloud- the Legion Memorial Hall on Kirk ed the basement storage room and Street. This was one-half of a threw it into the snow through a , grant awarded by the 1953 council; service entrance. The fire bri- gade arrived shortly after. Dam- age to the building because of smoke was slight.—Exeter Times - Advocate. The regular meeting of the Brussels Lions Club was called to order on Monday evening by Lion President Max Oldfield. The high- light of the evening was the in- duction of three new members in- to the club, namely, Lion Donald Dunbar, Lion Fred Kirkpatrick and Lion Allan McTaggart. The induction ceremony was carried out by Lion Harvey Johnston. The club members decided to sponsor 4-H Swine Club work, Friday af- ternoon skating for primary and. pre-school children, and a min- strel show.—Brussels Post. Discuss Meat Inspection Investigation into meat inspec- tion service was authorized by town council. This service, super- vised by the Huron County Health Unit, provides for the inspection of all meat before it is offered for sale by local stores. Reeve William McKenzie, who is 'chair- man of the Health Unit, introduc- ed the question. He said the in- spection would protect both the butchers and the consumers. "The butchers are willing to co-oper- ate," he announced. Cost of the service is minimized by a grant of $1,200 available from the prov- ince. The town of Goderich, which has had meat inspection for sev- eral years, pays about $600 for the service, Mr. McKenzie noted. Goderich is the only municipality in the county which has meat in- ' spection.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Legion Declines $500 At Monday night's meeting of the Clinton Branch No. 140 Cana- dian Legion, it was decided not to make application to the 1955 town council for the remainder of a $2,000 grant promised to the Leg- ion building fund. But, if the need arises in future years the Legion will apply for the remaining $500. In 1953 the Legion received $1,000 YEARS AGONE Interesting Items Picked from The Heron Expositor 25 and 50 Years Aso. Interesting Items Picked Huron Expositor of and Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor February 7, 1930 The home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fee, Hensall, was the scene of a happy gathering on Tuesday, Feb. 4, it being the 50th annivers- ary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Fee, esteemed resi- dents of that village, but owing to a recent bereavement in the fam- ily the occasion was celebrated quietly. A large quantity of grain and produce of all kinds are being marketed in Hensall, the sleigh- ing being pretty good. Rabbit hunting is being keenly engaged in by a number of nim - rods who are meeting with good success. Mrs. John Montgomery, Win- throp, was called to Windsor last week owing to the illness of her daughter -in - law, • Mrs. Andrew Montgomery. She returned home on Saturday accompanied by her little grandadughter, Betty Mont- gomery. Miss Mary Purcell, of Seaforth, spent the weekend with Mrs. M. Bryne, Dublin. - Mrs. K. Feeney, Dublin, was a weekend visitor in Toronto. Mr. Clayton Looby has returned to Dublin from Detroit. We are pleased to know Mrs. Frank Smith, Dublin, is improv- ing from an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. George Holland, Dublin, is visiting Seaforth friends. Peter McLaughlin, Thomas Mc- Kay and Thomas Murray have fin- ished their contract of supplying wood for Manley school. $500 was received last year. The town council will be requested to keep the offer open if need for the money arises. The Legion un- animously supported a motion to give $25 towards the purchase of a $450 resuscitator which the Clin ton and District Chamber of Com merce is promoting. The Cham ber began the fund with a $50.00 committee. The public Norks contribution. — Clinton News -Re crew has cleaned up the brush cord. Clean Up Park For Development Preparations for the developing of Riverview Park are being made by town council and its parks CROSSROADS (By JAMES SCOTT) ON THE RIGHT TRACK Well the big snow has finally come. A bit later this year •than usual, but, just like taxes, we in this part of the world can be sure that before the winter is out we'll have at least one time when every- thing gets clogged up and most of us will be performing on the end of a shovel. Which brings me to the matter of sidewalks. My friends, I can truly say that nothing in the last few years gives me more pleasure than to be able to say that I have few complaints about the sidewalks .so far. It was a real delight the other morning to look out the window and see a sight which I had al- most despaired of ever seeing again. But there it was. The old faithful town plow was making its deliberate and sure way along the street cutting out a clear path to- wards our fine new school. I can tell you that it brought joy to my heart and as 1 watched the young- sters make their way along the sidewalk. with not a fear of a motorist in a hurry it was just about as nice a feeling as a fel- low can get. And let no doubted make any mistake about it. Those children - were on the sidewalk, not out on the middle of the busy highway. Oh sure, once in a while an ad- venturous and, alas, foolhardy youngster cavorted out into the middle of the road. There is no power on earth that I know of, whether it's winter or summer, which will keep all the children off the road all the time. But the point is that as long as there was a path cleared for them on the 'sidewalk, that's where most of the children were ,and that's where they ought to be. As long as the municipality makes that path available to them, it has done its duty and done it well. • FEBRUARY 4, 1955 TO THE EDITOR: Toronto, Jan. 25, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: May I comment brief- ly upon that front page story re- porting an address to the Seaforth Lions Club, in the course of which an interesting parallel was drawn "between the job which those en- gaged in the agricultural indus- try were doing, and the job.which members of Lions Club were do- ing." The thing that registered with this reader, apart from the above "service" parallel, was the speak- er's emphasizing of the fact that the mightiest single industry is agriculture. The roads around Manley lately are in good condition but no one wants to face the highway, as it's a nuisance meeting cars in the channel cut. Some motorists have the courtesy to stop and give the teamster a chance to meet, while others think they own the road and will side sweep at full speed. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bell, Tuck- ersmith, entertained a number of friends on Friday evening in hon- or of Miss Irene Volland at a shower. Mrs. William Green has return- ed to her home in Tuckersmith after spending a very pleasant week with friends and relatives in Seaforth. Mr. Charles Uksila and his skat- ing partner, Vida, who will appear at the Lions Valentine Carnival and ice frolic Friday evening, Feb. 14, are unquestionably the most outstanding fancy skaters in America, haying Won every com- petition they have entered. And I might just say, in pass- ing, that it is a very good feeling for older people too, not to be forced out into a busy stream of traffic in the middle of a blizzard. So just about now would seem to be a good time to thank those people in the town who, this year, have seen the need to keep the sidewalk plowed. You know, I have so often heard people who are active in public life, say that it is a thankless job. I'm afraid it often. is. Humans being what they are, it is always far easier to complain about something which has not been done than to remember to be grateful for some- thing which is done. I'll admit that when I sat down at the typewriter to run off an- other Crossroads, I did not have a vote of thanks to the town coun cil in mind. In fact, I was plan- ning to write about something else entirely. Then, from somewhere, I'm not just sure where, there came a mysterious prompting. "Hold on, Scott!" the voice said, "why not give credit where credit is due? You've been griping about getting the sidewalk plowed for years now. Alright. Now they are plowing it. Why not say thanks?" That, gentlemen, is precisely what I am trying to do now. As sincerely as I know how to put words on paper. And another thing. I am abso- lutely certain that every mother and father who has a small child going up to the school is joining with me right now as I say it. Your mailboxes may not be filled with thank -you notes and you may not be stopped on the street a hundred times a day, but I am sure that in the heart of every worried parent in Seaforth, there is real gratitude to you for help- ing to keep our children safe. If I had an orchid today, I know where I would send it. North America's Wheat Wheat, particularly, hard spring wheat, has a low ntbisture content that renders it easy to store. This assists in holding it from years of high yields to be used in years of low yield and in moving it great distances to mills, stated Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture, in speaking to the State Board of Agriculture, at Topeka, Kansas, January 13. Wheat grown in Ontario and Quebec is soft winter wheat and amounts to from 10 to 20 per cent of the Canadian crop. Hard wheat in the United States is grown from Minnesota to Oregon along the Canadian boundary and amounts to about 20 to 25. per cent of the total United States t),„ !U dd crop. The British market takes consid- erable bard spring wheat from Canada because she needs it to render more palatable the bread made from four resulting from mixing it with her soft wheat 'be- fore milling. This mixing of as high as 60 per cent Canadian hard spring wheat in England, and us- ing 100 per cent in Scotland in bread four before the war gave Britain a very apalatable bread. About half the wheat grown in North America could be hard spring wheat and mixed with the soft wheat the two together could produce die greatest quantity of high protein content bread avail- able anywhere in .the world. This cannot happen, however, under (Continued on 'Page 7) We are pleased to know that Mrs. Benniger, Dublin, -is able to be up after receiving a bad break in her ankle. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bennett, Huron Road West, and Mr. Tim Eaton. of Seaforth, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Eaton, Winthrop. • quarters, it was predicted that it would be a year of recessions, but it was the reverse; it was a year of prosperity and growth. Now we are informed from reliable sources, and business analysts predict that 1955 will be the best ever, with business activity break- ing the record. Let us hope that they are correct in their analysis. Industrial averages at the end of last year were the highest on record, and dividends were at an all-time high; the Canadian dollar increased in value and the miner- al production was almost one and a half billion dollars, or one hun- dred dollars for every-' man, wo- man and child in Canada. Citizens of many countries have great confidence in Canada's fu- ture, as they have invested their millions of dollars here and oth- ers are pulling up stakes and com- ing here to live. Nearly all busi- ness, leaders have already voiced their opinions that 1955 will be a boom year in Canada. I am aware of the fact, too, that there are some soft spots in the economy of Canada, and the big- gest one, in my opinion, is "FARM PRICES." Canada, has a huge surplus of wheat which affects a great many of the• farmers; then the apple growers to some extent, owing to the dumping of apples here from the U.S.A., and the fact that the lung -cancer scare from smoking has had an ef- fect upon the sales of the tobacco Sometimes comparisons a r e made by one or other of Canada's great manufacturing industries, and the advertising columns give color and scope as to the 'Top Boy . in Jack Canuck's Industrial Class'. It is all too seldom that. the agricultural industry gives chapter and verse as to her own achievements; yet, it is pretty obvious that this is the earliest and most essential industry of them all—in fact, one of the sages, looking at two-thirds of the entire human family at work in the world's fields and barns, describ- ed agriculture as 'The Mother of Industry'. Moreover, it is not of- ten enough remembered that even in the mighty industrial complef that is the United States, 30 out of every 100 industrial plants from coast to coast wouldn't turn a wheel. unless their raw materials came in from the farms. In Can- ada, I'm told that the ratio is nudging 40 per cent. It need hard- ly be stressed, I suppose, that the 60 per cent of the nation's other economic service• and industrial activities have first to be fed by the farmers before operations can start. As it is tersely put in the 1954 Canada Year Book's "Review of Canadian Manufacturing" (p. 617): "Five industries in the ,foods and beverages group ranked among the fifteen largest in Canada. Be- cause of the basic importance of agriculture to the Canadian econ- omy, these industries are in the fo efront of industrial activity. The raw products of the farm must be further processed in meat- packing, plants, in canning factor- ies, in milk, cheese and butter establishments, or in flour mills. The value of production of the slaughtering and meat -packing in- dustry (1951) was $892,000,000; butter and cheese output, $374,- 000,000; flour milling, $281,000,000," to include three of the leaders. The lad who coined the sentence: "No farm surplus, no city," knew his book, and was more than a phrase -maker. - HURONIAN From The Huron Expositor February 3, 1905 Mr. George Stanbury, of the London Road, was kicked on the side by a colt on Tuesday evening and so severely injured that he has since been confined to bed. The seven-year-old daughter of Mr. Thomas Judd, Clinton, had a narrow escape from meeting with a very serious accident one day last week. She was hanging on a sleigh laden with two cords of wood, when the hind runner pass- ed over both feet, severely injur- ing them, one considerably more than the other one. A man from McGillvrary Town- ship had a very romantic experi- ence one night not long ago. He had been embibing too freely of the "Scotch" in a Khiva totel in Stephen, and late at night start- ed for home. He soon fell asleep under the soothing influence and the horse feeling itself free, it trotted along, not towards home, but in the opposite direction. Very early in the morning the man woke up and after awakening a farmer out of bed, found that he was in the vicinity of Varna. He was directed to the hotel in that village and left _for home in the forenoon. Mr. Wm. Ament, of Seaforth, is hauling a lot of logs from Tuck- ersmith. Mr. and Mrs. William Murdoch of Evergreen Home, Brucefield, entertained a number of their friends in honor of Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Murdoch. The house was prettily decorated with evergreens for the occasion. Mr, Cameron and Miss Aggie Dickson, of Atwood, visited this week at the home of Mr. L. H. Ferguson, Walton. Mr. Robert Campbell has dis- posed of his house and lot in Walton to his brother, Joseph Campbell, of McKillop. We under- stand that it is Mrd Campbell's intention to move west in the spring. Messrs. J. Habkirk and W. Hef- fron, of Brussels, • spent Sunday with friends in Blyth. Dr. Mackay and Mr. D. Smith, of Seaforth, were visiting in Blyth on Sunday. Dr. J. W. Livingstone, a former Seaforth boy, has been appointed divisional surgeon on the Kansas City Southern Railway and has taken up his residence in the rap- idly growing city of Mina, Arkan- sas. This place, although only eight years old, has a population of between five and six thousand, and the railway pay roll amounts to over $25,000 each month. Mr. W. D. Stewart, son of Mr. Mex Stewart, Seaforth, skipped the rink that won the grand aver- age, Winning more games than any other rink at the grand curling bonspiel at St. Paul, Minn., last ,week.•The rink received four gold medals as their trophies. Thehorse market is brisk again WS Winter. A number ,have been sold in Tuckersmith at good pric- ea, :!l * Seaforth, Jan. 31, 1955. Editor, The' iiuron Expositor: Dear Sir: One month of 1955 has passed and gone, but where? And now we are facing the short- est month of the year. "January" was named after the ancient Rom- an god "Janus", who was always painted with -two faces so that he could look both forward and back- ward. I mention this useless but interesting thing here because the month of January, named after this two-faced diety, looks back- ward and forward—backward into the year just ended, and forward into 1955, as a year of great hap- penings. It is a time for deciding of past accomplishments and build and plan for the future. Which ever way you look at it, backward or forward, Canada's prosperity is,. indeed, a very bright picture. She is probably the fastest grow- ing industrial nation in the world. Early in the last year in some crops. The condition of the Canadian textile industry has, I may say, grown too big for its boots, and is now being cut down to its size. Canada has, to a great extent, been transformed from an agri- cultural to an industrial nation. Many of the Western farmers, who have been complaining of the wheat surplus, are now drawing handsome royalties from oil and gas found on their farms. The automobile makers expect this to be their biggest year, with construction going ahead at a re- cord pace. The St. Lawrence seaway will create many jobs and make a lot of money change hands. In my opinion, Canada's growth is based upon the increase of her population by birth and immigra- tion, and the development of her - natural resources, of which she is immensely rich. People who live for 15 or 20 years from now will have seen the greatest change in heat, light and power that the world has ever seen manufactur- ed from the most powerful miner- al ever discovered, called Uran- ium. I read in a newspaper a few days ago of a man who is 107 years of age, and when asked: "What his best present wish is, he replied "I just wish that• I' would live another 100 years to• see what happens." However, it has been said by those who' should know, that a train can leave Montreal and run all the way to Vancouver without the engine re- fueling; and that an airplane will be able to travel around the world without refueling. Citizens will have to, be educated as how to. handle it, as no doubt it will be dangerous too. Canada is now the richest coun- try in the world with this mineral; it is the source of unbelievable power. One pound of uranium will produce as much energy as 1,30x' tons of coal, or 360,000 gallons of gas, or two and a half million kilo- watt hours of electricity. I cannot close without mention- ing the construction of the Trans Canada pipeline for the delivery of natural gas from Alberta to Eastern Canada, which will be commenced this year and which will be the largest pipeline in the world, and the development of our- mines urmines of all kinds of mineral. WM. MURRAY ROYALTY AND GRACE COMBINED IN ONE PERSON (From the London Observer and the Ottawa Journal) No family in the world is sub- ject to so merciless, so unrelent- ing a stare of public scrutiny as the British Royal Family. And no member suffers more from this ordeal by publicity than the Prin- cess Margaret. Most of what is written of her in awry, some of it scurrilous. There are, indeed, people who write of her as if the dry shade of Wilkes had returned to the world to focus once again his vile, distorting mirror on roy- alty. The press treatment of this girl of '23 is probably the least accur- ate branch of contemporary journ- alism. It depends on four or five anecdotes which are told again and again with curious variations. There is a peering and a prying all done of course, in the name of loyalty and serious concern. And there is a pantomime -simple idea that while the Queen must be portrayed as a icon of seriousness,. opposite qualities must be found in her sister. To read such sickly hoodlum -literature induces cyn- icism or disgust: to be the subject; of it must be a matter for pain. This month (January 31) the rincess flies to Trinidad to be - in her first official journey abroad made alone, a tour of the British Caribbean Islands. Her trip will, no doubt, be re- ported with the usual outpouring of school -girl gossip -writing — an outpouring which will be accepted by its subject in silence, without contradiction or correction, as part of the burden of what Queen Vic- toria once described as "my much disliked position". We have epme to take for granted this silent ac- ceptance, by a whole family, of whatever personal afflictions pub- lic curiosity in the lives of those playing the inescapable role of royalty may bring. • One protection of ray persons lies in the very nature of the in- stitution they embody, with its self sufficient almost- mystical qual- ity. Ordinary citizens, Who consid- er the Matter May find in royal in- stitutions a subtle aitd civilized constitutional device, a way of providing the state with a symbol- ism that satisfied the . heart and mind of individuals, as well as the collective emotion of a nation; they may do no more than accept it as a wonderful fantasy, a family life lived with nobility and 'gran- deur to lighten the too -ordinary lives of others. But there is another view, found more especially in those who, whether by their heredity or by choice, give their lives to the im- mediate service of the Crown. For those at Court, the monarchy is an end in itself, something that has a life acrd a reality independent of its usefulness. Within this atmosphere, preserv- ed despite all the vicissitudes of history, members of the Royal Family may well feel of their of- ficial position as a clergyman feels about the change conferred on him by ordination. They hold a rank that carries inalienable honors and inescapable duties; it inevitably makes their lives different from those of other people. It is this high and serious qual- ity of being set apart—by God, if you will—that saves the Crown from corrosion by the nauseous publicity that is concentrated on' it. And it is in this set-apartness, rather than in the imaginary char- acter ,and attributes that have been invented for her, that the Queen's sister can be understood. For, above all, she is a Royal person and one who is perfectly conscious of what that state en- tails. That she is an attractive girl, gay, warm-hearted and bright, is incidental to the central purpose of her life. It is a for- mal life and a lonely one, hem- med in by Victorian conventions and disciplines that have almost vanished from English life else- where. Her circle of close friends is limited to those who can be trust- ed utterly and fully share the Roy- al 'mystique. There is the con- tinual danger that remarks, no (Continued on Page 5)