The Brussels Post, 1949-1-5, Page 3ilTGOES IN ON
WORLD
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Great Britain
For more than 100 years the in-
• fluence of Queen Victoria has been
a strong factor in the doings of
British Royalty—an influence felt
long after the Great Queen's death.
Now it looks as though it has weak-
ened' almost fo the vanishing point,
This is the opinion of observers
who noted, with keenest interest,
that the name "Albert" was not in-
' eluded in the christening of Princess
Elizabeth's' tiny son, Queen Vic-
toria was so firm in her resolve that.
her beloved Consort's memory
should he perpetuated, that the
name Albert was given to her eld-
est son and to his three sons so that
—as one writer puts it, "around
Buckingham Palace Albert revel,
berated like a perpetual echo."
But now, for the first time in over
a century, it is dropped. The new
Prince and possible future ruler of
the Empirt, was christened, by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, "Charles
Philip Arthur George" and he will
officially be ., known as "Prince
Charles of Edinburgh."
The Princess and her husband
have shown considerable boldness
in reintroducing the Stuart names,
which had fallen into disfavor and
been replaced by the names of Ger-
man houses with which the British
Royal Fancily was so closely linked
during the 18th Sand 10th centuries.
But the choice of names. has met
with great general favor, and the
British — the .Scots especially —
warmly welcome another "Bonnie
Prince Charlie." But it is recog-
nized that the little Prince, should
he come to the throne. would not
be likely to he crowned "King
Charles the Third." t
d He would
have his choice of using any of his
four nevus, and it is far more likely
that he will be "fling tieorge the
Seventh,"
I-Iowever, that's looking a long
nay ahead. and there are probably
.things of more immediate. iucport-
ante to worry over. A writer in the
British. urehazine "Time and Tide"
has a witty little poem Which gives
one the notion that the blade
marketeer: must still be operating in
the old lend, in spite of all Govern-
ment efforts to stamp them out. It
goes:
There was a crooked man
Who had a crooked job
Selling legs of crooked ham
For thirty crooked bob
He paid a crooked copper
To wink a crooked eye
And help the crooked business
Upon the crooked sly,
One day a crooked sergeant
Discovered what they did—
And now the cost of crooked
ham
Is thirty crooked quid!
And here's a little item which
Illustrates that, possibly, the bene-
fits of socialistic paternalism has
'been somewhat overrated• Coning -
ton is a village in England that has
a public telephone booth, Mrs.
Thomas Murdon has been keeping
that booth Beat and clean for the
past ten years at a wage of one
shilling per week. Now the govern-
ment wants one half of that wage—
sixpence a week—under the national
health insurance plan. Mrs. Murdon
is thinking of quitting the job—and
aye can hardly blame her, at that.
China
Terribly alarmed — and probably
with good reason—at the advance of
the Communist forces in China,
"'White. Russians" who sought re-
fuge in that country are desperately
trying to escape from Peiping,
Tientsin and Shanghai.
There are about 8 thousand of
them, including some natives ab-
sorbed from the Baltic countries,
and n'lany of them remember only
too well the persecutions steming
from the Communist revolution
from which they fled their native
Russia some thirty years ago.
Recalling the fate of 180,000
White Russians in Manchuria, Sian -
king and Outer Mongolia -most of
whom were reported to have been
either murdered or forced to return
to slavery in Russia -these homeless
people are afraid that China's Com-
munists will co-operate with the
Soviets to wipe them out. There are
*bout 2500 pro-Communist Rusifians
scalding in China, and the White
Russians believe that these people
are anxiously awaiting the chance to
denounce and persecute thein,
So offices of the United Nations
Refugee Organization ate jammed
with tense, tearful White Russians
in tattered coats and shawls, all
begging for settlement in some
other country, Officials ate working
hard to accomplish the evacuation
ere it is too latebut their efforts
White clear all the Russians out
of China is badly handicapped by
Inability tO get snfficient countries to
act as host.'
Just how the White Russians feel
about their situation is stnnnted up
strikingly by ant' official who stated
that -"If given t ,chance to leave
China without taking along a single
possession, 00 Fe cep, of White
Russians would clout, "Yes, Vest"
Good Shot But Wrong Target— Tony Adamic might have
stopped Walt Clay from making that touchdown• if the goal -
post hadn't got in the way. As it is `'alt is diving over the
goal -line "home free". The scene is from an American pro-
- fessional game.
Pi A StxetTC
This is the time of year when
all union sports writers — after
what they make look like a terrific
amount of mental labor and distress
— give their 'readers a thrill by, of
all things, taking a backward glance
at what has happened in the world
of sport during the year just past,
and also attempting to forecast
what is liable to come off in that
same great realm in the 12 months
which lie ahead.
* * *
Actually, we don't mind confess-
ing, it's just about as easy a way
as there is of filling up a spprts
column. All you have to do is set
down whatever happens to stick in
the welter of your mind regarding
what went before—shoving in, at
suitable intervals, "as exclusively
predicted in this column", as you
know darned well nobody will re-
member exactly what you said or
go to the bother of looking it up.
* >k *
Then, as to the future, you just
put down what happens to be
handiest, knowing right well that
nobody will ever pay any attention
to your. prognostications anyway—
or recall how far off the beam you
were two days after the event has
proved you all wet.
k * *
Well then, proceeding on that
basis, let's take a peek at some of
our personal forecasting triumphs
during the year 1948. The Turf—
which is the way some of the old-
timers still allude to the horse rac-
ing racket—is just a fair sample of
the way we got strictly on the beam
and stayed there,
* * *
We only attempted to tip 'the
winner of two horse races•— the
Kentucky Derby , and our own
King's Plate. In the Kentucky
affair we advised—several months
in advance—having a nice wager on
a horse whose name we just happen
to dierertiember right now. He
broke down in training, or didn't
show enough form in his late works
to 'warrant spending a starting fes
on him; and when the starter said
"COMMENCE" he was among
those missing. And so our clients
didn't lose any money on him —
except, of course, those who had
bet on him in the future books.
* * *
In the King's Plate, we were a
trifle more cagey, not mentioning
any one horse as our fancy, but
dinging it into our trusting clients'
ears that betting on a steed that
had wintered in Canada was
nothing but financial suicide, such
animals not having a Chinaman's
chance against those that had re.
ceive the benefit of that nice
Florida or California sunshine,
'So after a while 1' sail, 6The
heck with the budget?"
$n what happened? So this hap-
pened. 'I'hat thing of Jim Fair's
that had spent the winter period
basking up to his cars in nice On-
tario =now—simply romped hone,
kicking Woodbine track -dressing in
the faces of all the Southern so-
journers without a bit of trouble.
• However, we Were just as happy
it happened the way it did, as it
proved that it is still possible for
a comparatively poor. man to Win
one of our big rates, even if not
exactly probable.
* *
In baseball we were almost as
good—fearlessly predicting that the
Toronto Maple Leafs, along about
July 3Oth., Mould be so firmly ell -
trenched in the cellar that not even
TNT would blast then out, The
Leafs kept our record intact by
being right up there, battling to the
final week or so. \\'e must confess
that we had a rather- narrow squeak
in the Big Leagues having—before
the season started—forecast an all -
Boston World's Series,
* 5 5
You will remember, no doubt,
how very nearly that very thing
came to pass—but in the last few
days of the .race the Boston Red
Sox. I-Icavelt bless 'em, slipped
slightly, keeping our record of
batting .000 in the Prophet's League
absolutely intact.
5 at *
In hockey, naturally, we showed
our true 'form. We said without
equivocation—whatever that may
mean — that the Montreal Cana -
diens had too much class for the
rest of them, and that when all
the shouting was. over and done
with, they would be found securely
in .possession of the Stanley Cup,
and also—in all probability—the
Grey Cup as well,
* 5 *
We just disremember the name of
the Club which actually copped
those two great trophies—we think -
they play somewhere in or around
Toronto—but anyway it wasn't the
Flying—(on one wing)—French-
men.
5 5 *
And so it went all 'through the
year. We had one rather bad break
when — after joe Louis had an-
nounced his final and permanent
retirement from the ring.— we
wrote a piece, full' of tears and
sentiment, about what a grand
champion the Brown Bomber had
been — what a credit to Itis race
and to the sport _ and how it was
only fitting that he should leave
the ring for all time, undefeated and
triumphant. '
* * *
But, sonthow eir other, we lost
the copy and the piece was never
published, That, as we said, was
a bad break for us. For if it had
appeared, what a personal triumph
we would have considered it—now
that .Louis has changed his mind,
and the promoters are picking
among the heavyweight debris to
find somebody to shove into the
ring with him come next June.
That would have made a fitting
climax to our forecast record for
1048. Still, we suppose, a guy can't
have el, erything!
* * *
Now, you say, what about 1940?
Well, it looks as though that will
have to be held over for another
week—aid we'll bet you can hardly
wait/
Air "Motorcycle"
Is The Latest
A one -elan helicopter that gives
man something like the versatility
of bird flight has been invented here.
Called the "kloppi-Copter," it
consists of its own two counter -
revolving, coaxial rotdrs, its engine,
and its pilot—that's all!
It has no body; simply a seat and
a tripod landing gear ,beneath the
pilot, It's a sort of motorcycle of
the air.
Horace Pentecost, the. machine's
inventor, returned recently from
London to announce that the
machine will be manufactured in
England and sold throughout the
British Empire and the United
States and possessions.
"We could not find a suitable en-
gine for the Hoppi-Copter anywhere
in America," explained Mr. Pente-
cost. "But in England they have half
a dozen light engines that are suit-
able."
Mr. Pentecost explained that he
was severely hampered in Hoppi-
Copter development for lack of a
suitable engine. The one he used in
his prototype model was a war -
surplus two -cylinder engine built
/ for use in robot, radio -controlled
target aircraft.
It is expected that the production
model may have as much as a three-
hour cruising period.
Simple Controls
The Hoppi-Coster will land and
take -oil in a cleared area 30 feet
square, Its flight controls are ex-
tremely simple; up with the control
stick to fly upward, down to fly
downward! forward, back, left or
to right with the stick, to.go in those
directions.
It can hover motionless in the air
or rotate about its own vertical
axis. Directional stability is main-
tained through its counter -rotating
rotors whichrevers torque front
p t q
reaching the "fuselage" exeept as
control is required.
Multiple Uses
Uses of the new craft will include
patrol work along power and pipe
lines in inaccessible areas, over
forests, borders, cattle ranges, and
along short lines- Prospectors, ex-
plorers, and even delivery men
could use Hoppi-Copters.
As with other helicopters, engine
failure poses no particular problem,
The pilot merely puts the rotor
blades "flat," they windmill at ap-
proximately normal speed, and the
machine descends at about 15 m.p.h.
downward speed. .
When the ground is about 1:t feet
away, the pilot gives lifting pitch to
the rotors, and their momentum
slows the. descent to a soft landing.
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A few minutes after the elegant
S6,000,080 Pittsburgh post office
was opened to the public, customers
began complaining that there was
no letter drop. Dismayed Postmas-
ter Turner gof in touch with the
architects, who shamefacedly con-
fessed they had actually forgotten
all about that important item. _
Use Oil Paint
For Radiators
\\'hen redecorating the home,
radiators should not be refinished
with metallic paint.
11 radiators are to be repainted,
an oil paint should be used as it
will not reduce lite radiation of heat
to the sante extent. Metallic paints
act as' insulation and reduce the
efficiency of the heating system,
Finishing radiators in the sante
shade as the wall they adjoin is a
practice growing in popularity,
Some basic rules should be observ-
ed, however, in painting the sur-
faces, warns the institute,
To prevent "blistering," the radi-
ators should not be hot during the
refinishing process, and the heat
should not be turned on until the
enamel or paint is, thoroughly dry.
Naturally the surface should be dry
before starting,
I asst should be scraped or sand-
papered off before starting to paint.
A careful wash with a solvent such
as turpentine will remove all grease
which night prevent the finish 4,
from adhering properly,
On Books
Some books are to be tasted,
others to be swallowed, and some
few are to be chewed and digested:
that is, some books are to be read
only in parts;.others to be read, but
not curiously; and some few to be
read wholly, and with diligence and
attention.
—Francis Bacon,
Small Boy, Big Title—This is
a dose -up view of the heir to
the British Throne, At Buck-
ingham Palace he was christ-
ened by the Archbishop of
Canterbury and his full title
is Prince Charles Philip Arthur
George of Edinburgh,
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ver a century and a half ago,
,John Graves Simeoe
• became the first Governor of Upper Canada.
The trails he followed are now the
highways of a great and prosperous' province��
In the historic years between, men and 1—' '
women.have fought, struggled `and sacrificed
to make this land a better place
M which to' live.
yjv..11 il.:'il
In presenting The Dow Award
to deserving persons, we find again
and again that this spirit
of courage and selflessness
has become a definite
Canadian characteristic.
As we open page 1949 of our
history, may the thought of
these years of achievement
give us the faith and the
strength to meet the
Challenges yet to come.
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Power of Pessimism
One pessimist can knock clown
the work of a thousand sincere
builders. The pessimist doesn't need
to have any ability, except the abil-
ity to break hearts, stop progress
and destroy human faith. The pessi-
mist believes that nothing is pos-
sible, that every activity will have
a bad ending, that the accomplish-
ment of good and great things is'
not one of the functions of man, A
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an ounce Of pessimism,
The pessimist is the devil in dis-
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ment, He loves to take the negative
side, He says, "The depression -after
this war will be the worst the world
has ever knewl" He says, "Bad
times are coming." He says, "Trust
n" man—everyone's a crook."
. And his pessimism is powerful,
His forebodings are believed ai hun-
dred tithes faster than the predic-
tions and assurances of those able
workers who seek to do the great,
est good for their nation and hu-
manity. For the pessimist has a
tremendous . advantage over the' op-
timist. The optimist has to think
and. act in a plus way. He has to
solve the problem, and more than
that,' he has to . overcome the in-
human resistance which the pessi-
•lilist throws in' 10. make the problem
almost - insurmountable. All the
pe.,silnist has to do is say: "No
• good, it can't be done,"
It's a lot hardeg to be 111 optimist
than a'pessimist—but be one ally -
way. Muster up the extra energy
ik takes to think big, to act nobly, to
see good in people and in things.
Shout the pessimist down, fgnorca^-
liioto, override hint, crush hint with
the steamroller of.enthti*lastic good
faith,
ISSUE 1 1949