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The Seaforth News, 1940-04-04, Page 3THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940 MADE 1M CANADA Costs less than pper average baking ON THE RECORD The Purpose of Britain At War "We are called with our Allies to meet the challenge of a principle which, If it wore to prevail, would be fatal to any civilised order in the world. It is the principle which permits a State, in the selfish pursuit of powir, to disregard Ito treaties a111) its $01- oun pledges; which sanctions the use of three or threat or force against the sovereignty and independence of other States." tIL,M. Bing -George VI, Broadcast, 3 September, 1939) "It is evil things that we shall be fighting nation, brute force, bad faith, injustiee, oppression, and per- secution," Broadcast, ;l September, 1939) "There call be no pe11ee until the anenace of Hitlerism has been finally removed, 11 feat en finis'." (Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, M.P. House of Commons, 13 September, 1939) "We are fighting hi defence of free- dom; we are fighting for peace; we are meeting t1 challenge to our own security and that of others; we are defending the rights of all nations to live their own lives. We are lighting against the substitution of brute force for law as the arbiter between na- tions, against the violation of the Sanctity of treaties and disregard for the pledged word. We have learned that there can be no opportunity for Europe to cultivate the arts of peace until Germany is brought to realise that recurrent acts or aggression will not be tolerated. We are therefore fighting to main- tain tate rule of law and the quality of mercy in dealings between man and man and hi the great society of civilised States." (Lord Halifax, Broadcast, 7 October, 1939) Wavle. Eli no. Ave. &Saco JUST LIKE "We de not seek aggrandisement and we do not seen to redraw the map in our own interests, and still less are we moved by any spirit of vengeance. If Germany is able to re- store the 00111i(lence which she has destroyed, we aim at a settlement which will encourage her to lake- her rightful place in Europe." (Lord Halifax, House of Lords. 5 December, 1939) ''And what would happen if It (Phe Nazi regime. (did dontiuut0, rind if the threat or military (Iefeat., which was drawing very near to us this summer, became a realised fart? Think of it, you people of our cities and towns and villages--gove'unlett by uniform; government by 111e rub- ber truncheon, the gun and the con- centration 0110p; 01017 newspaper a mere megaphone for some gutter - press Goebbels of our own; Parlia- ment abolished, or made a. mockery; political opinion and trade ltnfon org- anisation suppressed; one legal sys- tem, with its time-honoured safe- guards for individual right; turned into one more instrument of brutal- ity; every child a potential spy upon its own parents; police agents listen. ing in every club, in every teasltop, in every household; the flee life of the mind, and every lovely thing for which men have striven and strug- gled, crushed under the jackboot of Adolph Hitler's Gaulelter." (Rt, 31011. Herbert Morrison. M.P. The Listener, 7 December, 1939) Britain In the International Order Almost no one 11/011500 111 or aggression, Certainly no small na- tion is afraid of attack by Great Br!. lain. The complaint always is that we have not fulfilled various duties and responsibililiee. which we, and no other nations, are expected to fulfil." (Professor Gilbert Murray, Ler'tu'e to Royal Empire Soc., 3a November, 11)311) "Thus, if we claim that in the pre- sent struggle the cause of Britain re- presents tine Right, or the Good of hie inanity, that does not - mean that Englishmen are by nature Specially unselfish or virtuous; it means that owing to historical causes it has come about that the chief interest and aim THE SEAFORTH NEWS PAGE THREE of the British Empire 1s wrapped up with the general good of the human' race. Our care for peace, our desire for reconciliation, our faith in the Ideal of the League of Nations, are neither due to hypocrisy, as our (ip- ponents say, nor yet to some special dose of original virtue, ars we are sometimes apt to imagine, but to the circumstances of our history The British Herd, long humanised by the insular security of its capltai, is engaged in the protection of a vast and increasing multitude of peoples whom it accepts as members and friends; and is so widespreadinits interests that war in any part of the world constitutes an active danger not merely to Ito commerce but to its I3P0, it seeks no conquests or acces- sions of territory; its interest de- mands the general welfare of the world and Peace invisible." f 1'ro0essor Gilbert Murray, Lecturer to Royal Empire Soc., 81 November, 1939) "For years 110w it has been the generally accepted dogma that the ad- ministration of a ('(1101)1111 Empire is a trust w'hh•h is to be conducted 'Md. ma'ily 1(1 the interests of the peoples of the 10011 tries coecerned, and we have by international 111•r1)(1400101US already undertaken 10 give fries ac- cess to the markets and to the mat- erials in many or our 010st important -1'1(10111)1:" (Rt. tofu, Neville Chamberlain, M.P. House of Commits. 28 November, 1111311) ALONG THE AIR WAVES Because al gentleman in Now 1,111 land 1110 been listening with marked enjoyment to Canadian programmes for some time, a young Canadian sold- ier in training at Aldershot is soots to get a 1)14 box of cigarettes. And this is how it all came about: tate listener in Massachusetts wrote a let- ter of appreciation to George Young, CBC's regional representative in the 1na'itimes, mentioning particularly "Appointment with Agostini," the Montreal feature, and the recently completed serial "Number 17 which starred Rapert Lucas from Toronto. As an added gesture of good neigh- bourliness, the fan sent a donation to hay smokes tor Canadian soldiers: George Young promptly despatched a package to Corporal Kennett Mac. Dougal, a former radio man, now with 48th Highlanders in :England. Radio has helped In many spectac- ular re8eues on land and sea, but there are ()evasions also when it may bring succors' in less spectacular, More permanent ways. Not 10114 ago, CBC broadcast an interview with Miss Gertrude Warner, a teacher In Manitoba's School for the Deaf, to which deaf children from Alberta aro also admitted. This week a letter was received, addressed to "School for Dearth Childs. Wsnuipeg." It w•as frons ai new Canadian mother in a remote district o1' Alberta, who lead a boy of eight --stone deal' from birth. She wrote that she was 11101051 in despair. "He is eight years in his life and has 110 school. Please tell teacher what spoke.' She will know what to do for my boy." Miss Warner knew what to do. Soon afterwards she !reported ihappily that the boy will come to the • We Are Selling Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily.) All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You{ Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order.! • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, !iu Manitoba school this fall. When Naomi Yanova, the 001100rt pianist, was asked to complete an of - biography for CBC press files she protested vehemently, bat persev- erance on the part - of one sleuth brought fortis evidence of literary tal- ent which otherwise might never have been discovered. Asked concerning the existence of musical talent in her family, Miss Yanova wrote: "By mar - (doge 1 practically acquired a. con- servatory of music staff for my in- laws." Yanova is in private life the wife of John Adaskin, CBC producer, and slle is therefore the sister-in-law of Harry Adaskin, violinist, Murray Adaskin, director of the Toronto Trio. Frances James, soprano, and Frances Marr, pianist. Naomi Yanova will be heard in recital over the CBC eastern network on Tuesday, April 1), at 2.3(1 to 3 11.10. if the modern automobile wore cap• able of chagrin, it would feel some- thing of this emotion wham driven aboard tate aerial ferry which travels over the Fraser !fiver at. North Bend B.C. Holy a human passenger feel -about this method of crossing t.h turbulent waters of the Mighty water- way will be described for "Canauli:0 Snapshots" listeners on Wednesday April 11. at 8.11i p.n., when an iletua] ity brold('astwill ilest'ribe the meth oil of carrying several big pow'erl'u nuu'hlnee at a time over the river. 'Phe ('lit' Farm Broadcast depart (11311) is making arrangements to give Ontario and Quebec fruit- growers ar complete spray service (i(11•iug 111 coining season. Through the 1'aoperae tion of the Entomological Division of the Depaittnent. of Agriculture, week- ly reports on eonditiols in all fruit districts will be Broadcast, as well as last minute advice on various sprays. a Speaking of songs, there is a sud- den burst of energy in the composing department around 013C studios that is quite staggering, Almost every week u new tune slips out and. there are some very good ones. The latest announced for a premiere is Jess Jat'f- rey's number "My Heart will be Ws.itug." He wrote it in collaboration with Horace Brown, and the title sprang from a casual remark dropped by Horace when they were discussing an earlier collaboration which is catching on very well ender the title "Over Here for Over There." HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK Sunday, April 7 11:111-10.15 a,n1. Neighborly News. Preeente9 by Andy Clarke. from Toronto. 1.141.1.15 p.m. 01d Country Mail. Talk on civilian life in Great Britain by H. S. Lambert. from Toronto. 1.15-I.30 p.m. Just diary, Stories dor the Very young present ed by "Just Many." from Toronto. 1, 0.2,01) pan. And It Carate to Pass. Biblical dramatization from 91ntr treats. 3,nn•4.10 p.m. I')ti111arnnadc-Symphony of New York, Matinee symphony convert directed by .10110 Blu'bit•• olli, front New York. 4,10.4.15 p.m, Canadian unity. Taik 1y Hon. Dr. G. 11 Weir, Minister o1' Macedon for British ('3110111118 from Victoria, 13.C. 7.3169,00 p.m. CI3(1 String Orehes11'a. String orchestra conducted by Alexander Cbuhalliu, from fuer onto. 9,0019,30 p.m. ('airy On! Feature pre seutati011 produced by the ('I3(' Features Depatment. tl'onl Tin, onto. Monday, April 8 4,1 5.4.30 Pan. India Calls. Talk by Mar- jorie White, from Montreal. 8,10.9.00 p,m. With the Troops in England. Denture programme with actuality broadcast, by the-('B('s Ovoeseas Unit iu England, with It. T. Bowman. commentate'. Tuesday, April 9 1.00-1 .30 p.m.The Happy Gang. Variety programme with Bert Peal, nIas. ter of ceremolie,, from Toronto. 4.15--1:30 p.m, It's Smart to Budget. Talk by Mildred G0odever. from Montreal. 7.45.8.00 p.m. Is Our Climate ('hang- ing? Talk by Andrew Thompson. from Toronto. 10.00.11,00 p.m. Symphony concert by the Montreal Orchestra, front Montreal. Wednesday, April 10 77.45.8.00 p.m. The Truth About Vita- mins. Talk by Dr. T. C. Routley under the auspices of the Caned. tan Medical Associatioi, from Toronto. 9.00-9.15 p.m. Co-operation as a North American Experiment. Talk by 13. N. Arneson giving a sunllnaty of the co-operative movement, 9.30-10,00 p.m. Music by Faith. Songs ' by Louise King, Dave Davies and the Rhythmaires with orchestra direction by Percy Faith, from Toronto. Thursday, April 11 7.00-7.30 p.ni. Waltz Serenade. Orel- estra directed by Russ Gerow with songs by Patricia. Bailey, from Toronto. 7.45.8.00 p.m. Canada Since the War, Talk by Donald C. MacDonald. from Toronto, 9.00-8.80 p.m. Miss Trent's Children. Serial dramatic sketch, from Montreal, 5.00-10.00 pm, The Shadow of the Swastika. ,Feature presentation. from To'omto. Friday, April 12 4.15.4.30 pan, Iced River Refugees. Talk by Mabel Durham, from To.. 7.00.7.30 p.m. Along Gypsy Trails, Or- chestra directed by Leon. Zuckert from, Toronto, 8.00.9.00 p.m. Coast Patrol. Feature presentation, from Toronto. 10.00-10.30 p.m. Woodhouse and Haw - kills, Comedy team, Dorothy Alt.' vocalist, and orchestra directed by Geoffrey Waddington, from Winnipeg. Saturday, April 13- 12.30.1.00 p.m, The Children's Scrap Book. Actuality broarloast, dram atie cast and orchestra, front To- ronto. 1.55.5.00 p.m, Metropolitan Oper11 company. From New York. 7.45.8.00 p.m, Topical Commentary.' Talk, "Tile Near East and Oil," by T. Cuyler Young, Professor of Oriental Languages, Victoria 11ni. versity, Toronto, 11;35.1139) 11.m. NI3(' Symphony Orch- estra. Conducted by Arturo Tos- caninl, from New York. PREPARING FOR AIR ATOS Changing Loudol's railways from peace to was' r'ouclitinns, has meant all immense joie of work. The speed with which it hail to be carried nut. so as to interfere as little as possible wIlh the millions of people dependent on the railroads for their daily trans ports. slakes it the more exciting. The jab meant (1) emergency mea. saves for public safety; 12) an i0lmp(1' late "blaelc-out", so and no One was given to enemy urcral•l of the, where. 11on11 of vital sections, in London. the Lotldott 1 t-,engel Transom -1 Board ''0ntt'01s all 111e (raffle for twenty-five miles round London, and has nnule c'1ehty-sev('u thousand employenl on its pay -roll On,' of the Board's staliens, Charing ('runs. is 118011 Dy vivre than fort yams million people a yeal•. Last year (he chiding '11110 14c'r)iees1. the Board ellr- risl three thousand eight hundred and seventy -1 on 011111on people to work and play. • As far back 111 1930, 111111nina')' surveys were node to see what measures would be needed if n'm' ever came, 111 1918, after the Septem- ber a'risis, transport authorities made a survey to detel•rnine what construc- tional alternations would be neces- sary. A vast programme of emergency work was undertaken by the L.P.T,B. the total cost being about £1,000,000 in London alone, I11 January, 1939, anti -flood measures in the London Underground railway were begun, and engineers made 11 survey of all stations t111d tr11t1e1a. To prevent posy sihle entry of water during a raid, it was round necessary to do work of some sort at 51 stations, and by the time war broke out, all but 19 had been cunlpleted. The London publics saw 01' knew' little of 111e laborious work going on for its safety. It only saw the super• finial changes. Instructions on what to do in event of an ah' raid• fol' 111' 5(1(1100, appeared in tains and on 141ati0115. :Notices requesting PasseI(g- 310 (0 lie 00 the floor in the event or an 111• raid caused amusement ou sone, of the crowded suburban lines. Other notices at. the (11118lre to Underground stations warned the pub. lip that they could not he used as ail' raid shelters• and that when a raid warning oras given, the gates would be dosed. One of the most difficult problems to d in(inou was thacrf pratebe e11ngfarethe siLnderdground ruilvtay0 from risk of 900diing, either Ann1 the river Thames, or from Sewers of water mains. Elertrieally operated steel flood. proof Rates. of two types. have 100u 11181 ((111'd---lI,'(( 1)' tumid gat es weigh- ing six (005, and smaller gates weighing four and a half ton-, t0 est off passages leading into stations, be- sides concrete walls in the passages, So successful has this wart: been that within three 1intttee et an a1' raid warning. those sections of the line in between stations muting Miller the river, can be eremite(ely isolated. When all air raid warning is received at the 'traffic controllers' office, the c0111roller immediately transmits an 111)111(1(1110(1 to the oper- ators of all gates, who are coutiutr- nilsly o1 duty. In the operator's control cabin at the end of each pl11tfolnl, illuminated diagrams of the section of the line indicate the presence of a train in the under -river section. As soon as the operators have sat- isfied themselves by means of the diagrams that all trains have cleared the section, the gates are closed. Special inter -locking devices make it impossible for any gate to be closed while there Is a train iu the under - river section of the tunnel. As soon as war broke out, men be- gan working by day and alt night to complete the work and by the end of December all but one of the stations were opened. First steps had to be taken for the safety of the workers themselves so concrete plugs --each plug weigh- ing thirty-five tons—were put in the tunnels and passages. As time event on, air sorts of un- expected (liffienitles were encount- ered. The huge steel gates for Char- ing Cross, for instance, left Scotland. 011 December 0, but the .lorries ran TAKES OFF GRIME WITHOUT SC MING N"-0 need for hard rubbing and scrubbing when you use a solution of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye. It cuts right through grease, clears clogged drains, keeps out- houses sanitary and odorless, ' scours pots and pans, takes the hard work out of heavy cleaning. Keep a tin always handy. 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Beating the "black -out" on the railway-. - has also been a problem, e•speeially now that the "peak period" Is earlier in the evening. The first phase, when ordinary trains were plunged into darkness. and Under- ground trains hail subdued lighting, was soon over. Now a scheme of reading lamps has been devised and successfully carried out—an immense job which las meant installing thirty thousand more electric lamps, a. hun- dred and ninety stiles of wiring, and special reading shades of steel weigh- ing in all twenty-one tons. Through white steel boxes the ray shines on to papers and books, but not through the windows. That Super.Winters Science Blames Volcanoes Writing im The American Weekly with the April 7 issue of The Detroit Sunday Tilues. Harold O. Whitnall. professor of geology at Colgate Uni-. ver8iiy, explains that volcanoes, like careless janitors in the earth's base- ment. turned off the ]teat by sending un dust to screen the wanting solar rays. Be 0ure to get The Detroit Sun - tiny Times. A. young widow conunissi0ned a tnuuunteut mason to in1(•ribe on her husband's tombstone, "My sorrow is more than I can bear." Before the work was finished the widow married again, and the mason asked her if She still wanted the inscription. "Yes," site replied, "but just add the word 'alone' at the end." TRAIN YOURSELF FOR EMPLOYMENT 19 you ever hope to get a job you have to be trained beforehand. We maize it possible for you to qualify at little expense, because for the first time you can pur- chase our books. instead of the course. War is bound to create demand for Telegraphers, and Stenog- raphers. Tu Telegraphy, we supply self -teaching machine, and our Shorthand is written in abbrevia t- ed English which anyone can 100011Write for folder on train- ing interested in. CASSAN SYSTEMS 76 Dyelyn Crst., TORONTO