The Huron Expositor, 1943-04-02, Page 22, 04
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dohail `McLean,, Editor. ,
listed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
4'arsday afternoon by McLean
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E". ,FORTH, Friday, April 2, 1943
The Red Cross
Seaforth and district Red Cross
Five for its quota of $6,225 to help
meet the $10,000,000 objective of the•
Canadian Red Cross campaign, in
spite of weather conditions which al-
most brought it to a standstill during
the first weeks of the campaign, is
now well on its way„to fulfillment.
It is a lot of money, but, remember
the amount' the Red Cross is asking
for is only a fraction of what the
society needs and spends. It can not
ask ten million of us to do its work,
because that would bring about
chaos. So instead of asking us to give
an hoar, or a day, or a week to work
for humanity, it asks us to keep on
working and give at least a `part of
what we' earn to the Red Cross.
The Red Crass is not a business or
industrial organization. It is just
you and. me and the other people of
Canada, and all the Red Cross is do-
ing is asking us to help in the great-
est humanitarian job of all time, and
to help lessen . human suffering, the
lice of which the world has never
seen.
That the Red (Cross will get all the
money—and . more—that it is asking.
for, is a foregone conclusion, be-
cause failure , would be a rebuke to
all decent Canadians, More than
that, it would be exactly the same as
telling our soldiers who are German
prisoners, that we are not particular-
ly interested in them as long ashwe
are comfortable and safe in Canada.
More than that, it would be telling
our boys who arewaiting in England
to go over the top, that they had bet-
ter look for some one else to provide
blood transfusions, and telling the
otaing people of Europe that what
they have- suffered in our eanse has
not ,nod 'tis enough to give a hand-
ful of food' out of the . boundless
Ames -possessed, by fortunate Can -
Think about these -thins before
you refuse to give, and give gener-
ously to the Red Cross.
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Going After Things •
There are.:a lot of people and not
a few municipalities that labor under
the delusion that its is the Govern-
ment's bounden duty to provide the
former with all the necessities of life
and the latter with sufficient public
buildings, works, etc:, to make their
town or city sufficiently outstanding
to attract the pick of industry and
transport. Particularlyis that so in
war time, when the government is
spending colossal sums on war indus-
tries, air schools, landing fields and
other industry that war brings into
being.
Then there is another class of com-t
munity that believes first in making
up its mind as to what it wants, and
then buckling down itself to do the
spade work, to the point where, they
will have sonie concrete evidence or
inducement' to- show outside industry
or the government why they could,
with profit to themselves, build upon
thefoundation which that commun-
' ity has already firmly laid.
Such a community, we take it, is
the town of Kincardine: Several
times in 'recent months, planes from
one or other of the county air schools
or other flying schools in Ontario,
have been forced to make emergency
landings ate or near Kincardine, be-
cause of weather conditions, lack of
'gas, engine trouble or simply because
the pilots were completely lost.
Last week a plane crashed in that
town and two airmen were killed and
several injured in the crash. But the
people in that town did not wait for
a. fatality to occur before they saw
he necessity of securing an emerg-
ency landing field for. just such em--
ex encies. ; They didn't petition either
overn'Ment or the sitting mem-
,0,,,01:3y them. with one, and then
it back and wait ° for it. ,
eipg a wide, awake community,
rk,.too aetion, antong themselves
�.,.. ibile l'eeting; and .the
i7g;'s recorded in
ewmin ; these _words :
several propos
eo s ere WOO'.
erg”
fi
ency landing field for Kincardine,
the committee, appointed at ,a recent
public meeting, decided on the a •e.a
commonly, known as the old race
track."
"Tile committee's decision has been
passed on to various authorities and
it is expected there will be action in
the not far distant future, in prepar-
ing the site for its intended purpos-
es.'
And, no doubt, there will: We
point out these things because there
were several planes forced down ad-
joining Seaforth during the winter.
months also. Fortunately, there
were no fatalities, but the large
planes in every case were more or
less damaged, the last one being
grounded here the better part of a
week.
Like Kincardine, if Seaforth had
an emergency landing field or strip,
as they call them now, both lives and
much material damage would have
been saved. In fact, we would 'say
there is even greater need of an em-
ergency landing field at Seaforth
than there is in the northern town,
because of the fact that this town is
to a much greater degree in the di-
rect line of flight, not only for planes
flying from ' the three -Huron air
schools, but for planes flying to those
schools from other Ontario points.
Seaforth has as many ' suitable
available sites for ennergency landing
fields as any other town in Ontario,
and, possibly, 'a good many • more
than the average, because of the
clear,level land adjoining it, but one
is not going to come into being with-
out some concerted interest and ef-
fort.on the part of the municipality
and its people.
This town has never lacked those
things as its public utilities, pleasure
and sport facilities amply prove, and
it should not pass up this opportun-
ity of adding further proof to the
world at large that it is a live town.
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Spring Is Here
March came bounding in on the
back of a roaring lion, and ambled
out on the •back of a fleecy lamb. The
sun has crossed the equator . -- the
vernal equinox the darkness is once
more balanced by sunlight, and so
Spring is here again.
Was it ever more. welcome? Did
we ever have a harder winter? But
it is well to remember that Spring is
Spring; that while the robins and
the crows are here and the crocuses
on the way, that we will have spring
weather too.
Mark Twain oncecounted one hun-
dred and thirty-six kinds of weather,
in New England, in twenty-four
hours,, and 'we mightjust as well
make up our minds that we will have
a few changes too.
We will have a nice warm day and
then hopes will be dashed by a cold
spell. But as the season advances, so
will incidents. Coldness will give
place to warmth and darkness to
light.
Spring will be followed by summer
and then will come the harvest. May
it be a bountiful one.
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Wonderful !
-The Chicago News says: "At that
it must be wonderful in these times,
being a' farmer and raising every-
thing required to,keep a family, pro-
vided the children don't demand ban-
,;anas."'" • -•
Provided also the children, don't
demand enlistment for a change of
tabour, wages and, hours and all the
gas out of the new AA. ration books.
There are a lot of ._ wonderful
things in this world, but we just can't
see anything wonderful about being
a farmerin these times, when he is
ez;petted to produce without help and
machinery, unless it is ,the wonderful
fact that he has managed to survive.
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A Good Sign -Insurance rates are usually a very
reliable "barometer by which to judge
conditions, favorable or otherwise,
in any city, town or. country.
Consequently, we would say that
there is, at least, signsof optimism
on the part of the insurance conopan-
les in Great Britain, regarding the
future of that country and the out -
corse of the war.
On Friday last the British . radio
reported that following the slacken-
ing
lackening of German ails activity over Eng-
land, the insurance rate for war dam`
ag. s toOrt:tfilltradtittlitios ha's two?'
bee ' ,wine d" bar half It it a• good
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From .Tip; kluron...Expositor
Mufti 31, 1898
Dr. M. Aruzatrong of Fullerton, las
purchased the house and practice '' of
Dr. Elliott, of Brucefield, and is now
in possession.
The Junior (drone reorganized on
Tuesday last la the Young Men's
Christian Association. rooms, .Seaforth,
and elected the following officers:
Honorary -president, R. Jamieson; hon-
orary _vice-president, John Weir;
president, G. R. Anderson; vice-presi-
dent, R. E. Jackson; captain, ' Jack
Oughton; secretary -treasurer, John A.
Jackson; committee, John E. McKin-
ley, C. Willis;, C. A. Stewart.
There were 100 Easter excursion
tickets sold at the Seaforth station.
Mr. George Baldwin, the well-known
local athlete, has secured the agency
for the celebrated "Raleigh" bicycles.
Air. Charles Stelck, of Hillsgreen,
has moved to the farm he recently
purchased from Mr. H. J. Smith.
Miss Emma Troyer; who '.a prof ei-
ent in the use of the brneh and pale-
ette, has received an invitation from
her old teagher, Professor 'Walker,
artist, of Chicago, to go to that city
to assist hire during the World's Fair.
Mr. D.' D.. Wsilson,' Seaforth, has sold
the old Mundell farm on the. 8th con-
cession of Tuehersmith, to Mr._Joh r
McLellan, for $5,800.`
On Friday evening of, last week the
members of "the Women's Foreign So'-
ciety met at the home of Mrs. Baird,
Brueefleld, to bid a kind farewell to
Mrs. ,Graham, who will shortly leave
for her home in Parkhill. When all
the members were. assembled, Mrs.
Hart, president of the society, read a
neatly -worded address, after which
Mrs. Ketehen presented Mrs. Graham
with a beautifully bound Bible, psal-
ter and hymnal.. .
Mr. Adam Edighoffer, of Blake,
had a very sueeessful .wood bee last
Thursday, when he had about 15 cords
of wood drawn home.
Mr. A. Snider's sale at Blake on
Tuesday last was a decided success.
It amounted to $1,200.00.
Mr. William Douglas, of the firm
of Douglas & Manson, of Blake, ship-
ped from Kippen station on Tuesday
last" a number of first class general
purpose horses. "
1Miss McDonald, of Chiselhurst,
daughter of Mr. Donald McDonald,
who has filled a good position in To-
ronto for some years past, has re-
turned home on account of her mother
being in poor health.
Mr. James Dorrance, of McKillop
has three steers each weighing 1,700
pounds.
A' horse and cattle • show is to be
held on Wednesday in Walton; also
an auction sale of cows, steers, heif
ers and other stock.
Mr., and Mrs. Getty, of Brucefield
left on Tuesday for .their new home
in Moose Jaw, Sask. A large number
of people were at the station to see
them off.
Reopening services were held in St
Andrew's Church, Kippen, on Sunday
last when Rev. A. Grant, of St. Marys
officiated. The church was well Oiled
On• Monday evening a tea meeting
was held in the public hall and the
offerings in all amounted to $174.
The lake Literary Society held its
last meeting for this season on Thurs
day night and a new staff of officers
will start in November as follows:
President, Mr. Ross Johnston; secre
tary-treasurer, Miss Mary Sherritt;
doorkeeper, Mr. Jacob Baker.
Mr. H. Happel, of Berlin, has, we
understand, purchased a half share
with Mr. R. R. Johnson in the Zurich
flax mill. I was at ease just a second after
Mr., Joseph Townsend, of the 2nd being ushered into his office. Donald
concession of Tuckersmith, has rent- Gordon, Chairman of the Wartime
ed liis farm to his nephew, Mr. W. Prices and 'Trade Board at 41 years
Townsend, for two years, at a rental of age, a big, dark man; wearing
of $225 a year. heavy glasses, but with a twinkle in
The best day's 'work on record has his eyes and a soft Scotch accent in
probably ,been performed in the , Hen- his speech kinda dominates the room,
sail flax mild lately by five suffers and he ,big piles of papers and documents
one pair of brakes. The amount of on his 'desk, and you like him right
flax tow finished and baled in ten away.
hours was 1,007 pounds. I thought, in this last article, you'd
FMr. James Spackman has purchas- like to know something about the
ed the property of 110-. Sydney Hap- man who pulls the strings that juggle
nah near Bayfield. Mr. Hannah in your living these
tends going to his farm in the North -days.' But he didn't
west. ::..:,,;:::":..::
Janes Mitchell 2 "" want to talk about
1 th concession of n ".fa himself, He'd just
Grey, opened thelowin• seasonfor"` A4
p sr � flown in from Van -
1893.. on Tuesday of last week by en- - couver, Was bus -
gaging in this agricultural pursuit• for ler than- heck and
three hours, and said, after a
The Canadian Order of Forrester, little plain gossip,
in Clinton, Seaforth, Londesboro, .<.•.:a.; "Fire ahead, ask
Brucefield and other adjoining paints, me questions." So
are trying to arrange for a special q;; I did. I had a few
train to Goderich some evening soon things in my mind
in order to have a fraternal and so- that I know you
tial gathering there. Donald Gordon have had unan-
Alexander Herd, who lives on the ed, too. Se take
12th concession of Grey, met with a his answerp, not mine.
serious accident lately while . he and "What, ]$ a nutshell; are the bene -
his brother were engaged in hauling fits to citizens in general from the
gravel. They undermined the frost wartime Prices and Trade Board?" I
crust and the sudden thaw caused it asked, and he replied, I made actual
to cave in, almost completely entomb= notes. "The savings to conswimers of
ing him, but by his bi'other's untiring the country can -roughly be estimat-
ekertions he was rescued, but not un- ed at 1350,000,000, and to the takpay-
til he had received, a fracture of the era as a whole a similar -amount in
hip bone. thje castsof the war to date. That's
Mr, W'm. Gave/dock, of Glencoe high cash, hitt there is a much greater sav
sdhool, spent the Eager holidays lit ing in human terms, for if inflation
torous. - v et!e to rear its ugly head, .money
Mf. Wm, Brine, of ,Pet'othoro, apetit aoii'ld riot,-ineasurethe human misery,
a fe's- days with his parents her this t'o say nbtrhixlg of, the effeotivenesd of
week.
mak.. Jds +. .. but pati .iii the United Nations' war
1u Milidiirdzroip,754 cis v1let Against T itier and the Jape:
^�:i .i
went to 7ttrwl� . w,..�.
od in
a•$IIi
tb s a 7Cketvli'y4
ter),° this 'week., where ^he Will be cit •
gaged as a missloitary'for the sunt.
Mei' moiii Cg,
A baby is born . . . it grows and
develops and soon it's a child. You
keep on regarding it as a baby until
one day something g happens which
makes you realize that a change has
taken place. This sudden realization
can come in various ways. Mine hap -
pened this week.
Mrs. Phil went away for a few days
to see her folks and she took Patricia
Ann with her. The first day it didn't
matter very much because I was so
busy with seeing that they got away
alright and that our .ewes were look-
ed after with their late lambs that I
went into the house, got myself a
bite of supper and tumbled into bed
in an exhausted sort of sleep. Next
morning it was a different thing.
First of all I had forgotten to set
the alarm clock and when I woke up
the light was streaming in the bed-
room window and it was almost eight
o'clock. My first impulse was ',to.
chide Mrs. Phil a bit about not set-
ting the clock, but then the silence
of the house made me realize that I
was all alone. Everything was so
still. There was no customary bang-
ing of the crib and a voice saying,
"Come on, Daddy; get me out of
here!" The „silence was almost op-
pressive. It seemed to settle down
on you . . . harsh -like.. I didn't want
to get out of bed.
The bawling of the old red cow
made me come to the realization how-
ever that the cows were waiting to
be fed, watered and milked. The toys
and the books on the sofa seemed
almost as oppressive as the dirty
dishes on the table. It was warm out-
side but the house seemed dead and
lifeless and cold. I made myself a
bit of tea ,that seemed weak and,
weedy and a few irregularly backed -
off slices of bread filled out my meal.
I couldn't help butthink .of Mrs. Phil
making nice, .warm. porridge and k'a,
tricia Ann after dallying With the
d1sh, suddenly spuating.to 14 finish and,
triumphantly holding up,, the turd and
saying, "See; Daddy, I finished it all
up nice!"
At noon there was no Mrs. Phil
busy with the dinner dishes. There
was no golden -haired youngster at the
window_ , nose smudged against the
glass and waving ._ frantically to at-
tract attention as soon as I started
up the laneway. Patricia Ann wasn't
there to beg to be allowed to feed
Collie. No one wanted me to take
time out to go out and inspect the
baby chickens in the brooder house.
The radio sounded that night as if
it were booming out in an empty
house. There was no one crawling
up on ray -knee to get her head in
the road of the most interesting read-
ing in the paper. No one wanted me
to tell her what the pictures meant.
There ,was no one to crow over the
comics and no 'one to be wrapped in-
to a pair of pyjamas and tucked into
bed,' And so it went until the night
they came home.
Mrs. Phil was tired of travelling
and glad to get home. Patricia Ann
walked in -with little purse in hand
and solemnly . made an inspection of
her books and toys. Then she came
back to where I was sitting in the
chair and like a grown-up young wo-
man in place of a three and a half
year old said, "Gosh, Daddy, but I'm
certainly glad to see you again!"
I was dumbfounded . . . and yes
. . ..quite happy.
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;}'UST A SMILE OR TWO:
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In Dallas, Texas, a Negro, accused
of making moonshine was asked if he
pleaded guilty. "Yes, I pleads guilty
and waives de hearin'."
"What do you mean, waice the hear-
ings?"
"I mean I don' wan' to hear no mo'
'bout it." "
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An- Irish soldier on duty - in Egypt
received' a letter from his wife saying
that because of the war she would
have tb dig the garden herself. "Brid-
get, please don't dig the,. garden,"
wrote Pat. "That's where the guns
are."
The letter was duly censored, and
in a short time soldiers came and dug
up the garden from end to end,.
Bridget, worried over the incident,
wrote to Pat asking what she should
do. Pat's reply was shore and to the
point: "Put in the spuds."
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A drunk watched a man enter a re-
volving door. As the door swung
around, a pretty girt supped out.
"Darned good trick," he muttered;
"but I don't shoe how that guy chang-
ed hish clothes so fast!"
"I'm a smash hit,"' boasted a con-
ceited actor to his dinner host. "Why
yesterday during the last act, I had
the audience glued in their seater:.
Horse and Buggy Days Again
Gordon McDonald, driver for West-
ern Ontario Motorways, is not going
to take any busman's holidays this
year—that is, jumping from ,behind
the wheel of the bus to that of his
private car. He has stored his auto-
mobile for the summer and bought.
himself a smart driver. He.. is no*
looking bu. ehtn
ha,ve'gonefogbaca kb
toggy, the Sevold horseralotand
buggy on account of restricted gaso-
line supplies. Harry Shields is on*.
He is now using old Dobbin to get
around among the farmers to buy cat-
tle. It is working out "splendidly, for
Harry I as a habit of making things
go.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Leaves Ottawa
W. E. Elliott, Goderich old boy, has
resigned, a position on the Ottawa staff
of the Wartime Prices and Trade
Board to join the Staff of the Toron-
to Evening Telegram. Mr, Elliott
was in• newspaper work for many
years, first with the London Free
Press and then, as editor of the Wood-
stock Sentinel -Review, before taking
the position at Ottawa. — Goderich
Signet -Star.
Taking Up Auctioneering
Mr. W. H, Morritt announces this
week his intention to take up the pro-
fession of auctioneering. Mr. Morritt
has had experience in. the business,
having been a licensed auctioneer
about seven years ago.—Blyth Stand-
ard.
Purchased Property
Mr. A. L. Kernick has purchased the
property of the late Charles Burling,
and is now in the process of dismant-
ling the dwelling, following which h•
intends_ 'building a sizeable storeroom
in its stead.—Blith Standard.
Ceiling On Maple Syrup ,
Maple syrup ceiling prices have
been fixed at 13.25 a gallon retail and
$2.7.5 wholesale, W. H. McPhillips, of
the Wartime Prices and Trade Board,
announced at London on Saturday.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Retired From Railway Position
Friends of Mr. William $neath, of
Niagara 'Falls, will be sorry to learn
that due to ill health he has had to
retire from his position as baggage
man with the G.N.R., which position'
he has held for forty years. For 26
years he ran from Wingham :to Lon-
don. Mr. •rSzteath says during his rail=
ay experience he has seen 'some
heavy. snow, but that he thinks this
pastwinter the worst of the lot.—
Wingham Advance -Times: •
Soya Lumber Business
Reeve V. D. Falconer; Mel dealer
here, has purchased the planing mill
and ,bililciers' supply business carried'
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" • exclaim'' on :here for- the. past twenty-five years
ed the host. "Clever of you to think by George T: Jenkins, on King Street.
of it!" By -',this business, transaction "Nit's"
two lines will be consolidated in one
area, as the mill, sheds,. office, scales
and fuel yard are in one block. He
has built up . a successful coal and
wood business during the past ten
years. Mr. Jenkins will now retire
after a • long and successful 'business
career.—Clinton News -Record.
New -Born Calf Brings $16
Without a doubt the youngest calf
ever to go under the hammer was
soldat the auction sale bf Mr. Sher-
wood Brock, in Usborne;..Thursday of
last week, when a calf horn during
the time of the sale was sold by auc-•
tion' by Frank Taylor for the sum o1
$1$.00. 'Week old calves sold for $4e
to $22.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Three Accidents, During Week '
This community had its share of
accidents the latter part of the week..
Mrs. Clifford. Jordan, town, had almost
reached home. from- the Richmond
Hosiery Co. factory, where she is em-
ployed, when she • slipped on the ice
right in front of their residence, frac=
turing her left arm.. Thomas Burns,
R.R. 4, •+Mitchell, is going about with
a fractured right wrist, the result of
cranking his car while Miss Marion
Bode, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Bode; R.R. 4, Mitchell, sustained
a fractured elbow when she fell down
the barn steps at .. their, own farm -
While an extra busy day for the at-
tending physician, it was ,also a most
unpleasant •experience for the three
parties concerned. — Mitchell Advo-
cate. ... ..
Suffers Injuries At School
Nelson McPhail, six-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hector McPhail, has a
very badly swollen and• injured face
as the ,result of an accident while
playing in the woodshed of the school
house S.S. No. 5, Hibbert, on Wednes-
day of last week. He was up on a
beam" and fell to the ground, suffer,
itg •a severe hemorrhage which has
kept him out of school ever since.—
Mitchell Advocate. '
Assist At. Barn Raising
About sixty men took part in a barn
raising on the farm of E. J. Pym, 5th.
concession of Usborne, on Monday of--
ternoon, • when the framework for a.
T-shaped barn 36x&0 and 22.x29, was
erected, The barn will replace the
one destroyed -by fire an July 28th last
year. It is on a brick foundation.
WIlIi'am Horsey was master of -cere-
monies. and the•• framers ' were John,
"and Enos Herdman•, The framework
went together without • hitch or- stele
dent, The weather, which promised
to be line 'in Abe morning, was some-
what . cold in the afternoon. Lunch
was served•;td the men' following
�11e • the ra idng,,This- Is'the" fowIth 'barn t4
erected .en the, prepbrty. The-
fii&t tnjg , the ,,sedond in 1$93,
the. third In 1908y^ end no the• karst in
1943 -J eter '}Mimes-Ad'rocate.
WRITTEN SPECIALLY' FOR THE. -
WEE-KLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA
Or JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN
SW,FT CURRENT ,SASKATCH SWAM
INTERVIEW WITH -
CHAFRMAN
CO—operation in Sentell—Froin Peace'
to WO , ther the storms, .but if stibsidigs vdbra
xa ill St q iESE6*s if' disc daai�tagss , .
. .� ..(C�tlxldtrlAnetl Oil babe 2)
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had cropped up, he admitted •come
had, but they were inherent in the
switch from a .peacetime to wartime
economy, and none that cannot be
worked out with the co-operation of
primary producers, industry and con-
sumers.
' 1Vlayhe I tried to stymie him, when
I asked if controls, such as price ceil-
ings, would stay after the war, perm-
anent or temporary. "That: he said,
"will be matter of government policy
and, 10 the final analysis for the peo-
ple themselves." I wanted elabora-
tion. Supposing the war lasts two or.
three years more?
"Insofar as price control is concern,
ed, it is the creature of government,
but it will alp depend; largely, upon
the future form of the war itself and
how Canada can best fit into an ef-
fective part in the offensive: If, for
instance, parts of conquered Europe
should be opened rip, we would need
to., feed starving millions. That might
Abe one thing. If it's tools for an of-
fensive, that's another matter. We
can only take such. action as may be
justified by the day-to-day develop-
ments. It's obvious that all of us
must be ready to give up muck of
what. we have been used to, and in
even measure, if we are to be honest
with ourselves in the demands for a
total war effort."
"Would you mind answering me if
I ask whether there Is any political
Interference .in your set-up?" Even
his mustache bristled as he answered
one word, "None." ,
What About Subsidies?
I. wanted his say-so on subsidies.
You know us people baek in the c'ou'n-
try are liable to drink they help the
big shot, and are designed for that
purpose. Re.put me behind the, eight -
ball ,by saying this: •
"As a matter of tact, subsidies ate
of relatively greater help. to the little
folio* than the ,big shot yen' sp'eak af:
The big fellow` is genetal y-iitl a,. Witten;
get tinattlelal poslltiati, acid `dditd tv`hii�'
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