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The Huron Expositor, 1949-07-29, Page 2IIIIRON , •ean, Editor. ed, atSeaforth, Ontario, ev-. gday afternoon by McLean is Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers .Association. bgeription rates, $2.00 a year in 'Tim; foreigie$2.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. 'Advertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa. SEAFORTH, Friday, July- 29, 1949 Using Judgment Discussing the quest* of elected representatives using their own judgment, the Winnipeg Free Press refers to one Alderman Stepnuk of that city, who was quoted in an ad- dress to the North Winnipeg Tax- payers' Association as saying he had brought back "every important mat- ter" to the Taxpayers' Association before voting on it in council. The Free Press goes on to say that "this habit, common today, of elected re- presentatives failing to exercise in- dependent judgment is, as a reader reminds us, an 'erroneous and pos- sibly dangerous conception of gov- ernment by representation.' In fact, it is more. It is absolutely antagon- istic to our political system." The Free Press continues: "Mem- bers of Parliament and civic alder- men may be supported by individual organizations but they are elected to represent the electorate as a whole. They are representatives, not dele- gates. Their task is to exercise their best judgment in all matters which come before them, not to run to some group in the community for instruc- tions. Stepnuk has no business re- ceiving instructions from the North ;Winnipeg Taxpayers' Association re- gardless of the part that organiza- tion may or may not have played in his election. He is a representative, not of the Taxpayers' Association, but of Ward Three and it is his duty to meet each problem on the basis of his 'unbiase,u d opinion, his• m,mature . ,juugment, ms science..! -7:he Free Press points out that there is no better statement of the duties of an elected representative than Burke's address to the electors of Bristol. •On this occasion his col- leagues had indicated that he would act as Ald. Stepnuk appears to have acted. Burke replied. "Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory- of a re- presentative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communi, cation with his constituents. Their -Wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinions high re- spect; their business unremitted at- tention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasure, his satisfac- tion, to theirs—and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their in- terest to his own. "But his unbiased opinion, his ma- ture judgment, his enlightened con- science, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not de- rive from your pleasure—no, nor from the law, and the Constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative ewes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, in- stead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to, your opinion." • Conservation vs, Drainage A growing appreciation on the part of those municipal representa- • tiveS elosest to the problem of over - nage of farm lands was appar- •,etitin the recommendation made by delegates from Perth, Huron and 'Wellington Counties attending a Meeting at Listowel with members •Of the select committee on conserva- tion of the Ontario Legislature. The mintendation that the Municipal AU& Adt, shotdd be amended in i 6, Wit peentdar conditictis em - Phaglzeg the '..r9latiOnalli clrainage and eengervation and the need for correlating these in the in- terest of the conimunity. At the meeting in Listewel, Mayor W. M. Pratt asserted: "Tliere should be a change in the fundamental basis of our drainage laws so that a policy of retaining water would replace one of draining it off." "To ',many farmers this might sound a hazardous theory, for their chief worry has been to get surface water off their fields," the London Free Press comments'. It continues: "But the fact is—and the records prove it—that open ditches and the draining of swamps has be‘en re- sponsible for two costly conditions we have with us today—the damag- ing run-off floods of spring, and a loss of soil values due to lack of sub- surface water. The swamps are na- tural water reservoirs. If we drain them off we reduce our whole water supply to the eventual deterioration of all our food -growing lands. "Two chief examples of this kind of swamp destruction are the Ellice swamp lying within the watershed of the Thames, and the great Luther swamp which is the foundation of several rivers and streams in South- ern Ontario, including the Grand. The Thames Valley Authority have begun to buy into the Ellice swamp, and the Grand River Authority plans to restore the Luther swamp through dams and by closing the open ditch- , es and drains. In time it should be possible to restore the water leVels which we must have. "Drainage of swamp lands—which are marginal lands—entails the diffi- cult personal problem of the rights of the present owners of these lands. If we close the drains or build dams we lower the value of the property, even though it is not first class farm- ing soil. Obviously there must be fair compensation. Yet even with the most reasonable compensation, it is always hard to persuade people to leave lands which possibly for a cen- tury have been in the family. Often these marginal land residents .rely Upon trapplitg, hunting and guiding for their income, so that to move them out'even to the best farm land, means introducing them to a new Way of living." The Free Press points out that amendment of the Municipal Drain- ageti.",,-t„ drawn up about a century ago, and designed on the basis of ridding the land of water, is not new issue, several recommendations having been mi to the Provincial Government. • "Primarily the task is to convince the land owner that drainage and conservation are not opposed but are complementary. The conservationists do not assert that drainage is wrong, only that there is such a thing as over -drainage, and that this has happened in several parts of Southern Ontario." • When Baby% Arrival Surprises (011ie M. James, in The Cincinnati Enquirer) It is beginning to look as if we may have to appoint someone to tie a bell on the stork. It has taken to sur- prising women too often these days. You may remember some time ago the lady in Detroit who went home with what she thought Was a fresh cold, and it turned out to be a fresh heir. Then, more recently, another lady thought she was suffering from indigestion, and took a little soda water, only instead of a burp she wound up with a baby. Now it's hap- pened again. A lady in Cleveland awoke a few mornings ago awl found she'd had a baby, much to the sur- prise of herself and her husband. They said they'd thought she merely needed "a little exercise." Well, this just goes to show what may develop from a simple ailment. You may think you just need a little exercise, or have a cold, and take a glass of soda water, and you may wind up with quintuplets. Which we hasten to add, would be mighty nice. We can remember the dread old days • when colds and indigestion might only wind up in pnuemonia or ulcers. At the same time, you can see how this complicates things. Nowadays when a friend stays home with a old, or indigestion, or begins to look in need of exercise, you don't know whether to send begonias or bootees. "COM PANIOISso We have a practieal lesson in companionship here at Lazy Mea- dows. I refer to thesfinclden de- velopment of friendship between Tabby, our one -eyed feline battler and the spotted pup, who, has so far escaped being named. They are boon companions, but it Was not always so. For the past number of years Tabby has been in the habit of taking her nourishment from a saucer placed :behind, he row of stalls where we do themilking. She gets the first helping of milk and usually cans- "seconds" and atter her repast she dozes in coms fort while we finish the railldng. Then one of the boys brought home the spotted, pup. He was a disreputable looking waif and fear- ing that his appearance in the house would rouse the ire of Mrs. Phil,' he was depositgfid in the stable. Having been treated to fresh and warm milk, what was more natural than that he should become accustomed lo dropping around to the cow stable at milk- ing time. Getting a whiff of it from the •saucer, he eared not a whit for the feelings of Tabitha, and went to work at lapping it up. The result was a battle royal. She vented all her eloquence in the profanity of cats on the mis- creant, and dared him to -take an- other drop. It was so unexpected as to take him by surprise and he walked. away from it. But seeing that the spectators were deriving amusement from it, he waltzed in again quite bravely. This time she went at him to gouge from stem to stern. There were no holds barred, and it waxed furious. Then the pup discovered that he had- a voice. WRUFF! I believe that it sur- prised himself as well as the cat. He jumped and she made for the security of the railing in front of the cow stalls. For a. moment he sat in perplexed wonderment, went back on his "hunkers" and thought it over. A smile seemed to creep over his face and .he tried a soft and experimental hark. It pleas- ed him and. he gathered up enough breath in his" lungs to let out a man-sized "bark." OY Harry 4. Boy, Thus this battle epilthmed.Fhy tooled around so long that the tir- ed man stepped on the saucer and upset the milk. Rather sheepishly a truce was palled and both went on about their way. TheY seemed to realize that their quarrelling was the cause of the lost aupper. Knowing dogs and cats, I refrain- ed from filling the saucer up again. Next -morning I watched with in- terest. The spotted, pup moved; in . . sat doVan. . . and then ermk- ed. his head to wait for the milk. Tabitha came up the ,passageway, took a look at the dog and jumped up in front of the c -ow • stalls. Gradually she edged in until she was only a few feet from the saucer. I started the performance by placing the milk in the saucer. Wonder of wonder& The Pets moved. in and started- to lap up the milk. 1 just don't -know what hap- pened, but it must have beezi a whisker that tickled the dog's nose because he let one ferocious bark and made for the cat and they upset the milk. Well, they learned another lesson. And so, gradually, they learned to get together on these things. For a time an incident could set off the fires of their anger, but they soon got over this. They found out that by pulling together they could both halve plenty of milk. Now,' they have become bosom pals. They're the very souls of courtesy to each other. It's amusing to watch how they don't crowd any more. Oh, no, every time they fought they lost • their meals and even a dog and, a cat know that is poor sport. At that, it seems tp me they know more than a great many hu- man beings do. People fight over inconsequential things .and, somehow,• when they're through they have lost what they were fighting over. In some cases, someone else Steps in and takes what they were quarrelling over. So I may be right, but I think they are a great many people in the world who could profit from the experience of Tabitha and the spotted pup . . . fight and lose what you were after . . . work to- gether and you'll get all you need. , , 1.14,, IH ERWO 11, • , , ^ •s„„?-.. , i Alt:. *edit! .4:11Millilli El, ..1, , gilli • till riiiiiiifiril'Ilik 011 itisill Air - Pi r, 111';;;I I Ali irs " '''.10,43110. . disprNi a 1 Too much sun can harm your sight And cheap sun -glasses area fright. See your doctor 'erg you don The type of specs you should put on. 0111ASTNINT Of NATIONAL HIALTN AND WO A11.6 Years, Agone IntereatIng Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago, Just A Smile Or Two "Yep," said Grandpa, "newspa- pers are just like women." "But, Gramp," •said his college grandson, "I don't get it. What do you mean?" "well, Son," said Grandpa, "it's like this: They both have forms, back numbers are not in demand, they always have the last word, they are well worth looking over, they hive a good deal of influence, you can't believe all they say, there'a small demand for the bold- faced type, and every man should have •one of his own and not bor- row his neighbor's." The teacher had been giving a lesson on the use of the word "im- material" and to discover what the children had learned, asked them to bring some article to school demonstrating the word. "Well, Johnny," she asked the next -day, "what have y o u brought?" Johnny, rising, said: "Will you please hold this stick lightly at both ends?" "All right, what next?" "Now let -go one end." "Which end?" the teacher asked. "Oh, it's immaterial. There's glue on both ends." Huron Federation of • • Agriculture Farm News: Lye Solution For Milking Machines A weak lye solution (0.5 per cent) has proved to be most ef- fective in maintaining milking ma- chine rubber parts in, good sani- tary condition. Since its introduc- tion in 1930, this methodhas spread widely and is probably the one most commonly used on this continent. However, one objection has been that the original direc- tions required the preparation of a "stock solution" -by dissolving the contents of three cans of flake lye in, a gallon of water. This had to be done with care, for not infrequently the heat generated by the dissolving lye broke the glass jar. To avoid, this, studies have been conducted by the Division of Bacteriology and Dairy Research, Science Service, Department of Agriculturel, Ottawa, to determine the feasibility of adding the re- quired amounts of lye directly to water to make the "soak solution." These studies have indicated the importance of thoroughly mixing such solutions before use. Unless this was done, different portions of the solution showed marked variations in strength.An excep- tion was- noted in the case of one make of solution rack which uses the chicken fountain principle; ere the -air bubbling in to replace the solution withdrawn mixed the contents adequately. The metho recommended to make the soak solution is to add two heaping teaspoonfuls of flake lye to a pint or cold water in the supply jar. This is rotated or stirred until dissolved, when it is diluted with cold water to make one gallon of aolution. One pint of this is then drained from the supply jar and poured back in. With this method the solutio' is uniform in strength and gives excellent results. However, care must be taken to keep the can of lye tightly closed when not in use; otherwise the lye will absorb moisture from the air and "cake." * * * careful technical measurement, so that the resulting paint job can do a complete job of -protection and beautification. Because of their different densities, all these materials tend to separate when left standing, and the mixture be- comes good paint again only after they are completely blended toge- ther before using. Stirring is the most common way of blending the materials', but it must be thorough until all the pig- ment, which settles at the bottom of the can, is mixed in with the liquids. It is not sufficient to stir the paint only before starting the job, it shouldbe mixed: from time to time as the painting is done. Mix Paint Well 'Sometimes that paint job done at 'home does not prove as satis- factory as was to be expected. And assuming the surface to be pained as well prepared, the reason is generally because the paint was not properly mixed. Paint is a complex material cen- sisting of oil, pigment, dryer and thinner, The 'proportions of each in any can of paint is a matter of a * * * From The Huron Expositor July 25, 1924 Miss Lucy Burke has been re- engaged to teach Separate School Section N6. 4 in Hibbert. A telegram has - just been re- ceived from "Chummie" Cresswell and, Dan McLeod, offering $10 for the biggest bullfrog caught in the Egmondville mill pond during the Old Boys' Reunion. Here's a chance for all the old guard that took les- sons from- Dick Hewitt. Mr. Jas. Scott, of Edmonton, and formerly a member of the firm, of Scott Bros., is here for the reun- ion and many friends are pleased to see his familiar figure on Main Street. Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Domin- ion: Minister of Agriculture, was in Seaforth on Thursday, when- he was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gillespie. Miss Lukes was the guest of honor at a delightful tea given for her by the W.A. of St. Thomas' Church Tuesday afternoon. Short addresses of appreciation and also regret at her departure were given by the rector, Rev. T. H. Brown, and F. Holmsted, K.C., after which a "goodbye poem," inscribed to Miss Lukes, was read by the auth- or, Miss H. 1. Graham. During the years Miss Lukes has been here she has made many friends who re- gret her departure. During the war her activities were many on behalf of the -soldiers overseas. Her indus- try was recognized by the Red Cross Society, and the French Gov- ernment bestowed, upon Miss Lukes a medal in- recognition of comforts sent to French soldiers. Mr. Joe Eckert has the services of Mr. Bruce Phillips and Mr. Jno. Murray in overhauling his engine and separator, and will have threshing outfit in first-class con- dition when the season opens. On Wednesday morning • the vil- lagers of Hensall were startled - between 3 and 4 o'clock by the cry or "Fire!" when it was found the dwelling of Mr, John McD. Witten was on fire. At the same time calls from Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son were heard-, calling for help, and so. quickly did the flames spread that they had to be rescued by ladders. They were somewhat scorched. when: they finally reach- ed the ground. Use Poor Storage Apples Fifst The storage life of apples can -be prolonged by good orchard- man- agement -Such things as the ap- plication of fertilizer and pruning, for example, may be the determ- ining factors between good keep- ing and poor keeping fruit. What is desired. for long storage life is a' sound: well -colored, apple of medium size, harvested at the proper stage of maturity, says W. R. Phillips, Division of Horticul- ture, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Such apples are usually produced on healthy trees of nor- mal vigor, and not too dense fol- iage. Orchardists can accomPlish such conditions through careful ob- servation and the application of knowled,ge gained through experi- ence. Producing good storage apples is not alwayo within the control of the grower, however. Such things aa weather, the age of the tree , . and other factors may influence storage behaviour. Young trees because of their normal excessive vigor, prod.uce poorer keeping fruit than older and more established trees. Irregularities' in rainfall and sunlight may also interfere with maturity progress, which, in turn, shortens storage life. In spite of these uncontrollable factors, a properly managed orth- ard will usually produce a large - proportion of good keeping' apples The important .operation, at harvest is to segregate the "poor storage" from the "good, storage" fruit. The former category' would Include immature fruit low la color, ,those grown on ydung trees, and. fruit Which is oter-mature, The secelid. tategiiry would include the ref ,Oontimied mi Page -7)- River Stoked With BRAS Two thimsaskil Small-MOUthed bass were placed in the Ausable River just 'above, the Exeter dam re•sin:WY- AsIlOWing a request 'ofl!. the Exeter OUn 844 Conservation :CIO, the Department of Game and Fisheries granted permission for the'river to be resteeked. Porrner Reeve Benson; Tuckey placed the bass in tike river while Dalton Pinkbeiner, Les. Robertson and two officials from the department looked on. — Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Top Honors Go To Grey Farmer Andrew Turnbull took top hon- ors in the Beaver oats field crop competition sponsored by the East Huron Agricultural Society. The crops were judged by Norman Schmidt, Mildmay. Results We're: 1st, Andrew Turnbull; 2nd, John Wheeler; 3rd, James Smith; 4th, Gordon Knight; 5th, Lloyd Wheel- er; 6th,, Tony Sacre; 7th, William Turnbull; 8th, George Menzies.— Brussels Post, Returned From Trip From The Huron Expositor July 28, 1899 T. A. Russell, B.A., son of Mr. Thomas Russell, of the •Thames Road, has received the appoint- ment of Fellow in Political Sci- ence at the University of Western Ontario. Grand Bend has been selected as the place for the first summer camp of the Stratford Y.M.C.A. members, The party numbers 24. A pleasant event took -place in Kippen when they welcomed home Rev. Wtm. and, Mrs. Gould and chil- dren after an absence of seven years M the foreign fields of For - Mr. and 'Mrsk. W. Grose, of Hotel Brunswick, have returned from a motor trip to Arizona and Mexico. They -stopped at different places of interest, seeing the petrified for- est and a motion picture in the making, starring well-known ac- tors.—Wingham Advance -Times. Opens Medical Practice Dr. Walter Little, a 1948 gradu- ate of the University of Toronto Medical -School, has commenced practice in Goderich. He is no stranger to Goderich, as since his childhood- his, -people have been coming here from Windsor as sum- mer residents. He became attachT ed to the town and long ago de- cided that when he finished his medical course he would, settle in Goderich. He has bought the for- mer Meakins house on Essex St., and is occupying it with his wife and two young daughters.-Gode- rich Signal -Star. Injured in Fall Frot'U Tree Little six-year-old Walter Orr, Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Orr, is in Alexandra and Marine Hos- pital, suffering from a double fracture of his left arm, in- ternal injuries and possible injur- ies to his head ands back. „The X- rays did not reveal any other brok- en bones, .but he is very ill and his parents are staying with him. The accident occurred last Saturday morning when Waiter fell Ilrom the top of a tree which he had climbed while his mother was picking cherries in their bush lot. She heard him fall and rushed to find him injured. As there was no one near, she carried the lad half a mile to their home and then went for help. Their many friends wish the little boy a speedy recov- ery.—Clinton News -Record. Residents Celebrate Birthdays Two of Clinton's most respected citizens, Dr. J. W. Shaw and Mrs. Alice Robson, celebrate anniversar- t:Of ,tiMir birth en Saturday, Dr„, RUNT, 'One who hail Made a. YdrY,' vitalsontriblition to the life of the' town for a great number at years • will Celebrate hia ligth, 'birthday and does not expeet any great To him it will be NA other day of service to Ids non-' munitg, as he goes abolit. ilTe'dnlly duties as a medical practitioner., The doctor is still keenly Inte,test,-. ed in sports, being the sponsor of' Shaw's Peewee baseball team. Mrs. - 'Robson, who makes her home with; Mrs. T. J. Watt, Rattenbury St, W.,. although celebrating 4er 98tlx; birthday, enjoys fairly good, health - and takes a keen interest itt the' news of the tom., mid especially' anything pertaining to ,her church,. Welesy-Willis United, — Clinton: News -Record. Lions Attend Convention Mr. and Mrs. Earl 'Russetl, and Mrs, Benson Tuckey, Dr. and Mrs. E. Steiner, Mr. and Mrs,. A. J. Sweitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Traquair attended the Lions Club convention in New York last week.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Guest Preacher At United ,Church Rev.pr. William Ragland, of Niagara Palls, was the guest preacher at Blyth United Church on Sunday morning and Mrs, Bm- erson Rodger, of Westfield, was guest soloist. Dr. Ragland deliv- ered a splendid and forceful ser- mon and the solo by Mrs. Rodger was much appreciated. The min- ister, Rev. W. J. Rogers, and Mrs. Rogers and daughter are away on, vacation.—Blyth Standard. Fete Newlyweds in Hall A very enjoyable time was spent on Tuesday evening when some 300, friends from Logan,rFullarton and surrounding district gathered in, Mitchell Town Hall to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mulholland, newly- weds. Mrs. Mullholland is the for- mer Muriel Fischer. An address was read by Harold Fischer and the presentation of a lovely beds room suite and miscellaneous gifts were made by Harold Eickmeyer. Lunch was swved, including wed- ding cake. Dancing to the music of Siemon's orchestra was enjoyed with Reg. Robinson as floor ,man- agers --Mitchell Advocate. Successful Music Pupils At the recent exams of the Roy- al Conservatory of Music the pup- ils of Mrs. Burgess were all suc- cessful. They are as follow. s: Cal- vin Diegel, Grade V piano; Shir- ley McPherson, Grade IV, first. class honors; Patsy Thorne, Grade IV, first class honors; Grade II,. Theory, Anna Dipole, first cla,ss- honors; Grade 1 Theory, Elizabeth. Dipple, first class honors.—Mitchell Advocate. Won Lions ficholarship The Grade VIH pupil in Wing -- ham Public School, who, for -pro- ficiency during the past year, the Wingham Lions Scho valued at $25.00, was Mis Mach -an. Wingham Advance -- Times. The Dollar Reserves (From the Manchester Guardian) Britain's dollar "crisis" of 1949 is going to produce during the next few weeks a ferment of fresh thinking on economic policies. It is easy to foresee the drift of the - argument, and not much -harder to guess its political effects . . That someone will have to change the policies there is no doubt. Those which we adopted in the autumn, of 1947 have failed. Then cc:m- vertibilitY, all the brave efforts to restore multi -lateral trading haa, failed. With the dollar reserve running out fast and Marshall aid uncertain, the Government turned inevitably, to the strategy of de- fence. MOM,. The garden party on Monday ev- ening on the lawn of Mr. D. D. Wilson, under the auspices of the Sunshine Mission Band, was a most pleasant and successful af- fair. Mr. T. R. F. Case met with an unpleasant experience on Wednes- day night of last week. While rid- ing home on his bicycle on Gode- rich St., be was run into by some person in a rig. Hubert Henderson, son of Wm. Henderson, met' with a painful ac- cident while playing on Monday in C. W. Papst's yard. He fell off a ladder; staking his head on a stick and inflicting a nasty gash, Which required several stitches. Mr. Ernest Chittenden, son a A. K. Chittenden, who 'has a farm rented in Mullett, has rented, the Shine farm' near Beechwood, and takes possession this fall. Mr. George Murdie, of McKillop, sold 42 steers- for which he realiz- ed, $2,020. Mr. Watson, the buyer said they were the best In the county. -One of the most successful gar den parties ever held in Varna was that in, Mrs. Secord's orchard on Friday evening. The gteat attrac tion was the Seaforbh Band, while Miss Ame, of Ethel, .rendered sev eral songs. About, 12.30 Thursday morning during the storm that prevailed at that time, the barn of Wm. Wiley, near Varna, was struck by light- ning and set on fire. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Keyes, of the Babylon Line, Stanley, met with a nasty accident. While out driving the front wheel came off and the couple Were thrown out. Mr. Keyes received a bad cut on the head While Keyes had her head badly sprained: trading failed in 1947, it is popu-- lar to say, because it was too. hasty. Sterling was made convert- ible, when almost everything else in the world besides dollars was - scarce and when British internal pollees were running entirely against the competitive discipline - that freedom of exchange im- plied. There is no question, of course, or making the same sudden ex- periment again. But is there any- thing more hopeful than to turn from the bilateral trading policies and to begin to move, gently this time, towards - multilateral trad- ing? Dollar imports must be cut to essentials: as much trade and pay- ments as possible must be tide up in bilateral deals to avoid or con- trol the loss of dollars: every- where the line must be held—the gold reserve kept steady, the ex- ternal value of the pound -maintain- ed, wages and dividends stopped from rising, further inflation pre- vented without running into defla- tion, and anything short of over - full employment. All this was, in other words, S. p< licy for the sellers' market. While the sellers' market lasted it was, in immediate effects, re- markably successful. The coun- try's total overseas spending was hr: light near to its earnings and the dollar deficit quickly :reduced to the 'level—still high—that Mar- shall aid was •at first big enough to cover. But the reduction did not go on. And at the first blow of the buy- ers' market the 'policy has stopped working even -before the scale of Marshall aid is cut by at least 25 per cent. tomorrow. The British economy has at once proved too rigid to adjust Itself. As soon, as selling has become more difficult the last gold has begun again quickly to slip away . . . the G-ov- ern.tnent's first reaction is, no doubt, to look for fresh import cuts and for ways of tightening the defenced still more. By now it nay Well be too late to avoid some import cuts. But the scope for those, without again limiting M- G u trial production by shortages, el raw materials, seems . . Another dote of belt -tightening at home and of strictly controlling transactions abroad will in any case carry much less conviction, as, a remedy thanit did two years. ago. The policy has been tried, and there 10 no no doubt that it Of - fors no chance of prosperity for Britain 'as a trading country. Te there any alternatiVe? The movement to restore raliltilateral • The possibility depends no more on us than on the amount of aid that the United States Congress will give now and on the pros- pect the Americans can offer that they will go on tackling their side of the problem, their dollar sur- plus with the world, after 1952. No one knows the answers. But certainly it is om the practical psis- sibilities of getting away from Ibi- lateralism that economic discus- sion, both" here and in the United States, should now be concentrat- ed, THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM The Lord a' Shepherd is to me, In Him no lack I'll know; He'll find for me a fitting fare, As in His wake 'I go. In cooling glades of grassy green, He gives me board and bed; And by the banks of tranquil streams steps are safely led, My soul He doth refreshment give, And 1 am strong again: That I may tread the path of right His glory to maintain. If falls my way through vales of death, Undaunted shall I be; Thy rod and staff my courage are, And Thou my company. What though I meet a host of foes, MY' keep is ever near! Tlry soothing -hand my weleome is, My cup o'erspills with cheer. Selmercy sweet and lasting good, Shall sure a rearguard be, O'er all my way, till home with God, I bide eternally. rmv. ALBERT HINTON Kippen, Ont.