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THE PORT PERRY ZION Zion friends are sorry to hear of the fire of Mr. Jack Stevens, of Little Britain, on Friday afternoon, when his barn was struck by lightning and burned 'to the ground, along with a few implements and some crop. The | loss is quite heavy. Mrs. Wm. Tamblyn, Edna, is visit- |. i$ ing for a few days with her daughter, | Mrs, Frances Stokes. Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Wooldridge | spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Loy Rogers. SUTCLIFFE & SON CELENESE VOILE 89¢ PORT » PERRY new colors and sizes. . Special 69c. bleached cotton and neatly embroidered. At 45c¢ each, 90c. pr. WASH GOODS 45c¢. Plain and basket weave, flowered F T Plaged snd flowered flee Mew s the time to get a cheap dress. : ancy lea Reon T6e. for 45c. yard ba "Towelling Our regular 25¢ lines of pure linen Tea Towelling in fancy checks and stripes for 18c yd. - MEN'S Work Mitts 35¢. lines for 19c. ssa CONGOLEUM RUGS Note the size $ 3. 49 9 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. A special low price for these first 'quality rug, only a few at $3.49 ¢ "9ft. x 10 ft. 6 in. priced at $8.95 9ft. x12 ft. priced at $10.95 ALS BUY NOW-- Sweaters Pullover Style $1.49 Asso colors reg- ularly $1.95. Clearing Price $1.49 Fo Men's Smoecks WOMEN'S Hemstitched and FASHIONED & i ust a ou dre jength Jet fn Embroideried Kg elenese Voile. Pretty shades an : Silk Hose patterns in 5 yard lengths. Pillow Cases $1 valie for 69¢. Regular $1.35 for 89c, yard Size 42 in, at 45c¢. Nester ie very I ------ So special value in all ] Made from finegrade J 60c. lines for 25c. No Reg. $2.60 To: line for 3c. J VADIES' RAYON LINGERIE Wf sil, pi $1.59 A clear out on ombinations, Pettinicks, Vests, Must be cleared : : Bloomers and Slips at such low these mitts prices as 69c. 89. 98e, but; While a2 Do not miss the & ~ Quite a number from the community attended the circus in Lindsay on Sat- | urday afternoon and evening. | Mr, and Mrs. Austin Mortimeer and family visited with friends in Little | Britain on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kitson and fam- ily spent Sunday evening with Mr. and | Mrs. Oswald Gillson. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rodman, of Little Britain, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher. Mr. Leonard Hadwin, 548 Elm St., ! Peterboro, formerly of Zion, received injuries to his shoulder and legs and saw his bicycle completely wrecked, when he was struck by a motor car at the corner of Stewart and Hunter Sts, | while coming from work at 10.45 p.m. * The car was driven by I. Buckley, 482 'Elm Street. According to witnesses the car was going north on Stewart and arriving at Hunter failed to obey the stop sign. Mr. Hadwin was going west on Hunter and was struck near i the north-west corner of the inter- , section. Dr. C. H. Amys attended the injured. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Fisher and fam- ily, of Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. Donald Fisher, of Janetville, spent Sunday ' with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher. Mr. Wilfred Kitson spent Saturday _ evening in Lindsay. Miss Ida Downer, of Port Perry, + called on friends here recently. Mrs. Richard Jeffrey, of Sask., who is visiting friends here spent Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Loy Rogers. + Miss Olive Hodson spent a few days with Miss Florence Mortimeer. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Armstrong and family were visitors to Lindsay on Saturday. A number took in the play at Oak- wood on Monday night put on by the young folk of Valentia. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Stokes were visitors to Lindsay Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jacobs spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William | Stokes. Mr. and Msr. Frances Stokes spent Sunday with Eden friends and attend- ed decoration. A number from Toronto spent Sun- ' day with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Broad. WOULD YOU PAY $1.00 FOR $1.00 Doesn't sound reasonable, does it? done: And still it's An account of $1.50 is owing a firm. Notice is sent that it is due. No reply. Next month the account is rendered again. e account has already cost the firm 20 cents in collections and is still not paid. It is conservatively estimated that the cost of rendering an account each time is 10 cents. If the management is lax the account may be rendered again and again with out reply. Newspaper subscriptions are on a paid-in-ad- vance basis because of all the many, easy, small accounts to forget, the weekly newspaper subserip- Hon heads the list. at abel o on your paper. It carriesthe on which your subscription expires and is a r to remi promply or cancel, as ou desire, Hov bscription Now to 5 Mr. and Mrs. Loy Rogers spent Saturday in Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson and fam- ily of Oshawa, vsited with friends in this vicinity recently. Mr. and Mrs. Will Colwill and fam- ily spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. 1 Blackburn, of Cannington. The Zion girls motored to Peniel on Wednesday evening and played a | friendly game of softball with the i Peniel girls. The game resulted in a win for Zion with a score of 28-8, Miss Dorothy Wilson and Master Earl Wilson spent Wednesday with i Miss Muriel Hall, Messrs. Ellis Hill, Wilfred Kitson, Ira Peters and Misses Velma Hall and Cora King, motored to Peterboro on A. King, nurse-in-trainng, at Peter- | boro Hospital. STAR 'Sunday and spent the day with Miss | A large number from here spent Sunday at Port Bolster. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hall motored to Weston on Saturday. Mr. George Varcoe spent a few days in this vicinity during the past week. Rev. John Webster, of Syracuse, N. Y., visited with his sister Mrs. John Hall, Sr., recently. Mr. Grant Wooldridge visited with Mr. Clarence Budd, of Peniel, recently. Friends are pleased to hear that Mr. Bert McTaggart is improving in health after his recent illness. rte UI EPSOM Mr. and Mrs. Pearce and son, Mr. Fred and daughter Mary, of Scugog, Mr. and Mrs. Beatty and family, of Cannington, Mrs. Bingham and son Billy, of Pittsburg, Mr. and Mrs. H. Searle, of Columbus, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper, of Saintfield, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Pascoe Luke. Mr. Fred Ashton and Mr. Jos, Ash- ton, attended Sutton Fair on Satur- day. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rogers and family and Mrs. Rogers, Sr., visited on Sunday with Ashburn friends. Miss Helen Gormley, of Kinsale, visited with her cousin Miss Laura Rogers. Miss Grace Cook entertained a number of girl friends to a birthday party on Monday last. Mr. Herb. Foster, of Brantford, visited on Sunday with Mr, Fred Ash- ton. Keep August the 22nd in mind for an entertainment to be given in the United Church. Particulars later. SCUGOG Church Services next Sunday--Foot at 10.30 am. Indian Church at 11 am. Head Church at 2.30 pm. Cen- tre at 7.30 p.m. Sunday Schools-- Centre at 10.30 am. Foot at 11 a.m, Group No. 3 of the Foot Appoint- ment Women's Association are Mrs, Beacock, Mrs. F. Clark, Mrs. A. Ploughman, Mrs. H. Williams, Mrs. N. Crozier, will entertain their friends on the Foot Church lawn on Tuesday, August 19th, weather permitting. A good time is expected. Every one , welcome, so come. | The Greenbank girls' softball team will be present to play a game with | the Scugog girls. Miss F. Elford has engaged to teach school near Uxbridge, for the next term. We wish her every success. Hello children! Just three moce week's holidays, then school and our fair. Our Reeve, Mr. Russell Hood at- tended the Funeral on Sunday of Mr. Stewart, Deputy Reeve, of Rama. Mr. and Mrs. H. Demera, Mr. Milton Demera, visited with Mr. H. Wana- maker, of Seagrave, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Hope, son Leonard, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, on Sunday. Miss Marjorie Milner visited with Miss Mary Carter over the week end. Miss F. Edgerton, of Stirling is visiting with Miss Dorothy Joblin, at the store. Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller, Isabel and Edith, of Lakefield, Mr. and Mrs. W. Crozier ,and Archie, of Manchester, were the guestsof Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Samells, on Sunday. Mrs. Miller and girls are staying with Mrs. Samells for a week, also Miss Allbright of Ux- bridge. Mr. H. and Miss M. Fitchett, of Manchester, were guests of Mr. and | Mrs. H. Fralick, on Sunday. Here are four big reasons Mixed Fertilizers to you: --right out of stock! MYRTLE Free Flowing Fertilizers First: , free flowing, they end that costly nuie- ---- a iehree fi « « «+ Save labour!" Second: When you need C. I. L. Mixed Fertilizers '~--that's when you get them! Drive up and get them ois: Thin prasipe dfivy serves ' RN -- rr C.Goode& Sons why we recommend C. 8 very service. is less costly ** method. . . STATION, Mr, and Mrs. W. Hodgson and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Grange and family, Mr, and Mrs, Fowler and friends, of were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George McKenzie, recently. Mrs, P. Williams, of Whitby, Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams, of Oshawa, Miss Marjorie Williams, of Niagara, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sweetman and Mr. and Mrs. H. Williams, on Sunday. Mr. N. Aldred and Mr. W. Savage, of Toronto, visited with Mr. Oliver Williams, on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, C. Graham, Mr. Thos. Graham and Miss Reta Graham, motored to Woodstock, for a couple of days last week to attend the family reunion. Mr. Geo. Bratley is building a verandah on Mrs, Pettitt's house. There is an epidemic of stomach flu spreading around here, Mr, and Mrs. E. Case, of Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. O. Williams, of Ohio, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A, Mar- tyn one day recently. Miss Eva Hodgson, of Toronto, is visiting Mrs. Geo. Jackson, for a few weeks. She lived here when a little girl. = Sorry to hear Mrs. MacGregor is under the doctor's care. Hope to hear she is better soon. Glad to hear Mrs. Pettitt is getting over her bad fall she had last week. Mr. C. Marks, Mr. and Mrs, A. Marks and son, Mr. and Mrs. Sheehy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Randall, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. W. Marks, and Mr. P. Marks, of Valentia, Mr. and Mrs. D. Harrison, of Port Perry, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Marks, on Sunday. Mr. and Mis. W. Savage, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Martyn, Harold and Inez, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnston, at Cresswell, on Sunday. Miss Clara Hardy is visiting her cousin Miss Edna Samells this week. Miss Hilda Milner, of Oshawa, is visiting her parents for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. Samells, Edna and George, visited her brother Mr. Allin Jackson, in Greenbank, one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. Blakeman and son and Miss Lily of Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearce, on Sunday. Miss Florence Allbright, of Ux- bridge, is visiting her friend Mrs. G. Samells, this week. Miss Vernon, of Whitby, Mr. D. McDermott and Ethel, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McDermott, Jean and Grant, of Port Perry, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sweetman, on Sunday. Miss Betty Robertson, of Toronto, is visiting her cousin, Miss Lillian Fralick. Miss Doreen Hood and Miss Marion Hayes, of Toronto, is visiting their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. George Hood. Mr. Donald Faulkner visited with Mr. Roy Hope, on Sunday. Mr. Howard Lee and Mr. Frank Reader, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lee on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Almer Sweetman and daughter, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Milner, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Worthy and son Billy, and Miss Aileen Jackson, of Toronto, Mrs. A. Dowson, Edna, Ara and Bob. of Port Perry, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Jackson, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sweetman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hood, visited in Oshawa on Monday. Miss Olive Gerrow, of Toronto, was home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. I. Gerrow, last week. | Mrs. R. Wells, of Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Wells and children, of Windsor, visited with Mrs. Pettitt one day last week. Mr. W. Hope visited Mr. Williams, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Samells, Edna and ! Geo., motored to Midland and Orillia last week and visted with Mr. and Mrs. Littler. Mr. Harry Clark of Michigan, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. O. Reader recently. Mr. Joblin is redecorating his house with white paint which makes it look fine. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and family, of Cartwright, visited with Mr. and Mrs. G. Collins, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Pogue and family, of Epsom, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs, J. Collins, on Sunday. | Mr. R. Brown has his threshing machine out at work again. {All the farmers are busy harvest- ing. A number are through cutting. | Mr. A. Rogerson and Mr. F. Pettitt _ motored to Toronto recently. i Mr. and Mrs, G. Collins and family, ; Visited his uncle Mr. H. Collins, at | Shirley, recently. Mr. and Mrs. O. Gerrow, of Oshawa, Oliver | Mr. F. Gerrow, and Mr. and Mrs. c! Fralick, visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. 'Prentice, on Sunday. ! Misses Olive and Ruby Brown are visiting Mrs. Greer, at Burketon. Page Five Eva, of Mariposa, visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. Pearce, on Sunday. * Someone called at Mr. E. Lee's and helped themselves-to a new block of cattle salt, rooster and about a dozen hens, one night recently. : Such visitors are not welcome on Scugog Island, Misses Doris and Jean Pogue, of Epsom, are visiting their grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Collins. : Mr. Middleton, the Rawleigh man, is making his visits to the Island now. Mr. and Mrs. C. Samells, Edna and George, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson, in Port Perry, re- cently, Edna staying for a few holi- days. . Miss Myrtle Jeffrey is visiting her brother at Enniskillen. 000 ." EDUCATIONAL AND OTHERWISE By H, H. HANNAM ' In our discussion several weeks age we arrived at the conclusion that ih order to make farm life more attract- ive we must first make farming as a business more profitable, Can we make farming more profitable and if 50, how? When income is large and expendi- ture small any business is profitable. The trouble with farming in recent years has been an income very little larger than that of pre-war period and an expenditure almost twice as large as that of the same period. In short there seems to be little or no margin between income and expenditure, and sometimes when there is a margin it is on the wrong side of the balance. , To improve returns for agriculture therefore, it is apparent that we must enlarge the farm income and if pos- sible reduce expenditure. At first thought some will say: "We have got to get higher prices for farm produce." Undoubtedly farm prices should be from thirty-three and a third to fifty per cent higher than they are in order to be on a par with the things the farmer has to buy. But since we cannot fix prices there is ne possibility of us boosting prices (artificially or otherwise) by such #* percentage. Suppose for a moment we could, what would happen? World consumers could not afford to buy the same volume of products as they do to-day, the demand, therefore, would be curtailed; we would glut the market and down would crash the prices. While we cannot fix prices nor control them at will, we can in- fluence them upward and exert a stabilizing influence upon them. We shall refer to this point later. There is, however, a better way to improve returns for agriculture, and that 1s for farmers to retain for themselves a wider margin between the cost of pro- duction and the price paid by the con- sumer. This cannot be done by the old individual method of marketing, , but it can be done by orderly, effis? cient, group marketing, in other words by organizing for co-operative mark- eting. Dr. Theodore Macklin says: "That industry which will not accept the re- sponsibility of marketing its own pro- ducts will come last in the race for the consumer's dollar." By market- ing co-operatively, then, the farmer can retain for himself a larger share of the consumer's dollar. Through his own organization the co-operating farmer can know and interpret world market conditions, and by controlling the flow to market of a large volume of any product he can exert the stab- ilizing and upward influence on prices which we mentioned above. ir we increase returns by marketing co-operatively, the other half of the treatment is to cut down expenditure and lessen the outlay. If we would do as the farmers of Den- mark and Holland have done--buy our feed, fertilizer, cement and other supplies co-operatively and secure credit at low rates from co-operative credit associations; if we had our in- surance, banking and electricity sup- can plied on a co-operative basis, much of our inflated operating costs would be eliminated. Of course, there are tariffs which artificially increase the cost 'of implements of production and goods for family living, and which are a great burden and little if any bene- fit to the agriculturist. In regard to such matters as tariffs, trans= portation rates and taxes, farm people: have the power if they would bestir themselves to demand and receive fair' consideration. If the bulk of our farm people would' co-operate in the marketing of their; major products and in the buying of their major supplies, and if they: would stick to their economic organi<®. zations they can provide a farm in-! Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark, Everett and-make life on the farm more attractive. come which would compare favoral with that of other businesses. With, the improved income they can, in turn, , " establish and maintain a much im-.. proved standard of living on the farm." This, to my mind, is the way we eint