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© Walch this label: It tells when L07 Soe. Sroception Bagioes 3 MLNS HON. WM. SMITH PASSES At the age of 84 years, and after a long, useful, and happy life, Hon. William Smith died at his home at Columbus on Thursday, January 22, 1931. Only the day before he had been elected president of the Maple Leaf Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., for the 27th consecutive year. The late Hon. William Smith was born in 1847 on a farm not far from the pl t little cott: at Colum- bus, in which he made his home for many years. He was one of a family of four and in his early life he learn- ed that love for the soil and for the delights of rural life which never left him throughout his long career. Al- though quite at home in the busy scenes at Ottaw# where he spent sev- eral years as representative for this federal riding, the deceased was hap- piest when he could return to his native district and there pursue his calling with such intelligence and dilligence that he rapidly became re- cognized as one of Ontario County's leading agriculturalist. The late Mr. Smith was educated first at the Columbus public school and later attended Upper Canada College at Toronto. He often recall- ed with pleasure the centenary of that famous school which he attended a little over a year ago. Even as a young man William Smith manifested a keen interest in local, provincial and federal politics, and whenever political matters were di d in his presi he was fore- most in the debates. He soon identi- fied himself with the Conservative party and older residents of the vil- lage freely predicted that "young Smith" would make his mark, People generally trust the affairs of state to men of mature years, how- ever, and William Smith was 40 years of age before he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1887. From then until 1921 he represented On- tario riding almost continuously and pat in twenty-two sessions of the House. The Federal House of Par- liament was only 15 years old when he became a member and it was his privilege to come in personal contact with the men who made Canada great, Picturesque figures they were, Sir John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mac- Kenzie, Sir John C. Abbott, Sir John Thompson, Sir MacKenzie Bowell, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and in later years Sir Robert Borden, Hon. William Lyon Macken- zie King and Hon. Arthur Meighen. The ability to make and hold friends was a strong characteristic of the late Mr. Smith. Genial and kind- ly by nature, he formed friendships readily and his life was enrirhed by iation with people of all cl He was a well loved figure about Col- umbus and the district sustains a great loss in his death. The deceased also identified himself with municipal affairs and for nine years was reeve of East Whitby Township. Largely through his ef- forts, pictures of all the reeves of the township since its incorporation were secured and hung in the town- ship hall at Columbus. The organization of the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto, seven years ago, owes much to the ability and en- ergy of Hon. Mr. Smith, who was invited to become its first president in recognition of his services. On account of the fact that he was al- ready well over man's alloted span of life, Mr. Smith declined the honor but used his influence in the election to this post of William A. Dryden, prominent Brooklin agriculturist and live-stock breeder. It is pleasing to note that the man whom he assisted in raising to this position of promin- encé and importance is the son of the late Hon. John Dryden, a former minister of agriculture for Ontario, and a staunch Liberal who was num- bered among Mr. Smith's opponents in many a hard fought election cam- paign. Until church union occurred a few years ago, the Hon. Mr. Smith was e staunch Presbyterian and he was one of the members of the congregation | who helped to build the fine edifice of the Presbyterian church at Columbus, now the United Church. When union of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational churches took place he became a member of the new church body. In representing this Fling in. the House of Parliament at Ottawa, Mr. | Smith was ever mindful of the wel- fare of the whole riding and not of one political section. Conservatives and Liberals alike have been saddened by word of his death. I RN. srr, community is extended. * 0 EDGAR INGRAM It is with great regret that we record the death of Edgar Ingram, on Friday, January 28rd, 1931. For quite a few years past Edgar had been mak- ing a brave battle for life. made, medical and otherwise, to rid himself of the disease, which finally conquered and brought to a close the life of one of our popular young citizens. His many friends would have given a great deal to have been able to help Edgar in his great struggle; but nothing could be done. ' Edgar leaves us a memory of one, willing and eager to share the burdens of life, cheerful in trouble and full of kindly interest for all that con- -cerned the work and play of his young associates. The funeral took place on Sunday. largely attended and it gave evidence of the high esteem in which the young man was held. To the bereaved family the sympathy of the Every effort was It was SCRATCHING FOR A LIVING 'We rfiote a despatch from the Niagara peninsula to the effect that the farmers there have been generously feeding the English pheasants and that, as a result, in the opinion of a skilled game ~ warden, the pheasants are losing the power or the disposition to scratch for a living. Loss of the disposition to scratch for a living will, we assume, in the case that feeding by the farmers fails, expose the pheasants to death by starvation. With some timidity, we mention the opinion of a distinguished naturalist that gen- erous f eeding has upon men, who are also animals, the same effect; 'that is, that they lose the power or the disposition to scratch for a living. We trust that we shall not be taken by any®ne to affirm that men, though animals, are not superior to the birds of the fields: Nor, we trust, may we be Saket to belittle the Minenation of men who have no opportunity to scratch for a livi without offending SE nsibiity. it may be 2 3 HE bn Jescon from aan nature may be profitab he d dental price pri oyment insur- ance and the other broposas of pu --Farmers. Sun. Railway Board An Entirely New and Suitable Train Schedule Proposed by Local Committee. People in this locality feel not being treated fairly in the proposed re- ductions in railway service on the Whitby- Manilla branch. They have paid over $150,- 000 in principal alone as a bonus to the Grand Trunk Railway for the building of this short line which seems to have been treated as a sort of football by Railway many years no aggressive railway program has been adopted, and traffic which should properly be routed over this diverted both east and west via Port Hope or Scarboro, instead of going Port Perry. The passenger service a few to be good and at that time Port Perry station were ab month for passenger carriag schedule was changed so that spent-in the 100 mile trip to Toronto and re- turn (about 61% hours) with o in Toronto, one hour of which was lunch hour, the passenger business fell away, as might be expected. When the bus first started tween Toronto and Port Perr discontinued for lack of passengers. passenger service schedule continued to be unsuitable, so the bus company adopted an aggressive policy, spent a nec of money, and secured the business. Had the Railway officials ward policy and attempted to of the people instead of discouraging the use of the line and discrediting it as an asset of the Canadian National Railways, there is no doubt that it could have been made to pay running expenses, and show a reasonable profit. As it now stands, the Whitby-Lindsay road It is not looked upon as a has been isolated. necessary part of any system. really should be altered. There are practic- able plans to meet the situatio: The Whitby-Lindsay line serves a section of country that is too fine to proper railway service, and we feel that the Railway Commission, representing the peo- ple, can meet the needs of this community. that they are officials. For line has been or 6.15 p.m. north through A PROPOSED SCHEDULE Leave Port Hope about 6.45 a.m. via Peter- boro, Lindsay, Manilla Jet. and reaching Port Perry about 10.1 Whitby without any change. Toronto about 11.30 or 11.45 a.m. Leave Toronto on return trip about 4.30 or 4.45 p.m. reaching Port Perry about 6.00 .m., going to Toronto via Arriving at Both these trains would carry mail and we would have an evening mail in Port Perry like many other towns have. years ago used the receipts at out $1000 per e. After the more time was nly three hours Other schedules are being worked out so that no present service in other localities will be impaired. THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE The Board of Railway Commissioners have re-opened this case 'at- the request of The Port Perry Board of Trade, and the Orono to operate. be- y, it had to be But the essary amount adopted a for- meet the needs matters drop in value. This is what n. be left without, Publicity Committee. ful this time, there will be no further appeal to the Railway Commission. There is still the Privy Council left but that is a big undertaking. If we are successful in winning our appeal, it behooves every citizen of Port Perry and the surrounding district to use the Canadian National Railways as much as possible. What if it costs you a few cents more or is a little more inconvenient? better than doing without a Railway alto- gether, and having properties in this locality If we are not success- That is far Property owners will lose far more in the price of their property than they will lose in a little extra freight or express. People should use the trains for passenger service as much as possible also. proposed schedule works out, there will be about five hours in Toronto between trains, and there will be through trains from Port Perry to Toronto without any change at Whitby, and these trains will make the run in slightly over 1% hours each way. If the BLACKSTOCK A number mototed to Port Perry on Thursday night of last week to enjoy the game between Port Perry and Lindsay. We are glad to know that Mrs. Al- bert Wright is improving after her recent illness. The annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Bailey, on Thursday evening, Jan. 15th. The 'meeting opened with de- votional exercises, after which the following were elected to office for the coming year: Hon. Pres.--Mrs. (Rev.) Whittaker. President--Mrs. Robt. Mahood. 1st Vice Pres.--Mrs. S. McLaughlin 2nd Vice Pres.--Mrs. C. Smith. Rec. Sec.--Mrs. T. Smith Treasurer--Mrs. C. Parr L. Helpers' Sec.--Mrs. W. Crawford. Dorcas Sec.--Mrs. F. A. Bailey Lit. Seec.--Mrs. J. R. McLaughlin Loving Message Sec.--Mrs. Whittaker Social Service--Mrs. L. Graham. Auditors--Mrs. L, Graham and Miss Annie Hamilton. Satisfactory and encouraging re- ports were given by the different secretaries. Since the last meeting, a fine bale of quilts and clothing had been sent to the W. A. House, To- ronto. The Dorcas Sec. gave out autograph quilt blocks to the mem- bers to work. When the quilt is com- pleted it will be disposed" of t6*add | to the fi of the iety. The following program was then given and lunch served. A splendid talk on Japan by Dr. Whittaker, a reading from the Living Message by Mrs. W. Crawford, and readings by Mrs. J. R. McLaughlin and Mrs. T. Smith. A community progressive euchre was held in the town hall on Tuesday evening of last week. The prizes were won by Mrs. Edgar, of Oshawa, and Mr. Osmond Wright. Mr. John Smith has returned home after a very enjoyable visit with re- latives on St. Joseph's Island, Sault Ste Marie, and Pickford, Mich. The January meeting of the Vic- of our hockey fans! torian Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. John Wright on | attendance of 45 members and visit- | ors. 1 business session followed during which it was decided to piece and | quilt some quilts for social service' work. The meeting was then favored with a paper on "The Institute Ode" by Mrs. A. VanCamp; a reading by Miss Mabel Elford, and an instru- mental by Miss Florence Fair. Lunch was served as usual. The committee' in charge of the meeting consisted of Misses Mabel Elford and Susie Vane Camp, Mrs. Corner and Miss L. Bes- wetherick. Mrs. A. Rahm and family spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jas De- Mill. sister Mrs. A. L. Bailey. On Wednesday evening last the young people of the United Church League held a skating party on the rink after which all gathered in the basement of the church where a con- test was held and a hot supper en- joyed. Miss Florrie Parr is spending the week with friends in Toronto. The January meeting of the W. M. S. of the United 'Church was held at the home of Mrs. N. S. McNally, on Wednesday afternoon the 14th, with -a large attend of bers and visitors. The meeting opened with devotional exercises followed by a business session. As the society will be organized 10 years on February 9, it was decided to celebrate the 10th 'anniversary, particulars of which will be given later. The group leaders for this year were appointed as follows: Red, Mrs. N. S. McNally; White, Mrs. Carl Wright; Blue Mrs. Osmond Wright; Yellow, Mrs. Wallace Mar- low. The program, in charge of Mrs. Roy Ferguson, consisted of an address by Mrs. Earl Dorrell. "The Allocation Window"; instrumental by Miss V. McNally; vocal duet by Mrs. Dorrell and Miss Olive Beacock; reading by Mrs. Cecil Hill, "Facts to Face and Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13th, with an "afternoon Mrs. Jas The meeting opened with de-| her votional exercises after which the| phoned a few words of greeting to.the Miss Mary Parr, Mrs. John Wright,' { Questions to Answer," solo by Mrs. Roy Taylor. and a piano During the . Marlow, who is spending the winter in Toronto with daughter, Miss Ruth Marlow, members. Mrs, Marlow is to be com. mended on the deep interest she haa in the welfare of the W. M. S., her invaluable assistance at all times ana her faithful attendance. This was the first meeting she had missed since its organization ten years ago. Lunch was served by the group in charge. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Stanford Swain and Mr. Geo. Hooey are under the doctor's care. We hope they may soon be better. ee ell SEAGRAVE Mrs. Francis Werry and children, | In spite of the weather on Saturday, of Enniskillen recent visitors of her 2 Snappy game of hockey was played bolween Seagrave and Greenbank, the score being 4-3 in favor of Greenbank. A pleasant evening was spent at-the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bruce, on Friday last, when they entertained about sixty young people. Various contests and games were enjoyed, after which lunch was served. These | social evenings are held once a week and add greatly to the passing of the winter months. Everybody welcome. Mrs. C. W. Moon was called to To- ronto on Tuesday of this week, where her brother Mr. A. Wells is seriously ill, having suffered a stroke of which he is not likely to recover. Mr. and Mrs. J. Harding, Mr. S. Netley and Mr. F. Heatlie, in Toronto, one day last week. Mrs. S. J. Wooldridge spending the past several days in Toronto with her mother Mrs. Jas. Leask, who is ser- iously ill. The annual meeting of the congre- gation of the United Church was held on Monday evening with a fair at- tendance. Reports were given from the different departments of the church. Rev. Mr. Green occupied the chair. The report of the Board of M s was pr ted by Mr. F. Watson and showed a very hard year. Acknowledgement was made of a do- A RT PERRY STAR ' THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM OF PORT PERRY AND VICINITY fe Coes Sel ! RRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1731 IE i oat Te i the probable cost. public will make. Some of the mouth. John Ross, reeve of East Whitby towns nip, was this afternoon unani- motsly elected warden of the Ontario County Council for 1931, at the in- augural meeting of the council held in the court house at Whitby. There were no other nominations and Acting Clerk W. J. H. Richardson declared Mr. Ross to be elected on the first ballot. The new warden was given an en- thusiastic ovation as he was conduct- ed to the warden's chair by Reeve Luther Middleton, of Pickering town- ship. Briefly he expressed his ap- preciation for the confidence which had been placed in him and stated that he would endeavor to serve the county to the best of his ability during the coming year. COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Eight New Faces were' Seen When Ontario County Council con- vened for its inaugural session of the year, on Tuesday, January 27th, the following represented the different minor municipalities: Town of Whithy--Reeve, Albert W. Jackson; deputy reeve, Robert M. Deverell. Township of Whitby L. Mackey. Township of East Whithy---Reeve, Reeve, Chas. PLAY-OFF GAME In the play-off games, Lindsay and Port Perry for place, in section B, Port Perry were not able to overpower the Lindsay team. The games resulted as follows: The first game played in Port Perry was between second Prompt payment of subscriptions will be much appreciated { John Bruce, W. Government Radio wr There has come to our desk a neatly printed booklet giving a very clear statement of one side of this question. point of view the present method of radio broadcasting could be infinitely better than any government owned method could be. Unfortunately, we have no data as to what the government could ¢ do in this matter in providing programs for the public nor as to Wy, From their It certainly seems as though such a project as that suggested | in government operation of radio broadcasting, would be a very big undertaking when we consider the tremendous distances to be covered and the varied demands for entertainment which the On the other hand wé do feel that the advertising and the programs could be a little less like the proverbial hash, if there were some co-operation between the broadcasters. Sometimes one is reminded of that recipe of Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake, "There were plums, and prunes, and berries, And lemon peel and cinnamon too, There were nutmegs, cloves and cherries, And the top of it was nailed on with glue, "Twould kill a man twice after eating a slice Sure 'twould build it a fine stomach ache, '"Twould kill a man twice after eating a slce Of Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake." Trans-Canada Broadcasts National Programs have been splendid but there is no doubt that the constant jumble that one gets in the ordinary run of radio programs, is at times very tiresome. Think of the disappointment of not being able to buy«that much advertised mouth wash in Can- ada when it is so much needed to take the bad taste out of youn like the Canadian John Ross Elected Warden John Ross; deputy reeve, W, A, Lavis. l'ownship of Pickering--reeve, G. Luther Middleton; 1st deputy-reeve, I. L. Chapman; 2nd deputy-reeve, Allan Moore, Village of Port Perry--reeve, Rabt. Somerville. Township of Reach--reeve, George ill; deputy-reeve, Grant Christie. Town of Uxbridge--reeve, John M. Low. Township of Uxbridge--reeve, W. G. Cassie; deputy-reeve, Isaac Cather- wood. Village of Beaverton--John McRae, reeve. Village of Cannington -- George Johnston, Reeve. Township of Scugog -- Jonathan Aldred, Reeve. Township of Scott--Thomas Mor- rison, Reeve. Township of Thorah--John Ross, Reeve. Township of Rama--J. J. Morris. Township of Mara--Reeve, John Bruce; deputy-reeve, Edgar Dure. Township of Brock--Reeve, W.J.H. Philp; deputy-reeve, J. E. McDonald. Members who did not sit in the last Council are: Messrs. W. G. Cassie, Isaac Catherwood; George Johnston, Jonathan Aldred, John Ross (Thorah), J. H. Philp, J. E. Me- Donald. Lindsay Games Protested a tie, 3-3, and in the second game played at Lindsay, it was still 3 for Port Perry; but Lindsay were suec- cessful in adding 3 to their score, making the total of the two games, Lindsay 6, Port Perry 3. Both these games are being protested by Port Perry. nation from the Women's Association, which had helped very substantially in meeting the year's obligations The Sunday School report showed a mark- ed increase in attendance. Treasurer's report, presented by W. Rogers, show- ed receipts of $526.92, with a balance on hand of $151.40. Mr. Martin gave the report of the Women's Association with a balance on hand of $94.62. The W.M.S. reported an active year. Two boxes of clothing were sent to Round Lake, Sask., value $24.76. The report of the Quadrata Club showed a balance on hand of $30.40. The League report showed a balance of $3.02. A program of various num- bers were given representing each re- port as they were in order, those tak- ing part were Mr. S. Netley, Mr. Joe Grantham, Mrs. C. W. Clarke, Miss Iva Reynolds, Miss M. Armstrong. These were enjoyed and appreciated. The Stewards of last year were re- elected. Refreshments were served at the close. The regular meeting of the Y. P. League was held on Tuesday evening in the Sunday School room with a very good attendance. Rev. Mr. Green was in charge of the devotional ex- cieises. Several items of business were discussed, after which a pleasing solo was given by Mrs. Jas. Harding. y Miss Armstrong gave a talk on the Life of Robert Burns, also gave one of his poems and playing one of his songs. Miss Iva Reynolds gave a Miss A. Clements These were all en- splendid reading. an instrumental. Jjoyed. The snow plow cleared the roaa from Port Perry to Seagrave. Mr. and Mrs. A. Snyder, Toronto, are spending a few days in the com- munity. They are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Shunk. ea ---- PUBLIC SCHOOL CARNIVAL The Port Perry Public School are holding a carnival at the Arena on Friday evening, February 6th. See bills for particulars. ; rm ora i a