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; | | § further its interest. Your Watch this label: It tells when > Your Subscription Expires 'T PERRY S THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM oF PORT PERRY AND VICINITY Prompt payment of subscriptions 23 will be much appreciated PORT PERRY, ONTARIO THURSDAY, rpm 19th, 1931 $1.60 per year in advanee SCUGOG Owing to the storm and bad roads there was no Y. P. A. reeting or Prayer Circle last week. Mr. Lorne Hezziewood, of Min- neapolis, visited his brother-in-law, Mr. W. Savage, one day last week. He was the first teacher that taught in the Foot schoolhouse when it was new, and it was also his first school. He then went to Humbolt, Towa, where he became Superintendent. Mr. Hezzlewood came back to visit a number of his old friends for a few weeks. He gave a very interesting address to the Rotary Club in Osh- awa, one evening last week. He is coming this way again when the roads get better. Mr. W. Milner, of Toronto, is doing some repairing to his house before moving into it. We are glad to hear that Mrs. R. Carter is able to be home again from the hospital. : Mr, George Lowe is spending a few holidays in Toronto. The sheep demonstration at the Township Hall recently, was well at- tended, and it was very interesting to the young sheep owners. Mr. J. McLaren and daughter Addie were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara. Quite a number from here attended Mr. Hooey's sale in Cartwright, last 'Wednesday, and brought back some stock and implements with them. Masters Leonard Hope and Gordon Dodsley received a Testament from their S. S. teacher, Mrs. Geo. Samells, for the most regular attendance at Sunday School for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. R. Jackson, Mrs. W. Jeffrey and daughter Luella, visited Mrs. George Jackson, on Sunday, who we are sorry. to hear is under the doctor's care. We hope for a speedy recovery. We are glad to hear that little Bobbie Beacock is doing fine. He will soon be freed from his bandages. Quite a number attended the fun- eral of the late J. C. Browne, at Port Perry, on Monday. Mrs. A. Martyn visited Mrs. H. Martyn at the Port Perry Hospital, one day recently. Mr. George Fowler has hired with Mr. F. Watson at Seagrave for the coming season. Miss Holden, of North Bay, is stay- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Elford for a time. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larmer were -presented with the following address and a splendid shower of beautiful and useful gifts in honour of their marriage: "We, a few of your many friends and fellow workers in the church, have assembled here this evening to honour ourselves by extending to you our hearty congratulations upon your recent marriage, and expressing to you our sincere wishes for a pros- perous and exceedingly happy union. "To you Florence, whom we have known so well, we would recall to our minds the fact, that you have grown up from childhood among us, and by your exemplary character, genial disposition and purity of life, have won a very warm Place in all our hearts. "Secondly we are reminded that you have not only an example of excel- lence of character and winsomeness of personality, but you have also been an excellent citizen; always taking your full share of responsibility in anything for the welfare of the com- munity and the influence you exercised was always of an uplifting character and has been much appreciated by all of us. "We would in the third place recall the fact that you have always been a faithful, devoted and loyal mem- ber of the church with which you early identified yourself. Whenever possible you were in attendance at worship and always willing to every assistance within your to the Sunday School were che 1 given. We feel that the children > so faithfully taught will ( rise up and call you blessed. It was,| however, in the League you rendered your greatest service, hay grams and activities, and gave to all the most hearty g been same excellent service you have in the past. "We feel that we could not let this opportunity pass without in some more tangible way than mere good wishes express to you our sincere ap- preciation of all the services you have rendered and would therefore request you to accept these gifts, not for their intrinsic value, but as a slight token of the appreciation of those services and as an expression of our esteem for both of you, and pray that you may long be spared to enjoy each others companionship and serve she church and community as faithfully and zealously as you have in the past." Signed--Rev. J. White, Arthur Wil- son, Robt. Philp, Lorna Taylor, Elaine Hill, and May Adams. Mrs. Larmer was formerly Miss Florence Avery, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Larmer and baby have moved to Burketon, Miss Annie Archer, of Oshawa, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Archer. Miss Kathleen Phoenix spent the week end with Misses Frances and Grace Mountjoy. Mr. and Mrs. John Rahm visited re- cently with the former's sisters in Oshawa. Mr, and Mrs. Wallace Marlow and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey, entertained a number of friends to a euchre party at their respective homes last week and two very enjoyable even- ings were spent. The prize winners at the former were: Lady, Mrs. A. L. Bailey; gentleman, Mr. O. Wright. At the latter: lady, Miss Florence Fair; gentleman, Mr, Robt. Smith. Mr. Norton VanCamp has returned to Elmira after a visit with his par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. A. VanCamp. Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Fee and family, of O have purchased Mr. John Carscadden's farm and have taken possession. We are glad to welcome them to our midst. Before her mar- irage Mrs. Fee was Miss Fanny Archer, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jos. Archer. Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith have return- ed home from Lindsay where they were visiting the latter's brothers Messrs. Russell, Howard and Charlie Lambe. The March meeting of the A.Y.P.A. of St. John's' Church will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey on Wednesday evening, March 26th. The program will be "Lenten" and is in charge of Miss Agnes Whittaker and Mr, Oliver Smith. Mr, and Mrs. Percy VanCamp en- tertained some friends to a social evening recently in honour of the former's brother, Mr, Norton Van- Camp, of Elmira. Mr. O d Wright shipped a car- load of stock to Toronto on Saturday. The heavy snow fall laying aside the trucks and given extra custom to the railroads, carrying out the old proverb that "It's an ill wind that blows no person some good." Mr. and Mrs. Osmond Wright held two very enjoyable social evenings at their home when they entertained their "Out of Village" and "Village" friends to progressive euchre. The winners at the former were: Mrs. W. Werry and Mr. Luther Mountjoy, and at the latter were Mrs. John Marlow and Mr. Leslie Graham. Miss Mabel Argue of the Peterbore Normal School and Mr. Percy Van- Camp, teacher at Fleetwood, spent the week end at their respective homes recently. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spinks and Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith and Mr. Jack Smith were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Argue, the even- ing being spent in music and euchre. The winners of the latter were Mrs. Spinks and Mrs. T. Smith, and the prizes were St. Patrick's favors. EPSOM Mr. Bruce Bailey visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. Cook Ashenhurst, a8 Bethesda. "Mrs. Barkey, of Stouffville, is visit- ing with her aunt Mrs. Ferguson. Miss Erma Porteous is visiting with : triode in Toronto. Wedding bells are ringing. Mrs, Taylor, of Chalk Lake, visiting with her a Mrs. Cook, recently. ot Uxbridge, vi 3 visited on Monday 1 Am council is to be held in the 3 t of the United Church here 'some time in the near future. Par- ticulara later. : "Once more the roads are opened for traffic. County Health units, such as have been proposed for Ontario, have made rapid progress in Quebec. The first was opened in that province in 1926, and there are now twenty-three units covering twenty-nine counties. The annual budget of county health units | is generally $12,000 a year, but two of them have a slightly higher ap- propriation. The average population is 83,133 per unit and 26,278 per county. If the total population of the province be estimated at 2,785,000, after deducting 1,093,000 for the cities having their own public 'health organization, and the 767,062 people at present served by health units, there remain 874,138 persons, or 53 per cent., yet to be organized under the system of county health units. Dr. Emilie Nadeau, Assistant Di- rector of othe Provincial Bureau of Health for the province of Quebec, writing in the Canadian Public Health Journal, informs the readers that the remarkable result has been obtained in less than five years. During 1930 ten units were added to the list. This' 'means that it will only take a few years to bring the whole province of Quebec under this system. Writing in "The Chatelaine" re- cently, Dr. John W. 8. McCullough, $300,000,000 A By the Military Correspondent of The Sunday Express (London.) The world is not disarming. Twelve years after the war to end war arm- aments are not only undiminished, but are larger than in 1913--which was the peak of sixty years of military competition--in every important coun- try in the world with the exception of Great Britain. Before the war the world's arma- ments cost £706,000,000 a year. To- day they cost £1,000,000,000. Since 1924 four great Powers-- Italy, France, America and Russia-- have added £90,000,000 a year to their 'defence' bills. Britain has, reduced hers by £6,000,000,000. BOYS GRAIN CLUB IN ONTARIO COUNTY A year ago the local Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture undertook to encourage distribution throughout the County of Registered seed grain of recommended varieties. Ninety-six young men were provided with seed to sow from 1 to 5 acres. They were also provided with a 50 Ib sample of fertilizer to try out as an experiment and the boys who re- ceived seed oats were each supplied with a 4 oz. sample of formalin with instructions for treating oats for smut. --- The grain on the whole turned out very well. Almost invariably the boys took particular care with their plots and the result is most of the crop is being used as seed this year. The fertilizer in the case of the oats produced a 9.4 bushel per acre in- crease in yield and in barley 9.8 bus. This increase, however, fell consider- ably short of paying for the fertilizer at present grain prices. The ¢ost records turned in by the boys were also interesting: * One group of 23 boys produced 61.5 bus. oats at a cost of 8lc. One group of 46 boys produced 49 bus. oats at a cost of 4lc. | on leaving school. Canadian School Journal Provincial Director of Health, chal- lenges parents and teachers every- where with the question: Sure of Their Health." "Are Yi School det} cal Inspection, says the r, ing volves the utmost comer vd tween parents and teachers. If teachers are not interested, the task is well nigh hopeless. They should know the children that are under- weight, shortsighted, deaf and too easily fatigued, and should bring these facts to the attention of the Medical Officer, In no country of the world, writes Dr. McCullough, is health supervision so thoroughly organized, developed and carried on as in England. Routine medical inspection takes place on the child's entrance to school and finally The attendance of the parents during the physical ex- amination is encouraged, as it affords education to the parents and gives them assurance that the children are treated with gentleness and that their natural desty and i do not suffer, : Dr. Gordon P. Jackson, Medical Officer of Health for the city of To- ronto, states that school children with one or more physical defects amount- ed last year to 34% of the total num- c JUNTY HEALTH UNIT COMING plete medical examinations were made, and defects were revealed in 8,326. Defective teeth were found in 66% of the children in all public schools. This subject will be debated at the coming Easter convention. The County Health Unit will no doubt be opposed by a number of delegates because of the cost involved. It is very important that during this period of depression the cost of all social services should be kept as low as possible. Good roads and educa- tion absorb the major portion of the taxes. Can we afford to spend Fifty Million Dollars a year in the Province of Ontario to educate child- ren that are possibly 26% below par in physical condition. The cost of secondary education has been mount- ing by leaps and bounds during the last ten years owing to the enforce- ment of the Adolescent School At- tendance Act, and the ambition of parents to procure a few more years of high school education for their children. Possibly a higher standard of health would be of greater value to the adolescent as well as to the nation than a higher standard of edu- cation, or should not the training in the art of living a healthy life be considered of vital importance in ber examined. He said 24,789 com- education. Brilliant Students Coming from China but two years anywhere in the county." His but it was based on fact. worked in shifts all of Friday years ago. rise to the occasion. They were a Through the{ courtesy of Mrs. to publish this very Here lies she that never ly'd, Whose skill so often has been try'd, Her prophecies shall still survive, And ever keep her name alive. There is a constant, uncanny and universal interest--if not belief--in the anticipation of events, and every so often some reader or writer re- vives the discussion of "Mother Shipton's now historic prophecies, some of which have certainly been fulfilled. Mr. E. A. Rose, of 474 Symington Avenue, Hamilton, is the latest to ask that some extracts from the "Prophecies" be reprinted. 'branch of the Ontario Department of Here are same of the facts about the navies of the world. Since 1919 Italy has increased her cruiser tonnage by 40,000 tons; the U.S.A. by 13,000 tons; Japan by 141,- 000 tons. Britain's tonnage has been reduced 126,000 tons. In the same period France has in- creased her submarine tonnage by 18,600 tons; Italy by 81,000 tons; the U.S.A. by 43,700 tons. Britain has reduced hers by 32,300 tons. The comparative figures of . the world's cruiser tonnage are:--1,918,- 138,000; 1919, 64,000; 1929, 288,000. The naval personnel of the five Powers has increased by 12,000 in the last six years. Japan's increase has been 6,000, 'One group of 29 boys produced 38 bus. oats at a cost of 50e, This work is being carried on again and seed grain of the following va- rieties and grades will be made avail- able to young farmers th hout the ago, the children of Rev. T. K. Mah, minister of the Church of All Nations, Toronto, have proved unusually bril- liant by mastering the English lan- guage and h g their sch in that short time. They are shown above--back row, left to right: Ruth aged 18,; Joseph, aged 16, who was the only pupil out of 200 at Mimico Centre to get 100 marks in every subject in entrance examinations; and Ruby, aged 11. Front: Daniel, aged 9, (left); and John aged 7. They at- tend Public School and all proeured at least 96 per cent. in examination papers. Joseph received gold medal at the closing exercises. YEAR MORE FOR WAR And now for the armies of the world. Since 1918 the U.S.A. has in- creased hers from 105,000 to 139,000; Italy from 290,000 to 304,000; Britain has reduced hers from 174,000 to 180,- 000; and France from 760,000 to 490,- 000. Russia is steadily approaching, as far as can be . ascertained, the strength of the pre-war Czarist arm- ies, which numbered 693,000 in 1918. The Red Army was 105,000 in 1919. Today it is 562,000. It is the same story in the air ser- vice. In the last four years the U. 8. A. has increased her air force bill from £8,000,000 to $18,000,000; Italy from £4,800,000 to £6,800,000; Britain has reduced hers from £21,- 300,000 to £19,600,000. from whose drills they were collected with the following information: 1st. Summary of this Survey. 2nd. Dominion Seed Branch Cer- tificate giving details of analysis of county. A liberal prize list will be offered again. Oats, Banner, Reg. No. 1 Oats, O. A. C. No. 72, Reg. No. 1. Oats, Alaska (Early) Reg. No. 1. Barley, 0.A.C. No. 21, Reg. No. 1 Peas, 0.A.C. No. 181. Young men wishing to get a start with some good seed grain of a good variety should communicate with Agri ral Repr tative, W. M. Croskery, Uxbridge. a ONTARIO COUNTY SEED DRILL SURVEY i In the Spring of 1930 the local Agriculture arranged for the collec- tion of samplés of grain from Seed Drills = throughout the 'by School Children. These "samples, 141 in all, were bagged up and sent to the Dominion Seed Branch, Ottawa, for analysis and grading. On being graded they were sent back to' the local Department with analysis sheet for each sample. These samples 'are now being returned to the farmers 8rd. Information with reference to Fanning Mill sieve which may be of use if reequipping Fanning Mills. 4th. List of Hardware merchants in Ontario County who have signified their willingness to stock or order sieve material. 6th. A partial list of seed Cleaning Plants in Ontario County who are pre- pared to do Cust Seed Cleaning Two of these, namely that of J. Ww. Real, Uxbridge; and Chas. Wilson, Brooklin, are just being installed for work this Spring. 6th. Information re Smut Treat- cent. The summary of this seed drill sur- vey shows that of the 141 samples taken, 12 were absolutely free of all mn 125 graded No. 1, 14 No. 2, 17 No. 8, on account of con- This request is gladly complied with as I happen to have a little book, picked up when on a visit to York- shire, relating the life and pro- nouncements of this extraordinary, if visionary, woman, Her maiden name was Ursula Sontheil. She was born in 1488 of a queer, lawless and betrayed mother who would probably in this age of Social Service be classed as "mental- ly deficient." Little Ursula is de- scribed as "a mishapen child of in- different size, with big bones, large goggling eyes, a long crooked nose and with crooked misshapen legs." When she grew to school age, and was thither sent, Ursula surprised the teacher (says the writer of this little book) by reading and writing better than any of the 'other children. Her school mates called her names because of her deformities, but it is related that "owing to the power given to her," that these rude children felt supernatural "punchings and hair- pullings," and were thrown to the ground or suffered such other avenge- ments that Ursula was expelled from the school, nor did she ever enter another, Very little is known of her married life beyond the fact that she was united to one Toby Shipton of Ship- ton, Yorkshire, when 24 years of age. "Mother Shipton," established in a home of her own, and with a reputa- tion for insight into the future, found that all the folks for miles around came to consult her on every conceiv- able matter-- especially young and romantic women wanting to know their chances for marriage and "fu- ture happiness." Although Mother Shipton was not avaricious, her maid was, and patrons complained to the witch of excessive charges. Tired probably of constant bickerings over trivialities, Mother Shipton ventured into the realm of historical prophecy. Though by many regarded as a witch, the author of these prophecies was esteemed in Yorkshire as the oracle of her time, and her memory is perpetuated by a stone erected near Clifton, about a mile from the city of York. A long time before her death she foretold the day and hour of her "departure" (in 1561 at the age of 73) and before passing away took solemn leave of her friends. The inscription on the stone at Clifton is given at the beginning. Over a wild and stormy sea Shall a noble sail Who to find will not fail A new and fair countree From whence he shall bring A herb and a root That all men shall suit, And please both the ploughman and king. - This, it is explained in the little book, is a reference to Raleigh's ™ | taking back to England from America the tobacco plant and the festive Excellent Public Spirit On Saturday last a county official passed through Port Perry, and in talking to the Editor of the Star, he said--"The business men of Port Perry have shown the best public spirit displayed statement was pleasing to hear; A large number of our business men night to open the road to Man- chester and many worked all day Saturday. That is the kind of practical citizenship which spells success to our town. minds one of the voluntary co-operation that used to exist many When the need comes-- Port Perry business men can It re- ably assisted in the arduous task of road cleaning by a number of men from Reach Township, and the constant operation of the snowplows. Now we have through passage for busses, trucks and autos. The travelling public will thank the volunteers for their work. Mother Shipton's Prophecies Recalled after Four Centuries and Half. W.-W. Crosier we are able interesting article. Carriages without horses shall go And accidents fill the world with woe; Primrose Hill in London shall be And in its centre a Bishop's See. Around the world thoughts shall fly In the twinkling of an eye. Waters shall yet more wonders do-- How strange yet shall be true. The world upside down shall be, And gold found at the root of a tree. Through hills men shall ride And no horse or ass by their side. Under water men shall walk, Shall ride, shall sleep and talk; In the air men shall be seen, In white, in black and in green Men shall walk over rivers and under rivers: Iron in the water shall float, As easy as a wooden boat. Gold shall be found, and found In a land that's not now known. Fire and water shall more wonders do. England shall at last admit a Jew; The Jew that was held in scorn Shall of a Christian be born and born. A house of glass shall come to pass In England, but alas! War will follow with the work In the land of the Pagan and Turk, And State and State in fierce strife Will seek each other's life. But when the North shall divide the South An eagle shall build mouth. Taxes for blood and for war ] Will come to every door. gh All England's sons that plough the land Shall be seen book in hand. Learning shall so ebb and flow, The poor shall most learning know, Waters shall flow where corn shall grow, Corn shall grow where water doth flow. Houses shall appear in the vales below And covered by hail and snow; The world then to .an end shall come In nineteen hundred and ninety one. in the lion's The paper that printed the clipping enclosed by our correspondent may have been the victim of a hoax. The lines quoted below are evident- ly a modern parody. They do not ap- pear in the, book which was "care- fully collected and compiled" from original sources in Yorkshire where "Mother Shipton" lived. And now a word in uncouth rhyme On what shall be in latter time. In those wonderful far-off days Women shall get a strange, odd craze To dress like men, and breeches wear, And cut off their beautiful locks of hair, And ride astride with brazen brow As witches do on the broomstick now. Then love shall die, and marriage cease And babes 'and sucklings so decrease, That wives shall fondle cats and dogs And men live much the same as hogs. In eighteen hundred and ninety six Build your houses of rotten sticks, For then shall mighty wars be plan- ned And fire and sword sweep over the land. And those who live the century through In fear and trembling this will do, Fly to the mountains and to the glens To bogs and forests and wild dens, For tempests will rage and oceans will roar, And Gabriel stand on sea and shore; And as he toots his wonderous horn, 01d worlds shall die and new be born.