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. - a SA ag a "4 de pT a ty (ae ING Ei ! A NR a 4 if ~y -, LJ 14 ' 4 ~ . - hor! ve EN > hy J > ~ ' y 8 = BRAES S| 1a an » A a Sy A: ak 1 Be! 3 | OR eo : General News ¢ i ry : . Development of 'a Werebro-spinal meningitis toxin 'that has + ment in two Civil Conservaton Corps camps. ; ~ Labor Federation, announced the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Asso- ~ a movement for a national third party in 1936. (of. his late Majesty in London and a philanthropic scheme which ~years of hell will suddenly collapse--burned gut by war strain?" - an "offence which must be dealt with seriously by any country" ~R.A/F, airfield. - He had contended he was using the information 7 Summer resorts PROV ) _. ¢ident behind the move to put* hotel registers" in tourist camps. - offices until he promised increase of pay for relief work, was taken . Since he became ill his home has been beseiged by persons wishing ~ cided to take him to the hospital. 2-40 HA ; . market, it was announced in the Legislature.by Premier Hepburn . shot dowh Stonehouse and his 23-year-old -sqn, Jamés, when the to go forward, the President declared that "something further : $1.50 per year in advance, = § cents single copy. Hd checked "two virulent epidemics" is reported by a United States Army doctor, D. M. Kuhns, He told a medical clinic in Kansas| « City that use of his toxin, obtained from culture taken from men- ingitis victims, had bfought an abrupt halt to meningitis develop- * 8 Howard Williams, organizer for the United States Farmer- ciation will be asked fo take the lead at its coming convention in cee : A memorial to King George should take the form of a statute should benefit the whole country, This decision was reached at an influential meeting at.the Mansion House, convened by the Lord Mayor at the request of Prime Minister Baldwin. The Archbishop of Canterbury proposed the memorial should take such a form. ; : ; - S---- LE 3 Free hospital treatment for life for all Canadian war veterans was urged in.the Ontario Legislature by Col. F. Fraser Hunter, Liberal member for Toronto-St. Patrick. "Every man who went through the war has a right to that privilege" he said. "It was granted to Canadian ex-goldiers shortly after the last war, but a succeeding Government restricted it to pensioners only. Why this restriction? 'Who can tell when a man who has endured four al $98 LiLo) | A sentence of four years' imprisonment was imposed upon Dr. Hermann Gortz, middle-aged German lawyer, after. he was convicted of espionage. Sketching secret aerodromes was termed by the Judge, in- passing sentence. ® Gortz received the sentence with a stiff bow from the dock in Old Bailey. - He snapped out "No' when asked if he had anything to say. Fraulein Marianne Emig, young woman who allegedly aided him in ferreting out secrets ofl the Royal Air Force, was reported to be in Munich, The charge against her will remain "open" because of her absence. The jury quickly returned a verdict of guilty after examining one of Gortz's. diaries describing a motorcycle trip he made to an to write a novel. "There is no doubt", said the Judge, "that the sketch is a sketch of 'a prohibited place, and the type aimed at by the legislature" when adopting the Official Secret Act. il d i * LJ *, P ! ; : F ; _ Legislation requiring records of the guests who stop for the night at tourist camps was set under way at Queen's Park. A clause in a Government bill sponsored by Minister of Health, Dr. Faulkner, will give the Government power to require that a register of guests is kept at tourist camps, summer camps and pial officials: knew -of no -particular:in- "It 'helps' to. trace people at times and keeps everything regular." they said. The clause was part of a bill which® will- give the Gov- ernment power to license and regulate camps and resorts and prescribe the accommodation and sanitation facilities: & LJ $s .® Mayor-A. E. Cockburn, imprisoned for hours in the municipal to hospital in Pembroke. The Mayor, suffering a heavy cold for some time, left his bed to attend a ratepayers meeting Tuesday. After the meeting he returned to bed and has not been: up since. to see him and he was not permitted to rest.. It was finally de- ght L BE I -" f After a six 'hour debate, the City Council, on motion of Con- troller Wadsworth, decided to call for a vote by the ratepayers on the question of taxing the T.T.C., Hydro and other public utilities of Toronto, and an increase in the water rates. -- es 0 Ba _. Pensions for the blind moved a step closer to realization when the Government promised to study the feasibility of extending the Old Age Pension Act to sightless men and women over the age of 40. Phe : The Province of Ontario will soon enter the long-term money in the course of his Budget address. "With the credit of this Province improving .as it has" said Mr. Hepburn, "now that the time appears ripe we will probably secure some long-term money, for I believe that the time' is opportune to make such a move." ~ Highway Minister McQuesten was asked in the Ontario Legis- lature to have the year for the life of motor licenses cortespond with the Province's fiscal year, which-ends- March 31, instead of December 31. °C. M. Macfie, Liberal member for Middlesex South, who made the request, said at present the purchase of licenses by farmers was difficult since they also had to pay their taxes at that time. > be J 3 v * 89 { One thousand dollafs reward for the arrest of the robbers who murdered Edwin Stonehouse of Markham village on February 29th has been offered by the Provincial Government, Following a Cabinet conference on Saturday, Attorney-General Roebuck an- nounced that the previously offered reward of $500 had been -doubled as a result of Stonehouse's death from bullet wounds on Friday, A week-end of intensive police activity produced no de- finite developments, it was admittéd by Provincal Polce heads, but all the resources of the force, backed by Toronto and township . detectives, have been thrown into the hunt for robber gang who two found them in the act of stealing the Stonehouse sedan early in the morning, Cea : President Roosevelt predicted the "early undertaking" of the Great Lakes-Sta Lawrence deep channel project .in a message read to the Detriot Seaway Conference by Senator Key Pittman. Pointing out that neither the United States nor Canada has rati- fied the 1932 treaty which would permit work on the vast project than mere resubmission of a treaty is called for." ; Senator Pittman, who is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, predicted that Senate ratification of a St. wrence waterway treaty, which failed by 18 votes in 1984, will -vice versa, ~ ROADS BLOCKED COLD RECEPTION FOR ST. PATRICK History Reperts Itself. The following item is reprinted from the Port Perry Star of March12, 1981: gh - "Nature has her little jokes, Last week we were beginning to think that Spring was coming soon. This week the snow is piled higher than it has been for years past. * All day Saturday an East wind was blowing, and about two o'clock Sunday morning' the storm broke, a storm that raged throughout the . "Province; and tied up traffic everywhere, Sunday and Monday were days of enforced rest for those who were accustomed to be on the move. Trains, autos, and busses were all still. Some brave souls'attempted to go, and were stuck in a snow drift. 'Then the shovellers and the snowplows came to the rescue. One fact should be noted--the milkmen, 'the bakers, the "butchers, and others who serve our daily wants, did - not fail us, ~ Special mention should be made of Mor- ley Moase, who made his trip to Myrtle and back on Monday, and brought in the mail, even when the bus and the snowplow were both stalled. 'Port Perry are both stalled." Ba f° "+ ("And so history repeats itself, .The present storm "has\been general throughout the Province. } At time of writing both busses are stuck out in frint'of Peel's, followed by a string of trucks, But 'the daily papers came in on-a cutter, hy i THE FLOODS AT BELLEVILLE AND PORT HOPE A week ago the Editor of the Star was in Belleville attending a meeting of the Settlement Committee of the Bay of Quinte Con- ference. It was a glorious day when' the trip was made, .and there was no evidence to the casual observer that a flood was com- ing that would spread destruction and death in its wake. The only indication of impending trouble was the unusual care that was being taken to see that the water got away along the high- ways, ~ cei, One little incident showed how easy it is for the motorist to be deceived by highway conditions. A handsome hearse turned off to the side of the road, where there seemed to be good footing. But appearances were deceitful and the hearse slid on one side 4 Sh two feet of water that had been hidden under a thin crust of ice: te Sel : --- I. epee To-day it is said that there are two hundred citizens home- less in Belleville, and the damage done by the flood to property is estimated at over $300,000. : The trouble started. because the ice has been piling up for months, and when the thaw did comé, the Moira River came down| with a rush, and hundreds of homes and buildings were flooded. ~~ Policemen and firemen and nurses worked furiously; and blasting of the ice was carried on under the supervision of C.P.R. engineers, a A 'One death is reported--that of Archie Irwin, a C.P.R. section man who died from exposure after falling in the Moira River. Some bed-ridden folk or not expected to live after their experience of exposure and shock. f ' ' = AT PORT HOPE Similar conditions prevailed at Port Hope, whera the Gana- raska River broke loose, carrying with it great cakes of ice weigh- ing tons. The worst trouble was due to the fact that the dam at the 'Nicholson File Company broke and released the waters from the Beamish Pond. : The two halves of the town were divided bya rushing torrent, and eastern residents found themselves marooned in Weat, and The great bridge at Nicholson's Creek was moved two feet, Plate glass windows and walls were smashed and in one case-- John Steen's billiard room--the establishment was filled with water from floor to ceiling. : AT PICKERING Duffin's Creek also went on the rampage, and traffic was de- * pannouncer, a tall red-haired chap of TE = Last Friday, Second form- were in charge of the Literary Meeting at the P. P. H. S. "It took the form of an amateur hour. The sponsors of the program were Christie's Biscuits, with Frederick Christie of Manchester, a half brother of 'the founder of the famous Christie wafers. The radio some parts, filled his position in a splendid manner. His name, Gorgeous Graham Cracker, was quite suitable for the occasion. After advertising the Christie wafer, the announcer turned the program over to Major Christie, (Beverley Kent). The Major was 'more reserved. He was a decided contrast to the vociferous an- nouncer, The program started off with a trombone solo by "Tiny" Woon and was followed by a pair of negro Al Oke and 'Murray Holtby played comedians (Rastus and Unconscious). heir. parts as .comedians very well. he Dixie Girls from Seagrave (D. Reynolds, Jean Moase, Eileen Birkett) sang "Roll Along Prairie Moon". The Georgia singers (Bill Beare and Ernie Gilroy) sang "Old Man River". They were "dressed as a couple of negro plantation workérs. They sang with good expression to their voices, At half-time, Gorgeousjcame to the mic- rophone to advertise those delicious Christie wafers with all the necessary vitamines for health. He had three of his laboratory men perform an ex- periment to prove his -point. Three Ch am fal ra NA TRAN A a a sR RG I research men, Drs. E. and-E. Martyn and Dr. Glenn McMaster ate three »T0 wal XO ) "Amateur" Entertainment at Port Perry High School soda crackers and whistled inside of record time of 30 seconds. The ap- plause of the audience was unique. The, remaindér of the program in- cluded a song by Mary Pyatt. She sang "Treasure Island". Mary has a good voice. 'We hope to hear more from her as a Third performer, Richard Steer gave a short recitation. This was followed by a surprise num- ber. A cow-puncher from Utica by the name of Rodeo Hayden appeared before the Major and asked for a chance to tap dance. His attempt brought roars of laughter and the gong from the Major. His next num- ber was a song "entitled "Red. River Valley." This was a marked im- provement over his previous number. Luglla Ploughman played a piece on the piano" which was well received. The concluding number was given by Nora Porteous. Nora was more or less of a professional as compared to the second former amateurs. She sang a song entitled "There's Sun- shine in Your Eeyes". Gorgeous then asked the critic Mrs. Jackson to come to the microphone. She stressed the proper pronunciation of words and the need of good English. G. G. Cracker announced the win- ners. The first prize went to Rodeo Hayden and the second prize to the Georgia singers. They were given a trip" to see Montreal play Toronto at hockey last Saturday evening. As] pianiste, Reta Willard, was given a small present in token.of her good work. All in all the amateur program was a success. ' NOTES AND "No News is Good News." It takes more than one crow A well shovelled sidewalk is the pedestrian. How's yours? Winter can't last forever. great crowds of poof. there is in the battle. of the value of such words. of ideas. the good advice that is given. - 'COMMENTS to make a'spring. FE a blessing much appreciated by Harness, machinery and tools should receive attention now. . The lure o fthe city grows less with the passing years, Striking elevator men, flooded basements, tied-up traffic, and all the misery of short heat and food--these are possibilities among And the worst of it all is that in the city the average person can-do very little about it all. . - 'When the present "war" of words is finally written up, it will probably be a matter of surprise how great a percentage of bluff Italy and Germany seem to have a fair idea It is-to be hoped that they retain the Chineselideajof a.fight--he who strikes the first blow has run out If we would only try to make use of the wealth of information that comes to our hands each day, we ought to be healthy, wealthy and wise. But most people become set in their ways, and ignore MYRTLE > Old neighbours here.extend sincere sympathy to Mrs. Beachley and sons of Whitby in the sudden death last week of tHe former's son Herbert. Deceased spent considerable of his boyhood days here and is remembered as being a quiet faithful chap. This tragic "accident is 'more convincing proof that the sooner walks are built along the Highways for pedestriana the better, with the mad speed motor- ists 'have been driving since the ice broke up it is hardly safe for one to be on the road in daylight alona Mr. Mark Duff took a truck load of horses to Kansas City last week. Pengalley and son, of Brooklin, had chargetof the transportation, * Mr. Jas. Simpkins and daughter had ja close call Saturday morning as they layed for a short time, but no great damage was done. . It is dif- were enroute to Toronto, and travel ficult to believe the size of the great cakes of ice which the water flung around so cerelessly, i 4 : We may not have much news in Port Perry at times--but "No News i8 Good News" when it comes to cases of this kind. This district has had no major mishaps in this direction for many years and for this we are thankful. AS h ; AT ---- accomplished at the next session of Congress, - be F loods in the United States Flood conditions in the United States are almost imposaible | fo believe. This is particularly true in Johnstown and Pittsburg. In the latter city some buildings are flooded to the depth of 14 feet--water is polluted; fires out, food scarce. : « ling about a mile and a quarter south of the village they slowed down to meet an apporaching car in a deep cut, a car driving from the rear passed them and side-swipéd their car, and | in order to avoid hitting the approach- i ing éar it swirved into the snow-bank and was quite badly damaged. Mr. Stmpkin's car received slight damage i and was able to procéed to Toronto with little repairs. ; : Miss M. Ross of Newcastle, spent the Week end with her sister Mra. J, A, Carmichael, - Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker entertain- N\ oo \ ed several of Their neighbours on Thursday night, it being the occasion of Mrs. Walker's birthday. Music and a social chat was enjoyed after which the kindly hostess served a most delicious lunch and gathering dis- persed wishing her many more happy * returns of the occasion. The Woman's: Missionary Society will hold their March meeting at the home of Mrs, Hattie Hudgins on Thursday afternoon of this week. Since -the flouds in the Belleville district a lot of freight trains have been transferred to this line of the C.P.R. which makes business more like it was before the lake shore road was built, The younger element of the neigh- hourhood havg taken for granted that Spring is here and they have com- menced tapping the maple trees. Black squirrels and rabbits have been a great, menace to orchards and corn fields this winter, the former are protected but a number of the latter have been shot. 2 LT Johnston brothers have been busy of late teaming binsthethaknfoDhsa the bought recently from Mr, Fowler, and they are hauling it to their farm for re-building purposes. Mr, Fowler intends having a double garage built on its old site. Winter's returned on Tuesday was quite unexpected and the snow was heavy enough to make motoring quite heavy and the buses were running late nearly all day. Wednesday they did not run at all. tral XL Sia gan nae ad Is re i Sy Ae ll : ' [) SAMUEL FARMER, - Editor and Publisher. Toronto (Toronto Globe) -Under.the magic glow of a thousand multicolored, lights the curtain rose on the twenty-ninth annual Toronto Skating Club Carnival. Over 16,000 of space on each of the three nights. Across the great sheet of -cream tinted ice the colorfully garbed, skat- ers flitted with the ease and grace of grouped at the south end of the arena, played soft melodies, to which the figures moved in perfect time. "Night on Bare Mountain" was the first dazzling presentation of the pro- rum. Under the skilful direction of Boris Volkoff, the number moved with marvellous swiftness and precision rot one hitch marring the excution of the intricate ice ballet. When Evelyn Chandler, famous pro- fessional skater, glided on the ice, she was greeted with a burst of applause from the spectators. . Miss Chandler gave. an exhibition of fancy skating, climaxing her act with a thrilling whirl at the exit from the ice that brought another roar of appreciation from the crowd. Eric Wait contributed a humorous act to the program, enttled "Skating as Gramdma Did It," which clearly demonstrated that the artists of the blades could be as funny as they were graceful, : Perhaps the most striking presenta- tion of the evenjhg was "A Water Lily Pond," delivhred by members of the club. ¢ Clad in every hue of the rainbow and representing frogs, goldfish, turtle and other marine creatures, the participants in the spectacle re- sembled figures torn from the pages of a book fariy tales. Under the soft illumination of coloured lights acters. floated gracefully through the various evolutions of the act. Littlé Therésé 'McCarthy of the London Skating Club received a big hand when she appeared in a solo number. The diminutive girl, who is er exhibition of fancy skating. Led by "the profession] skating team of Shipstad and Johnson, "The Gay Nineties" was a mirth-provoking preciated by the crowd. The skaters were clad in suits of ancient style, and were made up with jaunty derbies and handle-bar moustaches. "Ballet Caprice" was another huge presentation of the type that makes the annual carnival a glitering winter gageant. 3 "Bacchanal," a final "breath-taking achievement, also directed by Boris Volkoff. The ballet was made up of skaters garbed as Roman soldiers, their polished helmets glinting under the glare of spotlights trained down J| from the rafters of the arena. All the performers joined in the final act. - NOT'MUCH DAMAGE IN ONTARIO : COUNTY reports that the damage to roads and bridges by floods has been compara- tively slight. issued that truck drivers will be re- quired to load lightly until the roads are in better condition. [3 SEED Ata Mr. McIntyre Hood Goes to Quebec Mr. M. McIntyre, Hood former editor of the Oshawa Daily Times has accepted the position of editor of the Quebec | Chronicle-Telegraph. The trict will be a distinct loss to the community. He has proved himself to clear visioned and fajr minded in his capacity as editor of the Times. As a leader among the War Veterans have tided.over, many difficulties. We need more men of the calibre and fine 'moral' tone of Mr, McIntyre Hood, who is a writer and speaker of real ability, -------------- ap Mail Came Mr, Chas. Gerrow brought in the mail--storm didn't stop him. The Carnival at spectators jammed every available bit . swallows, while the huge orchestra, . the scene seemed unreal as the char- a pupil of Gustave Lusso, gave a clev- number that seemed to be greatly apt ~~ The curtain dropped with the end of Mr. D. J. Kean, County Engineer, -: The warning has been °' removal of Mr. Hood from this dis- ° his good judgment and common sense - ms, TAIN RA iad tt ee TA aS oe BOTA pL i ar