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Sgroar Y= rr E DITORIAL ig ---- ---- SR SS ------ = "Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is at home" br COMMUNITY CLUBS Two excellent purposes may be accomplished by Community Clubs--1. Social enjoyment, 2, Persongl development. And they should come in that order.- Until the mind is relaxed, and the body is fit personal development' of the better sort is difficult of attainment. 4 Social enjoyment is. essential to happy, success- ful life in rural as well as in urban life. Those who have actual experience in the hard grind of daily toil such as the farmer must carry forward, will appreciate the pleasure of meeting friends, of laughing and dancing, and telling the funny things that have happened since last the group met, It is necessary that we should meet each other, and that we should learn what fine folk our neighbours really are. Just meeting and chatting together will do much to brush away our prejudices. And our prejudices cause mest of _ our unhappiness. The rythm of the music, the swing of the body, the happy laugh, the merry wit--these are the physical passports to a better understanding of the folk who, in the great moments of lite, will be kind and gelf-sacrificing to a degree that is won- derful. When sickness and death come, these are the 'olk that will do all in their power to relieve - --our suffering, . When happiness comes, they are glad with us. We cannot know our neighbours better than in these helpful times, and we should 'be able to enjoy each other's company. 'But a community club 'that does not help to make its members better worth knowing is not fulfilling its full mission. There is 80 much that 'can be done to improve individuals and local con- ditions, that it seems a,waste of effort almost to " merely meet to have a good time, That is like sowing seed and reaping only a small part of the harvest. Each member of a community club ean contribute something to the general well-being of the people .in that locality. The business of the community club should be to do all possible to develop the individual talents that can serve the community. Music, debating, public speaking, in- formative addresses, study of present day pro- blems and of matters dealing with the daily life of the people--these are avenues along which community elubs can pursue their way to the truest success, - * * & o - FAMILY RE-UNIONS One of the happiest signs of the times is the growth of family re-unions, Family pride is the basis of good citizenship. © Much has been said about the fine old British families, and in the Great War the aristocracy showed up splendidly in public service, : That kind of family pride makes a fine foun- dation for the national life, We need to cultivate ft. When the family name is associated with what is best in the community: when social evils are taboo because, as the Englishman says--*"it ---- isn't done:" when pioneer life is lovingly appre- ciated by the rising generation: then the family re-union is indicative of what is best for any people, : The day should soon come when this type of family pride should begin to take root, and the homestead should become the prized possession that shall pass from father to son, Such a spirit would do much to foster a love for rural life; and rid vs of the wandering spirit that robs us of our heritage, There are homes in every district that used to be the pride of the neighbourhood; but- now they have fallen into decay, and those who knew their former beauty realize with sadness that the children of the household no longer love the homestead. . The lure of the city; the seeming opportunities for greatness and wealth; have depleted the homes of the pioneers in too many cases, and the solid foundation of industry and self-reliance has been rudely shaken. Pride in the family; pride in the homestead must be revived before any of our rural problems are permanently solved. No ong can live in a rural district without knowing that hard work and small pay are the lot of many rpral people, But- we cannot all have the millionaire standard of )iving. It should be remembered, too, that farmers are not the only people who have long hours and small pay. Lahor disturbances 'are not altogether a matter of greedy unrest upon the part of the workers, There are real grievances that ought to be remedied. Small business men have their troubles, too, In spite of our difficulties, we have to g9 on and make good, if possible; and jf we have a family tradition to live up to, it helps a great deal, Such an idea] is worth a great deal of sacrifice, ves FALL FAIRS When the Toronto Exhibition posters appear, it is a reminder that Fall is approaching, and that all through the country the rural people are beginning to prepare their exhibits for the local Fall Fair. But that only partly expresses the fact, for the local people have learned much in their years of exhibiting, and now they invade great fairs, and bring home prizes that prove 'the excellence of their exhibits. The training of the exhibitor at the local Fall Fair is an important part of rural education. Everything that can be. __ done to foster the plan of producing the best pos- sible should be encouraged by all good citizens. It js worthy of note that the true purpose of the Fall Fair is being emphasized by the Depart- ment of Agriculture; and that the gambling de- vices gre being opposed as strongly as possible. Amusement has its value gs an attraction; byt it hes no right to ysurp the plage properly belonging to the exhibits. The Fall Fairs are held tp en- courage the production of the best, and anything that overshadows this ides is 'a-bad thing event- ually for the Fall Fair, no matter how great the attendance may be. shld THE DOBSON FAMILY PICNIC -- PORT PERRY HAS A GOOD TIME, MONDAY THOUSANDS JOIN IN THE FUN ~ There is more reason for satisfaction both on the part of the Business Men's Committee, and the general public, when one looks back an Port Perry Sports Day on Civic Holiday. From the outset this event has heen a success. The business men get behind the project wholeheartedly, and there is a sincere desire for improve- ment when plans are being made for the great event. At the water front there was a good crowd. Daylight Saving made a little difference. But the events were run off smoothly and the crowd enjoyed the fun, with Fifi, the clown, to keep folk from becoming too serious, : Perhaps angther year we can induce contestants to send in their entries earlier, so that there. may be less delay. Just here it would be timely to suggest that next Summer a swimming class be started. A keen observer of this art said that some of the local swimmers were not doing as well as formerly, for lack of instruction. The cost of such a class would be small. The staging for the land sports was good this vear. The Fair Grounds had been put into excellent condition. It must have been a pleasure-to contestants to play ball and put on the various events. Three outside attractions enlivened the proceedings through- out the day--Fifi, the clown; Lindsay Boys' Band, and the Motor Cycle boys. All were good. Fifi has been in the clown business for over thirty years. His father followed the same profession in England, so that Fifi knows the tricks and knows the people, The Lindsay Boys' Band gave good service. That organiza- tion is kept going by fees from the players ($1.00 per month, paid by the parents) and donations from the townspeaple, 0 'When the motor cycles got going everything else stopped. A dirt track record of 321% seconds was scored by one rider. Last year it was 34 seconds for the half mile. Some trick riding was done, and Fifi rode in state once around the track, while the operator of the machine rode backwards. Of course there was a spill at the end of the journey, and Fifi rescued the driver by the hair of his head, There were good races; and a number of enjoyable track events. The chief difficulty is to crowd everything into the short space of time allotted. Horse races, motor cycle races, and track events, all have to be put on in front of the grand stand. Now that we are on the matter of improvements, perhaps we could find place for a cinder track where short running races could be staged while other events were in preparation. 'and- Gladys, The invitation, "Come and meet your kith and kin at Elgin Park, Ux- bridge, on July 28th, was responded to by a large number of the Dobson fafnily as they met for their third annual picnic. Many of the relatives, for. various reasons, were not able to attend on this occasion. However, the weather being ideal, the location most excellent and-every body' in holiday mood, a very enjoyable afternoon was spent by all present, fis Since, their last re-union, this family has suffered two losses by death--that of their cousin, Charles Scott, of Brechin, on January 6th, and that of their uncle, the Rev. Dr. Charles J. Dobs¢n, of Toronto, on April 17th. The following guests made up the picnic party--From Uxbridge: Mrs. Francis Dobson, Mrs. Rose Claughton, Mr. 'A. E. Dobson, Mr, and Mrs, Gil- bert Crosby and daughters Joan and Donna Kay; Mr, and Mrs, Alex. Ewen and sons Stanley, Nelson, Gordon, Ray and Robert; Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Ewen ad baby Joan; Mrs. John Ball and children Bruce and Norma; Mrs. \ Wm, Merrick and son Thomas... From Toronto: Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Dobson; Mrs. A, Jamieson; Rev. Ross Crosby. From Stodffville: Mr. and Mrs. Har- old Sanders and daughters Shirley and Sandra. . Mount Albert: Mr, Gregg Brechin: Mrs, Chas. Scott. "iakwater: Mr, and Mrs, R. Nugent, ../Frank, and daughters Gertrude West Brock: Mr. and Mrs. John Campsall and children Alice, Evelyn, Jimmy and Wilma; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Nugent and Dorothy. « Little Britain: Mrs. W, J. Hodgson, , sons Newton and Elmer and daughter Olive, Cannington: Mr, and Mrs. E. B. Lambert, sons Aylmer; Lloyd and Morris and daughter Doreen. Port Perry: Misses 1. and @, Stovin, Osh- awa: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stovin, Mr. Wells, Arthur Stovin, Dorothy Hogg; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stovin and child- ren Lillian, Stanley, Dongld and Eric; Jack, Arthur and Ross Keenan; Mr. and Mrs, W. C, Stovin and children Alan and Thelma; Mr, and Mrs. H. A. Suddard and sons Billy, Henry, Bryce, Frank, Teddy and Ross and daughter Lorraine, «Bethesda: Mr. Fred Dob- son and daughter Barbara. Welling- ton: Mrs, (Dr.) C, D, McCulloch gna daughters Misses Beatrice and Ruth, This happy group spent the after- noon in 'watching or participating in races for the boys and girls and con- tests for the older people, thoroughly enjoyed by all, ns -After the supper, consisting of the usual picnic dainties in great abun- dance, the Vice-Presidnt, Mr. A. E. Dobson, called the crowd to order and in a few well chosen sentences refer- red to the passing of their beloved uncle, the former President of the family re-union, whose life has been an inspiration to them all. . Then fol- lowed a program of very tuneful gongs, interspersed with recitations by Mrs. Francis Dobson and her talented great grand-daughter, little Joan Crosby, to the delight of all. Rev. Ross Crosby contributed to the pro- gram by telling a very appropriate story while Miss Gertrude Stovin gave the result of the "Superlative De- Scriptions of the lady guests" (true and otherwise) and then she an- nounced the prize winners as follows: Oldest person present--Mrs. Francis Dobson; two youngest children--Wil- ma Campsall and Norma Ball; nail driving--Mrs, R. W. Stovin; parcel contest--Ruth MecColloch; lady com- ing the farthest--Mrs. (Dr) O. D. Me- Culloch; grandmother's butter dish contest--Mrs, E, B. Lambert; thread the needle--Mrs, John Ball and Ray Ewen; young ladies ball throw---Ruth - McColoch; driving the pig -- Alan Stovin. Races--b 'and under, Shirley Sanders; girls 10 and under, Thelma Stovin; boys 10 and under--Jackie Keenan; boys sack race--Alan Stovin; Wheelbarrow race--Alan Stovin and Teddy Suddard. <a a Joon SwimmingTank at Oshawa A new area of healthy enjoyment dawned for children of the south-east portion of the City of Oshawa when the Rotary Club's magnificent gift to the Board of Education--the new swimming tank behind Ritson Road school--was filled with water and was thrown open to swimmers and aspir- ing swimmers. It was just two weeks ago last Friday that the first sod for the new tank was turned by Norman Millman and Colonel Frank Chappell, members of the Rotary Club, On Sunday night the new tank was ready to. receive its christening of water. The water was turned on and by. neon yesterday most of the 90,000 gallons necessary to fill the pool had surged into the gleaming concrete tank, Around the six-foot steel fence which effectively surrounds the pool hundreds of children were lined in an. ticipation of the first dip. And when the gates were finally opened the supervisors had their hands full con- trolling the enthusiasm of their happy charges. ~--Oshawa Times ~~) In a recent report of the College of Optometry, we note the name of Wm, M. Lyle, as getting Honours in his first year examinations, Mr. Lyle is a former Prince Albert boy and at- tended Port Perry High School. crowded with people. f will use this shelter more freely. for pop, ice cream, and hot dogs, people didn't fare sp badly. front street top enjoy the dance, with the results. WATER SPORTS Canoe Tilting--Karns and Densham, Aldred and Aldred. Dog Race--1 Geo. Emmerson, 2 Geo. Waridel. Men's Single Canoe--1 Frank Ed- gar, 2 Fred Densham. Men's Double Canoe -- 1 Dutchy Campbell and Stan Hughes, 2 Ken Brown and Bob Pearce, Long Dive--1 W. Corneil, 2 Rosser Williams, Men's Swim--1 Jim Halward, 2 Al, Wiseman, Ladies' Swim, open, 100 yards-- 1 Barbara Smith, 2 Joan Hayden, Girls' Swim, 18 and under--1 Mar- jorie Wiseman, 2 Florence Paudash, Girls' Swim, 16 and under--1 Phyllis Campbell, 2 Marjorie Wiseman, 2 Lil- lian Wright, 4 Florence Paudash, Girls' Swim, 12 and under--1 K. Norman, 2 Joan Hayden, 8 Grace Hood. : Boys' Swim, 18 and under--1 L. Wiseman, 2 Fred Holt, Boys' Swim, 16 and under--1 Bill McCarney, 2 Eldon Vincent, 8 Gordon McMaster, 4 Gordon Hood, Refreshment booths did a rushing business. Speaking of the grandstand--it was a bonny sight to see it Now that it has been made safe the public The capacity is very great in a crowd like that. The smaller the boy the larger the capacity, apparently, According to our statistics everybody on the grounds con- sumed one of something on the average. dogs, 1800 ice cream cones, and "2,000 hottles of "pop". There were 1500 hot So the The attendance was over 3,000 and if you saw the crowd at the dance, you would conclude that they were all packed on the Wilson's Orchestra, of Oshawa, gave good music; and the booth's report a rushing business. The dance committee is pleased THE PRIZE WINNERS Boys' Swim, 12 and under--1 Eldon Vincent, 2 Gordon McMaster, 3 Jack McCallum, 4 Tim Taylor. Miss Lillian Wright and Miss Katn- leen Norman gave some instructive swimming demonstrations under the tutelage of "Bob" Johnston, who has been a helper at the aquatic sports here since the inception of the Sports Day. LAND SPORTS High Jump--1 Mr, Simpson, Caes- area, 2 Jack Cooney. Archie Crosier and Douglas Wallace were tied for third and jumped to break the tie, Archie Crosier, winning by clearing b feet, 3% inches, Pole Vault--1 Jack Cooney, 2 A. Crosier, 8 Allan Oke. Men's Half Mile, open--1 Joel Al- dred,2 Billy Beare, 3 Bruce Beare. Boys' Race, 16 and under -- 1 L: Wiseman,'2 Fred Densham. 220 Yard Dash--1 Jack McLachlan, 2 Harvey Rainey, Bicycle Race, half mile--1 Harold Pringle, 2 A. Reid. Boys' Race, 18 and under--1 Owen Reader, 2 J, McCollum. Roach, 2 Wilpa Roach, Hood, 2 Joan Hayden. "HARD BALL Little Britain 8, Seagrave 7 MEN'S SOFTBALL Orono 11, Cannington 5. Myrtle 11, Lindsay 8. - Highland Creek 9, Port Perry 8. Scugog 5, Orono 3. Highland Creek 10, Scugog 0. Girls' Race, 16 and under--1 Hazel Girls' 'Race, 13 and under--1 Grace | SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. GIRLS' SOFTBALL Toronto 12, Oshawa 6. Lindsay 19, Port Perry 17. TROTTING RACES 2.28 Class"Jivery heat a race. Scotty Grattan, 1, 1,1, Violet Grattan, 3, 2, 2, John R. Gentry, 2, 6, 3, Davie Peters, 4, 3, 6. Belle Abdell, 5, 4, 4 2.25 Class--every heat a race. Miss Peter Grattan, 1, 1,1 Willis Direct, 3, 2, 2. Lee Todd, 2, 8, 3 Jennie Wren, 4, 4, 4 GOOD CROWD: (M. Frost, Staft Reporter) The tenth annual splash of the Lake Scugog Regatta Association at Caes- area was enjoyed by about 3,000 on- lookers on Civic Holiday. The presi- dent of the association is Mr. Harry Sears, the secretary, Mr. Chas. Pye. Mur, J. Caster had charge of the handi- caps and starters while Mr. F. Graham was official judge. } The City Motors Brass Band from Oshawa rendered splendid music add- ing charm to the happy occasion, while clowns provided amusement, The races were very even, at times not over 30 yards separated the win- ners. There was also a greater ar- ray and variety of boats and fuller entries. Mr. Archer, of Port Perry, has a new Kris-Kraft boat, 6 cylinders, which won the Caster Cup. Mr. J. Hodgson in "Miss Scugog" coming second. Mr. Archer's 4-cylinder boat carried off the Hodgson cup for keeps, winning it three successive years. Marguerite V, hydroplane boat, driven by Mr. Rod Campbell, was per- haps the fastest boat on the lake, and won the open motor boat race. Mar- guerite V also made marvellous speed in the handicap race but was held back unusually long we thought, for the length of the race. Mr. Thompson of Lindsay won the handicap race and the General Motors Cup while Mr. Wm. Robinson came second with his lovely blue boat "Virginia" and Mr. Goosh came third. The tilting and greasy pole provided thrills and spills, and altogether the day was unusually happy, not even the weather made a discord. mit st set NPE AG esr meen CAESAREA ANNUAL FIELD DAY The Annual Field Day of the Lake Scugog Regatta Association on Satur- day, July 31, was favoured with fine weather, There were just enough clouds to make the sunshine pleasant- ly warm, and a refreshing breeze was bracing to the contestants. About six hundred gathered around the campus and enjoyed the afternoon. There were many lovely prizes given, includ- ing a sterling silver bracelet to Miss Catharine Greenhill; a suit case to May Meaville; table-tennis to Marjory Quinn; a flashlight to Murray Great- rix; a box of ideal craft to Billie Greatrix; a baby Brownie Camera to Cameron Aldred and to Nancy Lyons; a stamp album to Douglas Aldred; a tie to.Robert Goosh, a Gardenia cos- metic set to Grace Maclkee; to Alice Carver, a set of stainless knives and forks; Mrs. Fitzpatrick won the ham and Mrs. Black, a lovely ornamental eagle for the ladies time race. In the running high jump, Sam Simpson broke all previous records at Caesarea, b feet, 11% inches. Races-- y Girls under b5--Doreen Watson. 2 Ruth Harris. Boys under b--Stanley Bird. 2 Lenord Redman. Girls under 8--May Meaville. 2 Dorothy Taite. Boys under 8--Harry Redman. 2 John Neal. Girls under 10--Catharine Greenhill, 2 Ruth Sedgewick. Boys under 10---Harry Redman. 2 Billie Greatrix. iirls under 12--Margaret Marney. 2 Doreen Garden. Boys under 12--Murray Greatrix. 2 Billie Whyte Girls under 14--Jean Allan, 2 Nancy Lyons. Boys under 14--Cameron Aldred. 2 Douglas Aldred Girls Peanut Race--Marjory Quinn, Boy's under 12, Pic-a-back--Gordon & Donald Putsey; 2 E Terry and B. REGATTA at CAESAREA FINE WEATHER Hodgson. Girls over 14--Eleanor Hollinsworth. 2 Doreen Leyland. Boys' over 14. .Jack Greenhill. 2 Bob Gooch. Boys open wheelbarrow--Bruce Ma- haffy and Roy Keedwell; 2 Hamil- ton Parks and Lionel Leyland. Ladies open--Murs. Fitspatrick. 2 Mrs. A. Black, 'Boys and Girls Doughnut Race--1 Jean Lyons and Bruce Mahaffy, 3 'Shirley Lyons and Roy Keedwell. Boys and Girls Three-legged race-- Joan Drummond and Bill Hodgson, 2 Bob Ransom and Pat Sears. Men's Open Race--Don Crowe, 2 Roy- Keedwell, ' Ladies Open Race--Alice Carvers, 4 Grace MacFee. Boys boot and shoe race--Jack Taite, 2 Roy Inglis. i Married Men's Tug-of-War-- 1 John Brown and Fred Frayer. Mixed Relay--1 S. Lyons, E. Hollings- worth, D. Crowe, R. Keedwell. Boys and Girls Pig-a-Back--1 Nancy Lyons and Bruce Mahaffy; 2 May Sherry and Bert Holman. Running High Jump--S. Simpsoh, J. Wilson, Jack Greenhill, Single Mens Tug-of-War--(West)-- Gordon Whyte, Ted Whyte, E. Glithero, B. Mahaffy, B. Downs, Kk. Keedwell. After singing the National Anthem, the youths and maidens hurried away to the field, where they put the com- pleting touches to an enjoyable day in a spirited game of softball. Ri ts MARRIED A wedding of interest to the people of Scugog was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sweetman on Saturday afternoon, July 31st, when their only daughter, Myrtle, was mar- ried to Mr. David Miller, of Toronto. "The ceremony was performed by Rev. I. G. Joblin in the presence of the immediate relatives. The bride, who wore a gown of navy sheer with corsage of sweetheart roses and valley lilies, was attended by Miss Beatrice Joness, of Moose Jaw, Sask., who. chose adress of green printed crepe. Mr. William Miller, of Toronto, supported the groom. After the ceremony, the guests gathered for luncheon around a table centred by the beautifully decorted wedding cake. Later, amid showers of confetti, Mr. and Mrs, Miller, left by motor for a few weeks on the shores of Lake Simcoe. CTT > IN MEMORIAM KENDALL--In loving memory of our only son Jack, who left us August 3rd, 1932, To learn to love and then to part, Is the greatest sorrow of one's heart; Sunshine passes, shadows fall, Love's remembrance outlasts all; From memories' page time cannot blot These little words, forget-me-not. Ever remembered by Mother, Dad, and Grandparents. CT TN -- LAKESIDE BEACH AND SIX MILE ISLAND ANNUAL LAND AND WATER SPORTS This annual event will be held on Saturday, August 14th, at 2 p.m. with dance in the evening. The committee in charge are mak- ing an effort to supply a memorable entertainment on land and water. Motor boat races, swimming and diving contests, rowing and paddling events for both sexes, with ball gamas, trials of skill and endurance on land. Follow the arrows down the Island for fun and frolic. Tard yn ov : EN TN Sr os, So I Ha he {Arid A A Ad --. v v pS - = SEES ier Pe Rl EL a 1 Fo rR ris,