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AE "of S. S. Athenia . people have distinctive personalities. J i Watch your label; it tells when your subscription expires $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents 8 single copy. PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1939 "EDITORIAL "Such is the worry boat where'er We roam: His firat, best country ever is at home." "Christian to defend those priticiples, even -at the . est, THE CHURCH AND 'WAR t is not the wission of the church to promote ar, But it is the mission of the church to in- spire courage and fidelity in times of great emer- gency such as we now face. There is no doubt about the difficulty confront- ing many sincere and courageous persons, who hate war, and who will have nothing to do with : it. To say that they are selfish or cowardly may not be true at all. To go against the crowd in support of a principle requirés courage of unusual ~ strength. Then, too, there are many ministers and church members who have been preaching against war; and for them to opetnly support war is an utter reversal of their sincere convictions. said--"War is hell," and it is truer to-day than when he said it. And yet-- pi ; The war is here, We did not want it. principles of Christianity are in peril as motives for human conduct; and Tt is the duty of every risk of life itself, - . The church cannot afford to come ander, Ger- man rule, because German rule is opposed to free speech." Dictatorship sets itself above the laws of God. It allows no. criticism of its actions, even though such actions are brutal and dishon- In Germany the State has said--"Thou shalt have no other gods beforé. me," and they have 'applied the Divine command to the State, not t God Himself." Even while defending the right by force if need ] be, thé church stil has as its greatest mission the teaching of those great principles which are the * only true foundation of democracy. This' task is going to be exceedingly difficult, because the problems of actual life and brutal "warfare will inflame our pasions and deepen our hatreds. = We shall have reason to be sincerely thankful as a people if we can retain a sane out- look; and if the church can "do its part to preserve 'the morale of the people, much will have heen accomplished, -- ~ . It will be a long road we shall have to travel, - and greatly shall we need comfort and counsel. To the church largely belongs the duty of keeping ..alive in us those great principles of kindness and fair dealing with all peoples. 'To thé church will come endless opportunities of laying the founda. tion for a truer democracy in the years to come, ~~" It must ever be remembered that the war is one ernment, great and opposing systems of gov- f we win the physical war, we shall still have that greater battle to wage against between tw Sherman * But the The day of the church is the day for heroic action, for courage, for mercy, and for an abiding belief in the principles of Christianity. It is worth repeating that the very principles for which the ¢hurch stands are in peril, and that no sacrifice will be too" great to retain those prin- ciples as the guiding force of our nation." A merely eeremonial church would become a useless burden upon our people, and that is the only kind of church dictators will allow. >od PIVOTAL POINTS It takes a clear mind to sense the right moment to act, and how to act. Decisions that count can- not well be made by people who are always busy having a good time; or who become so engrossed in making money that a nickel can shut out the sunlight of clear thinking, To be able to make right decisions to-day re- quires knowledge, and it requires guiding princi- ples. Life is growing very complicated, and those who have their minds made up for them by hear- say are ever in danger of making wrong decis- ions. This is indeed a day when we should "read, ; mark, learn, and inwardly digest." XX WHY IS BRITAIN GREAT? There are two major reasons, and they may both be rolled into one. Britain is great because of her world-wide interests, She is great because "in every country in the world her sons and daugh- ters have carried commerce and education, and a sense of human Justice, Britain is great because her interests are World : wide. She is the greatest of money lenders. The "amount of: her foreign inevstments. is stupendous ---public loans1600 million pounds; capital invest- ed in British" undertakings '1200 million pounds; investments in foreign undertakings hetween 700 and 1100 million pounds. In 1936 the income from these investments was 184 million pounds. Great Britaln recelves this huge income as carn- ings on her accumulated wealth, With this economic background, it will readily be seen how essential it is that Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations shall do their utmost to preserve freedom 'of commercial transactions in all the world, As Prime Minister Mr, Mackenzie King says:--'"Nations built on this basis should aim to order their relations and their policy in such a way that by the success of this great ex- periment of the twentieth century they can make a contrnbution to the- peaceful regulation of in- tornational reiutionships which would be of equal cause of the war. will contribute. hours of 9 am-and 9 p.m, Country. - T0 THE WOMEN OF PORT PERRY An urgent EA has come to us from the Motherland through the Proyincial Chapter 1.0.D.E., on behalf of the " British children forced from their homes in London, be- Many of these children are from homes barely able to, provide the necessities of life. almost insurmountable burden on the British Government who provide warm bedding and clothing for these little ones. - The local Chapter 1.LO.D.E. are collecting blankets and new warm clothing immediately, and it is hoped that each home Will you please leave your contribution at the community room, Public Library, any time between the Tuesday, September 26th, Women! this is your call for service to your King and This puts an are called for service. the purpose of registration. event of an emergency. Perry and locality. Ti services to the government, capacities, VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF CANADIAN WOMEN = PORT PERRY REGISTRATION, TUESDAY, SEPT. 26th. This project is nation-wide and arises out of a conviction that, if necessary, women must be able to replace men who Women will not, in any way, be de- prived of their jobs but they will have opportunity to render service in any capacity in which they have training. The Port Perry Wap. Memor ial Public Library will be open A day Tuesday, September 26th, from 9 a.m, to 9 p.m. for is merely to compile necessary information for the Dominion Government so- that it" would be Mrs. Gordon DD), Conant, head of the committee in charge, in this district, has asked the Seugog Chapter of the 1.0.D.E. to take the responsibility of registering the women of Port The L.O.D.E. have already offered their emergency registration and are now ready to act in specific. { Filling out the questionnaires readily dvailable in the having last March initiated . 'for overseas service, Theo Beverley N; It is the morning of August 30th, "und as I write the-date I know. that it is an historic one. Before evening of this day the world may set its course for centuries of the future. If it is waf then nothing but: lies selfishness, cruelty, and dishonesty, Er value to the common-geod of lla mankind." " g ? Happy Memories - By Joseph Denny . Last year it was my-privilege to take a return trip in "S. S. Athenia" of tragic fate. * She left her moorings at day-break on_Monday, July 25th, 1938. It is 'strange, but ships like It was necessary to embark on the day previous, Sunday about 7 pm. As we went on board we met an old gen- tleman who had made a trip from Southampton to New York but pre- ferred to go home by the Canadian route, We asked the reason. His ve- ply was: "The Queen Mary" travels at an excessive rate of speed to keep up her ocean reputation, She travels so fast and so Jerkily that third class passengers get all the dust, smoke and grime going and though one ar- rives at hls destination more quickly his enjoyment {s marred by these dls- comforts just mentioned, There was a subtle atmosphere as one boarded the "Athenla",~ An at- !mosphere of tact, friendliness and un. family which was reflected throughout the- personnel and this ensured an "| unusual degree of comfort and service during the voyage. This accounted for the friendly spirit of Davy King, our bedroom Steward, the anxiety to 'please in Tommy McArthur, our table waiter, the fatherly interest of Bobby Crawford, whose care was for the creature comfort of all under his Juris- diction and:the husiness-like attention that Mr. Wilson, the Purser, gave to every one individually, that bad td do anything. with him." The Athenia -was air: cations, ater running in every room and a salt water bath at any timed of the day or might that the passengers might de- si The Agent advised me this sum- mer she had been completely renovat- ed so that when she sunk she was just like a floating. palace, ; The cuisine was perfect, Every- thing to suit the most fastidious taste. The slogan was: "Anything you desire that, is not on the menu card is yours for the asking." Going across any. company ' you might desire was there, The frivolous type. Those serlously inclined, all were there, If you needed a clasa of, derstanding from Captain Cook down | companions that was "distinctly re- to the smallest cabin boy 'as each sought to render the best service pos- sible to keep up the enviable reputa- tion the boat had gained, nor was that atmosphere absent at any time until we had disembarked, at Olasgow, Scotland. > " LY CR The "Letitia" is the sister ship both of about 13,600 tans, twin screw oil burning steamers--the finest product of Scottish shipbuilding science. Both noted for remarkablé steadiness in all -~eathers and built especially for Can- oh hv adian business. They- were the only Scottish ships operating between Can. ada and Scotland and provided the "only direct Canadian service from Montreal to the heart of Glasgow, The managemefit. of these shipa was under the personal supervision of director members of the Donaldson 4 ligious it was present, too. In 'the group chosen were some of the Fly. mouth persuasion, United Church, Baptists and Pentecostals. It is true we did not see eye to eye on the frills, but when we got down to fuhdament- ald, and that is what counts, you might have thought we were on some religious conference instead of fellow travellers making our. way across the seas, back to the scenes. of 'our child- hood once more, -By a fortunate circumstance for us the Athenia had to keep up her travel schedule and so the passengers were notified just as we approached Belfast that owing to shartuess of time the Athenia would touch neither Belfast nor. Liverpool but would go direct to 'Glasgow and the fare of each pas- senger to his destination would be paid him, also his meal tickets, This was a God send, it enabled us to see the Glasgow Exhibition, to enjoy the won- derful spectacle of the Clyde in all her glory. There was the panorama of the purple clad hills of heather fol- lowed by the clang of machinery as the ship builders nearer Glasgow were preparing instruments of destruction to defend us from -dangers seen and unseen, on the point of being launched, Then the 'secret was revealed why Mr. Chamberlain was so loath to enter into this present terrible conflict. On the left hand banks of the River Clyde was Scotland in all her beauty, but on the right was a great white range of buildings where many and many a poor victim lies who never again will enjoy the pleasures of health, victims of that terrible holocaust of 1914-18. One amusing incident took place in a Glasgow street car on which we rode, The conductor in giving change to a passener dropped a sixpence. You should have scen the scramble, every- one was on his hands and knees searching the missing coin. It was casy to see we were still in Glasgow. The homecoming was just as de- lightful as the trip across, éxcept that the weather was not"so good. We have read of the long lists of passengers rescued and drowned but not so much of that faithful Scottish crew' who were so zealous for our well-being and' comfort. Only one lone message appeared in opr papers of the Father of Bobby Crawford mourning the loss of his son.. It reminded us of Ractiel and her lament over her ¢hil- dren. These employees gladly sur- rendered their lives, not only to en- hance the prestige of thé shipping Company, but because of the passen- gers handed over to their care, they considered the lives of those entrugted to them as a sacred trust. "Then what | else could they to, they were British, and that events the whole secred. Sons of the sea, all British born, "The "Queen Elizabeth" was by. 'Hop, Step and Jump, 36 3", Sailing every ocean, laughing foes to scorn, = "They may build their ships, my lads, Antl think they know the game, But they can't build the boys of the bull dog breed That made Old England's name, i COW "H.S. Sports List of Winners The Annual Sports Day of Port Perry High School was held on Friday of last week. The day was hot. . = Junior Boys 100 yard dash--1:Don Carnegie, 2 Bob Sherida 220 yard dash--1 Don Carnegie, 2 H. Gatenby, spare, Bob Sheridan. Shot Put--Bob Sheridan, ~ High Jump--D. Nasmith, Bob Sheri- dan. : ' : # 880 yards--H. Gatenby, D. Carnegie. Broad Jump--D. Nasmith, H. Gaten- Tw Pole Vatlt--D. Nasmith, Bob Sherl- dan. : Hop, step and jump--D. Nasmith, Bob Sheridan. 440 yard Relay--Sheridan, Gatenby, Carnegie aid Nasmith. _ Intermediate Boys 100 yards--Bill Aldred, Reg Monse, G. Carnegie. Shot Put--Bill Aldred, L. Colbear. + 220 yards--A. Colbear, W. Stephens. Broad Jump -- A. Colbear, W. Stephens, spare, Aldred, 440 yards--Bill Aldred, A. Colbear. Pole Vault--A. Colbear, W. Stepn- ens, spare, G. Carnegie. . 880 yards--Bill Aldred, W. Stephens Hop, step and jump--A. Colbear, G. Carnegie. High Jump---Geo. Stone, Bill Aldred spare, G. Carnegie. 440 yard relay -- Moase, Colbear, Stone, Aldred or Carnegie. R. Hansen, Senior Boys Bill Beare----Broad Jump, 16' 7", 1st; 1st; High Jump, 4' 97, 1st; Shot Put, 26' 914", 1st; 100 yard dash 2nd. = °° Burgess Beare -- 440 yards, 2nd; Pole , Vault, 1st. - * *W. Sheridan -- 100 yards, 1st; 220 yards, 1st; Board Jump, 18' 10", 2nd; Hop, Step and Jump, 81' 6", ond; High Jump, 4' 7%", 2nd; Shot Put, 26' 9", 2nd; 440 $ard dash, 1st. Murray Clark--220 yards 2nd; 100 yards, 3rd (spare). - Juhlor Girls 50 yards--QG. Hood, I. Mulligan, R Griffin, ! | \ oe * Broad Jump--G. M. Griffin, Ruth Luke. N 76 yards--G. Hood, Beth Prentice, Basketball Throw -- M. Griffin, N Stewart. High Jump--G. Hood, M. Griffin, IL Mulligan. 220 yard relay--G. Hood, IL Pren- tice, B Griflin, Marion Franklin, Hood, riffing, H. oh Senior Girls 75 yards--Marie Hood, Jean Luke, M. Leahy Broad Jump--M. iR, Carnegie. "100 yards--M, tio, Jean Luke, M Leahy. Basketball Throw--R. Carnegic, D. Mulligan High Jump--M. Hood, M. Lenhy, R. Carnegie. 220 "yard relay--M, Hood, J. Luke, R. Carnegie, M. Leahy, spare, M. Me- Crea. Hood, M. Leuny, ----g Junior Girls' Champion "-- Grace Hood; 2nd," Maude Grifin, 3rd, Irene Mulligan. Senior Girls' Champion -- Marie Hood; 2nd Ruth Carnegie, 3rd, Jéan Luke 'and Mary Leahy (lied) Junior Boys' Champion--Don. Car- negie; 2nd David Nasmith, 3rd Bob Sheridan. Intermediate Boys Champion-- Bill Aldred; Stephens. Senior Boys' Champion--W. Sheri- dan, 2 Bill Beare, 3 Burgess Beare. ---- > OPPORTUNITY By John J. Ingslls Master of human destinies am I. Fame, Love, and Fortune on my foot- steps wait, Cities and fields I walk, I penetrate. Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel, and mart, and Save soon or late, id I knock, unbidden, once at every gate If sleeping, wake; if feasting, rise, before I turn away; it is the hour of Fate, And they. who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every- foe! Save death; but 'those who doubt or hesitate, - Condemned to Kailure, Penury, and Woe, Seek me i vain and uselessly, implore; I answer not, and I return no more. By William H. Eddy Foolish is he who says that at his door L knock but once, a furtive moment' stay, po Fearing lest he shall hear, then haste away, £ LI! Glad to gin him-to, velo no more, 2nd Alan Colbear, 3rd Bill} can make us believe the colossal lie that it is a war to end wars--and we will know that this era of promise is doomed, as H. G. Wells predicts, to fight itself form war to war into nears extinction, from which, forgetting this "1 degredation, a new order may arise. If it is peace we must never forget. the waste and horrid vision of to-day. We cannot for a momeut afford to think that because the: crisis is past, the causes are gone. For our morals are low indeed that such a thing can come so close. A patch-up peace (it can bd" nothing else) will open no golden age for us. To consolidate it, to make it real will require slow un- exciting effort and the use of spurned human traits. Instead of the impos- sibility of loving, we must learn the 'drab necessity of tolerating, our neighbours, Instead of the exciting business of group allegiance and com- bat we must forget about "our rights" or we shall be where we may Fe to- morrow--without any rights worthy of a human being, civilized for 3000 years, ' Peace or war there will be no victory for us, its" mark. Whatever the 'next months may bring: [-shall never forget the events of last week. Here at the University of Edinburgh was ¢nacted a complete symbol of Man's struggle ever since Avistotle handed us our most potent weapon--reason and the ideal of de- tached truth. This struggle has had to do' with the forces of reason and unreason, with scientific tolerance and dogmatic - prejudice, an, international faith and narrow nationalism. This internatiopal faith then, which is called "Science", brought to Edin- burgh on August 28, men and women from all the world to attend the 7th | International Congress of Genetics. There were 500 delegates representing at least twenty nationalities. A block of six buildings had been prepared for the meetings and demonstrations, - A strange mixture of languages surged through the halls--French, German, Italian and English. As a delegate | Not so; I knock and wait, and o'er ana o'er Come back to summon him. Day after i-day I come and éall the idler from his play, Or wake the dreamer with my Vain | " ~UpTORT.: vi Out of" a thousand, hfiply, now and {then \ \ One; #1f he hear again, and yet again, Will tardy rise and open languidy. Te st half-puzzled, half anndyed, réturn® To play or sleep, nor seek, nor w ish to learn - ¥ the untimely clownish guest may ' be, -*- od Peace ov war--this day will leave cditor and Publisher, SAMUEL FARMER, Canada toorganize Two. Overseas Divisions Poland Invaded by Russia Hitler Already Proposes Division of Poland! The outstanding.war event at the time of writing is the invasion of Poland by Russia, Warsaw is being beseiged, but is. holding out bravely, being carried on in six sectors, : Hitler continues his offensive on the radio, claim- ing innocence in the present struggle, and a real de- sire for. peace--IF all his demands are satisfied. Canada is to prepare two divisions (32,000 men) There is every indication that the war will be a long one, aking preparations with this possibility} in view. Fighting is Both Britain and France Crisis and Congress International Smallman had the privilege of attending the ses- sions and meeting thése people. "Their purpose was' single, They were cagerly enthusiastic to meet the great men whose names are so fam- ilinr in the scientific literature--Hux- . ley, Hogben, Haldane, Ernst, Teissier, Dobzhansky. more, broaden their view, tell Sthers of their-work and listen to the ac- counts of tohers' work. Criticism was free, discussion welcome. There were no barriers; with thy exception that you-must know what You are talking about." The so-called" "Golden Age" of Greece is supposed to have been characterized thus--in all things. The science of genetics is concerned with heredity. about the mechanism of heredity Has been discovered through work on a tiny fruit=fly. The subjects of the re- searches reported ranged from this sinall fly to man. A few of the titles, maddmore" palatable for common con- sumption would read like this: "The physjeal basis of "heredity," "Can hereditary changes account for the multidudinous- forms of life that exist?" "Cancer and heredity." "The breeding of livestock specially adapted for certain regions." "The determination of sex." They wished to learn Most of what we know __ "The inheritance of feeble-minded- ness in Man." "Methods of making racial changes between parent and off-spring." "The production of new types of grain." . The interest and, value of these studies may be apprecinted even in such a-cursory glance as this affords. No custom barriers restricted the dis- tribution of these treasures. = When the Germans left they took as much with them as the Poles. : English German and Polish papers were heard with respect and applaud- ed with the -enthusiasm which was their due. # Here, then, was a functioning intér- national society. On the common basis of science, men of all nations met in reason, tolerance, even friendship. Here there could be no feuds since fact was the automatic and respected arbiter. . : Sitting in a meeting listening to a German Chairman praise with great sincerity the important work of an English scientist, I could not resist the thought," "If only all statesmen were scientists," Within twenty-four hours [I knew that my assumption of the resulting peace and order was wrong, The rum- blings' of War brought fear, national dogmas and personal interests these momentary internationals. They scuttled. back to their caves to whet _ the stone axes of barbarism, and the Congress, the shadow 'of a future World State, was broken. *, Science has provided a model of what a common unselfish end pursued by reasonable, factual means, can do. But it is only a model. The meetings began.on Wednesday. On Friday morning the French and (Continued on page 6) SECC Gn, et od War No A, gy sn