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Watch your lahel; it tells when" your subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single. copy. lJ -' PORT PERRY ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 1939 be regretted. The home with a garden is a much masons, etc, and we need them to have sufficient There are roads that break your car cause they have become such a vital was a typical British soldier of that Editor- and Publisher. SAMUEL FARMER, baby's gas mask, while all around her > > 4 ~ ra . - T at - ¢ "EDITORIAL ~|Complimentary Banquet 0 HAYDEN \CCiccin . 4 : Gig e tn : 4 : y i q : John Hayden died at Christie Street Collectors for the CEFR ont , CF : pigh . vi 3 z Hospital, on , Thursday, November : Such ds the patriof's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is.at home." Tendered to HON. G. D. CONANT, 16th, 1939. Although he had been i Red Cross « iN -- 8 A i -G | P Ahn a Rf ? [for a few weeks, suffering with. heart ied ts | J REAL ESTATE CIVIL SERVICE ttorney eneral, rovince of Ontarlo trouble and bronchitis, his. death was | "PSL as crowded as ever with cars and ! ; : M 4 : unexpected. ; lorries, and the shops are full with a = 'The fluctuations of the real estate market have This will be a good time to have a thorough The Port Perry Business Men's" As- | other swirke not dlivectly assodinted Deceased was born in Brighton, profusion of ull kinds of luxuries, been very marked during recent years. Many housecleaning in the nintter of patronogeé as a sociation did Wonour to the Attorney - | with oui war efforts is a lent 1 Sussex, England, in the year 1870. His Yet in so many other ways we are 3 facters have entered into this state of "affairs, basis for civil service employment.' General of Ontario Province, when the war and hat WL a life was chiefly concerned with mili-| YO conscious of the dangers of war. 1 Trey, however, stand out prominently.' | One of the places to start will be the elimination Hon. G. D. Conant was tendered afits successful prosecution, Too few tary miters, for he joined the Bed- AZ wap Ta windows are painted - ) The Yar 2 101008 smh le of daughters of influential persons in politics, who | complimentary Banquet at the Scbertfof us vealize that we are engaged in a fordshire Infantry in 1388, and trans- oh hed" pg Wes gs : pH ay 4 1 g do the work merely for pin money and social House on Friday evening of last week, life and death struggle. The very ferred to the Royal Field Artillery inf ""¥ ¥ y the dimmes 3. Government action to stimulate house build position. If they are competent workers, well November 17, 1939, future of the British. Empire is in 1889. For twenty years he served | lights, also blue, and apart from tiny X ing. { at LZ, and good; but if they ave merely filling a position Some eighty business men and citi- jeopardy. The continued existence of with this unit being on active service specks of light on motor and tram, no War brings an unsettled condition in the public then that position should be declared vacant. zens of Port Perry, togciler with] Canada as a democratic country with |i India for ten years, During that | KAS o si are geal and 1 is By dark i 2g; Mow Pahiine ls 3 Dense ig Se pation Merit alone should decide the employment of many municipal officials from Reach, | free institutions and representative, time he took part in the Frontier War iy of Mrede yeads of Cmte RE i me, ca i: ery evident in the war o - persoits in the civil service. : Scugog, and Cartwright, were present | yesponsible government depends en- ly Rare ho Ta received a a of the most noticeable things is 3 % : Re matter that is hore personal is the rela: And no person should be dismissed from Gov- to show their appreciation of Mr] tirely upon the outcome of this war. | 0 ret to England he was] that hi are car ving their ga ¥ ks i) " ¢ th toasbile 10. 1 > buildi by ernment cmployment simply to meet the demands Conant. If we fail in it we will undoubtedly be A Ng rein 19 england Lie vas Lanes ring Tait gas MYses,; $i " i ] e automobile to home build ng. ur of political patronage. p Mr. W. H. Peel was toastmaster, and | subjected to the same despotism as posted at Trowbridge, Wiltshire. While | usually in a case slung over the Ni } s ait i ii a Jeon toward home is changing or Far too much depends upon the efficiency of the the following was thé toast list: "The | Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, and there he married Martha'D. Mooney. shoulder. You see the tiniest children {hy a \ 3 as already c anged. Home and car compete in civil sern ce to permit it to become a political foot. King"; "The British Empire" proposed |all other natioiis which the European Four children blessed that marriage-- | playing on the 'streets or running in 5: | % the demand for attention, and the competition I» ball. Behind almost. every great political figure by W. M. Bowes, response by Rev. J.| bandits have over-run, In the final Victor E. Hayden, Port Perry; Mus. | the parks, and all with the inevitable &, ] unequsl, for the. car, can take us Places 10 soe there are many hard working, intelligent civil C. Clough; "Our Canadiah Forces" | analysis, it is my confident belief that C. L. Brignall (Minnie), 'Peterboro; | Kas mitks on thete bieks: The differ. 4% : things and divert our attention from daily wor- servants who know the facts, and keep the govern- proposed by S. Farmer, response by | success will depend -upon resources. Mrs. C. K. Gunn (Alice) Summerside, | ent colour of material of which the RY i ries. Big houses require loving care, and it is ment machinery running smoothly. Were this Dr. J. B. Lundy; "The Province ot |Let us make sure therefore that we de- P.E.L; and Rody Hayden, at home. | case is made indicates the school to i { . - becoming increasingly evident that they do nov not so 'we should have much more trouble in Ontarié", proposed by R. B. Smallman, vote all our resources to over-throwing All the children and their mother sur- | which they belong, also the district in i | TY Seer demand, : political' circles than now provides food for com- response by C. G. Mercer, M.L.Ajlthe enemy before we divert them to vive the deceased. 2 which they live. And the <hildvel 3 Whether we shall tire of the car and be con- plaint "Our Honoured Guest" proposed by S.|the cor struction of public works Mr. Hayden retired from active ser- Know how to use them, too, for they DL :- tént to return to the simpler way of living, is BURY witout Saipan should be expried on 1 Jerre by Hon, G. 11. Cone he Lonyirhe pusic works. vice in the British Army in 1009, with | are well trained. Recently an aero- \ 1 something yet to be learned. It may be the fre persistent campaign shou « carried on {or oy mailing A, 5, I, toh 'Undoubtedly many public works ave liye yank of Ser t-Major. U his | plane, just before the war, had to : : ) ~=1 a thorough merit system in connection with the ant; "Our Visitors" proposed by W. M.| gesivable or even necessary in ordinary e rank of Sergeant-Major. Upon his | plane, J Se Ne 3 quent fatalities and' mounting costs may have Civil Service - Letcher, response by Messrs, Frank sirable or oven necessaly am ordinary {\otirement he was presented with the make a forced landing right over the \ 3 their effect; but the process will be slow. : } -- J. S. McDonald, and C. P. bra hm ner Oikbaly Smelsioe Long Service and Good Conduct | city. The grown-ups did not know fo K .... However, we must have homes of some kind, o <> © Devitt. hw » woul! " pn io ys ji Medal. His fellow soldiers and the | what to do, and ran in panic every- FLAY 4 and twenty years of wear and tear with but little: oe The occasion of the banquet was to dertake such works if by so Some our | igicers of the regiment also-presented where, but it was laughable to see Hs b] repair or new building, have brought the need of : APPRENTICESHIP give opportunity for PA of way uflarts wereio be impaired. There] pin with a gold watch, suitably in-jevery child throw themselves flat on A i a building campaign to the attention of the people ¥ 3 Sebo appreciation'to Mr. Conant for his ef- Div pubs psn ty which A seribed, " ar - the ground until the danger was past; pos ry i and of the Government. If the people of Port Perry vicinity were to iota iy sevyring the tok. quite unavoida ne ! we ve to toh He remained attached to the Terri- They had been taught to do this and it WIELA 1 § Forty-five million dollars has been loaned by wali up some movhing an 104; 1o_ave $0 Sue "ing over of No. TA Highway by the tinue as an orgiinized socicty. In Te fiorinls and at the outbreak of the] was probably the right thing to do. b i J the Dominion Gover t to stimulate home horses, it would bring vividly to our attention a | Government; wad particularly for the cent years we have undertaken pension | 1414-1918 War, he was again called fo There are special gas masks for in- X . building in Canada. To this have been added fact that is going to make a great difference mm : securin pry saved road from Port systems, hospitalization and other 80-0 vice and was engaged as artillery fants ,and if you look into any baby 4 ; = many. millions of personal investment, so that the many lines of life. ; i a ol 8 sm A cinl services which involve the eX-|5, ctor at Salisbury Plains. carriage you will probably see the labor market has been "made richer by" forty x Life has taken many curious turns of late years" on ors musical oH wei of penditure of yest sums of money. In He and his family came to Canada baby peacefully sleeping with its own ~~ million dollars since the Home Improvement Plan --norie more curious than the way in which erafts- the feeling of Bn oon HA Nas this very Province of Ontario last year, py... pis retivement from the army, ) Kis protector in the end of the car- : began. HE Hols ; . manship hasegiven place to specialization. ricaved ih EO ered, was {we expended a grand otal of $40,000,- | 114 engaged in farming for two yeas. [ riage. This the mother, is the case of , A pleasing feature of present home building is Ordinary life does not permit of specialists. s bhi 000 or approximately 42 peveent. of| yo hon became messenger in the Can- | need, would have to pump gently like 1 the fact that homes, while smaller and less elabo- What we need most is all round workmen in love ROADS (l'une "Smiles' 4% our total expenditures for the year in adian Bank of Commerce, at Port|a concertina. Can you imagine rate than formerly, are better suited to modern with their work; and eagerly willing to serve the 2 such social services. It is unthinkable | poy which position he held until just] mother, wearing her own gas mask, it needs, and smaller purses. : community in 'which they live. We shall always There are roads that make you snappy, that we -should discontinue or even | ion 40 his death. with three or four toddlers about her 5 The growth of the apartment house idea is to need such' workmen as blacksmiths, carpenters, There are roads that make you lame, | seriously curtail such expenditures be- Sergeant-Major John A. Hayden knee, while she gently pumped the . to, pieces And make you' wonder just why you ; I . came, -- to ! Then there are roads Mart of our lifé and well being. Bot . oY: a or N nig these more or less unavoidable dependable" character that has main- guns were firing, bombs were falling expenditures confronting us, We must tained British supremacy. He attend: | And people also in gas masks were : en e, os dae ed thoroughly and reliably to his fighting the fires which the incendiary be all he more circumspect in under- : It is truly bar- H training to do their work skilfully. i -. Large industries may employ many specialists, = | who 'become cogs in the machinery of organiza- & "more desirable place for children. It is also true that the garden lover generally retains a more permanent and practical interest in the com- co that run along } munity, EARL om tion: But small communities need everyday work- - i duties. both in the avmy; and, in later bombs had started. = % ~~ Farm property will again come to the fore. The men who must learn their 'whole craft, and have 4 so smoothly: } taking less vital and tere wr less ours at the Bank. "These latter | bavic, but this and similar scenes" 1 promise of increased prices for farm products will "a little sense left-over for the unexpected. ¢ Like the one that's--over Cartwright | avoidable 'expenditures in public tution brought him in close touch with we are compelled to picture for they "doubtless stimulate the buying of farm lands. In the talk about unemployment (which is less 1 way Fits, Co works. RCH nee : pe A EE town by | are definite possibilities. "The best way to promote a good real estate {frequent 'since the outbreak of war) it does not | That's the road you like to-drive with| = The energetic and intelligent prose-| (pr was highly respected. "11 recall vividly the day war was de- ~~ market, is to encourage home building and home seem to occur to many. people that the young ! i 3h Suse ¥ cution of war must be the first consid-| pris other main "interests were |clared. We knew early that morning virtues. ; . employee must learn to be useful, For it's Provincial 7A. eration until it has been successfully | divided between the frategnities of the] that such was imminent, and that the- : : >» The apprenticeship system Wes 2 good one. It A call for "Author" finally brought | concluded. Let us be certain that we | Masonic Lodge, the Veterans, and the | announcement was expected dt 11.15 TOURIST INFORMATION Sr RO ADL SES the so Mr. Creighton Devitt to his feet. preserve the son bufine ue gi Sons of England. . am. We went to church and had our (5 : : . ' : TI CO -, Jour resources in the materia mgs \ a eri Sins. wii oo Jusual serviee, We were all jittery, Some unscrupulous persons in the United States contrary, the-system should be adopted again; . Duriijg Hie conse of Mpg onant's | or h make it a more desirable coun- Al Yay ours) ies Ju oy though as one old age pensioner said, - are circulating alarmist stories about Canada in not with the idea of securing a lot 6f cheap labor; - address, in which he expressed keen | (0 Chien to tive but which are of |G ucted by Rey. J. C. Clough, ab 218Y G5 CL British and would not show it {5 din pe : tr warkii top i appreciation of the honor done to him, | R So Church. of the Ascension, both the" ' . . this-time of war. - In spite of the fact that Canada ~~ but to train worknién- to. become real artizans. b thier "eid ¢ hi +| secondary importance until Hitlerism,} ye oo no thren 'and ~the- Veterans Right in the middle of .the sermon a is girding herself to do her share to assist Great . A wrong idea has.become_ prevalent about edu- 8 pave urther evi slice 9 is gon barbarism, paganism and all that they | | aso he os t 0 hy pumbers The train whistle blew, and we all.thought ° : Britain in her war struggle, we would be safe in cation. The schools do not- exist to enable young: inten Interest in the welfare of Port signify have been entively and com- i J \ m m ih ted their sare] that it was our first air raid. 1 am , saying that this land is just as peaceful as the people to dodge hard work; but to train them to _ Perry, as will be scen by the following] 11 overwhelmed. Ea PN ig wo er one ¢ wah ph ep fsure that T went white and the others 2 United States. : : x do that work more intelligently. Bien: B --- +s + 8 » 1 2 oy el or Sag maten in the church were all very 'startled. Our rivers, lakes, mofintains, and forests, will Every boy and every girl should be trained to "Toronto, November 10, 1939 J - on gH ' go h re bog However, by now we have our 'nerve' provide just as much sport as ever they did. Each do skilfully. some useful work. "And, in the train- - Hon: G. D. Conant - -1,At the conclusion of the regular oi gh ; 3 om id ho MS and if the raiders come they will find year finds added' comforts provided for tourists; ing, it must be remenibered that they cannot at Attorney-General » banquet program, a most pleasing pen citizens. will sadly miss | us all calm, waiting for them. ml you by id ie road piles 2 Is sHandes fest gam ae i) Ix Tn gh a Dear Mr. Conant: About a week event took place, when Rev. J. C. Sergeant-Major John A. Hayden. My wife is doing, as part of her war | JAVA Ric os oo se Ey lo : me may cost as much or more than they grriinl ago you wrote me with reference to] Clough was presented with a very work, two early morning shifts at the 100 lo 'y - oi . a oy and Ey oi thoeont to a high his of Of salesmen promoters professional men and the completion of two additional sec-| beautiful desk clock, in recognition of From Out:of Town funtaistiached yn ig Elie) 41d Posh 3 Y ' i] - FOR] Fe Theat % ry : efficiency. ~~ EA a ay women there seem to be a plenty. Almost all of Hops The vichniteat unt ty his quick and timely action in saving] Bx Companions R.-W. Pollock, C. B. These puss a ta hendle: - 4 ' ; g 3 z= es 4 ad occasion rive roug Cg era Gi : willis, C. A. E. Wass, Rt. Ex. Comp. yam rau § 8, - 3 Midi the Jian the prmeria hg wi i 2 owe Pave hoi hire Hope of oy area on Monday and looked over these the Tif of a little girl, who might N pint ton og) a w. plete with nurses, decontamination i able to buy ten per cent, more for s dollar in if they rst earned some trade or skille two locations. In the first instance af, otherwise have been drowned -during| "+ ' . AS squads, stretcher bearers, ambulance + Canada than he can in_the United States. occupation, Nothing widens our sympathies and oh Th x ry (Reeve) of Succoth Chapter, RAMSEY 2 Hx s "But these facts will have to be told by radio; by understanding better than to find dut by personal Port Perry there would be no difficulty. the swimming Tontests on Sports Day, 135, Uxbridge, were in attendance at rivers ete. However, we hope that a newspaper and magazine, and by toate fold effort what it costs to: supply material human Our Department can extend the work | Rev. Mr. Clough responded with a8 | ho funeral of the-late-dohn Hayden, shes will haven more to do than to , p ers. We shall not gain or keep our tourist trade needs. ; ~ 4 : ie oils hea, ie we and > claration that all he did was a most|who was a member of Stccoth Chap- held baion. > ; PR 4 will do this directly weather condl- : : . : ol ast night we were so glad to hear if we idly sit with folded hands. : : natural and sensible thing to do. He |ter. 1 2 ti ermit in the spring. In the > bi s ' y . ERE Rr -- ee === = a a 1 hod dt to have a could not have done otherwise, How- CARD OF THANKS a creo ; T M . Did it never occur to you that a and became dependent on others. Their Tocal engineer add sufficient gravel to} ever tlie' men saw the courage and i = Co Canada at the Empire consultations. Our | O- OYYOWS | iar in the days of depression is|day of frenzied finance vas departed. | make the road decently passable. training that inspired the quick aétion, ey i a - John As He gave a splendid=talk- which was ; Hen often worth three of the dollars in the | The expensive pianos and up-togate SG far as the other scction--from|and honored Mr. Cifugh accordingly. " hn 9; than . ; Ne Fay very heartening to the people in Eng- Joseph ny "on seam ty be iutos they had bought, 8s they had Highway No. TA down. to Blackstock by ose TO 3 irs ag) wo! land. Also we so much appreciated a . LA 4 H i : * illness and a e time O! ¢ dea! 0 y a N A few years ago & book was pub- | able to secure them so much casier in tried to get ahead of the Jonses in| gonsenied. os oud 133 Susy os) . the deecased, particularly the members vps og 2 ak Maskenle lished by Harold Bell Wright, entitled | prosperous times. In - prosperous | those prosperous days and even on the a by ne Wi e Jurs oe n> } 9. of the Masonic Lodge and the Army |; ing in x ie a 4 2 he Christ- "Their Yesterdays". It would be more | times your dollpr seems to have little | instalment plan were either sold for a}, 8 d i oo Se > i Germany S Attitude and Navy Veterans. = ah a ions ofigur © vie whi in keeping with the present day out- for no value, everyone else has so many | song or else returned to tho merchant] 203 and Lur am; EY h aye. nog : at sta Mins agtecs with what the look if we considerel "Our Tomorrow." | that. your dollar seems just like a drop | who had sold them "and the victims authority to do Suvi ng 1 pre our "I began to look for the crushed and } - British Jeaders ave saying. They so A great deal of time is foolishly fin the bucket and appears to have little suddenly woke up to the unhappy Department, however, wou d be quite] gynrving and. desperate and bléd-white = emphasize that we are fighting for nt grieving over the past When h : willing to~yndertake the work if ghe} , p A Letter from principles of true spiritual importance. ge oY 8 pet Ta ; ol of or no purchasing value. Yet it is the | renlizaion that good times do not last| oo "ich us to, but it would be Geymany. 1 never found it. 1 found hy The government instructions are that * e cow has kicked over tha 0 -- g k 2 $ : : milk all the worry and anxiety fii the BO at the te tala» hae, vot forgued, £04 fist bo 5 ee necessary to have a request from the a country 'that had never known war Rev. C. C. Harcourt we should maintain and even expand world will not replace you loss 80 that : : 2 r y day lrg | Counties. to this effect; in which case, |on its own land, save for the brief $ all oui church activities both at home that] Just now we dre on the verge of When good tines overtake us again, i ould be va tn J . : Ivarhoe, Knighton Park Road, ii Mission fie : of course, the Counties woul Russian drive in East Prussia in 1914 and in the Mission field. = They say al the nervous thought and energy } ¢ H : Bi t ! emerging into prosperous times--Our | what are we going to do with' them? A : Leiceser, Nov. 4th, 1939. | ¢ bed charged 50 per cent. of the cost. hon ine that such are of tremendous import- given to the subject Is needessly|yegterdays--have gone, and "Our To-| Histor: has a habit of repeating itself. " N | that had called the war off when in fg ; A wasted, : gone, an ur To- ory has of repeating itself,| For your information I might say : : Dear Mr. Farmer: ~ One of our links | Ance, both nationally and internation... wi , . | morrows--are upon us, - Then what? Ate we going to profit | that, all being well and the way not evitable defeat impended, and had re- with Canada is the Port Perry Star ally. i J A happy thought was brought hom A few years prior to 1920 we had &|°" lose from past experiance? "| interfering, it is our hope to carry the tired in ostensible submission into its which through the kindness of friends, | - Mrs. Harcourt joins in sending out i by the students the other day. It was p g thi s "Tt ich : ir h fun of very prosperous times, People] == a : work-we have 'already done east of flown unravaged land; that by this ap-}is scht to us each week, and I want to] kindest regards to you: and to our . 8; 3 Aiding kh nie hs ng reid had become 80 wise; at least some had, | A: W. BEALL DIES IN LISTOWEL | Port Perry further east another year, | parent surrender had warded off de-|fet you know how encouraging it is|other friends. Sincerely yours, FON Jour goilar been, but the senaible] that they had discovered a way of|- The death of Arthur W: Beall M.A. if we possibly can. - cisive military defeat; a country thatjfor us over here to know that The Star wr C. C. HARCOURT. $7 thing is to ask where your dollar i8| peating d § : , ; y ; y : qi going? ho beat ng opie ona and from that | well-known lecturer, on eugenica in| . © ( Yours yoivdny, scarcely "yet daring to "Believe this, and in fact all Canada has taken such] 2 hal A EET on were going ve in pros-| Ontario schools, removes one 'of the -R. M.. Smith, : ; a definite stand, - ¢ i EA -- long rnd ve that dallas ju purity ud dwell A te frosts of | best informed mén orf educational mat- |-~ Deputy Minister. hak Degman Ww ete that Jip be Sometimes we hardly realize that COMING EVENT ON ur own possession you have the|opulefice foreyer-after. It is to be re-|ters in Canada, according to those who \ ' hy witted its foes. Germany had been} "oo "op war. Roses and many other| The Port P nited Chu RN ; . . y 8 : rch will EXE ehoice of its destination, but immed- | gretted that a great many acted ac-|knew him. He was bo El Colambus.) | Mr. Conant's Address spared & knockout, An international Yo are Fo 3h, oy d Fong rt Perry JU i {ately you have spent that dollar and | cordingly. Th thr \ e was born in Columbus, - 7a = flowers are still blooming in 'our gar-| hold 'a Variety Concerts on Wednes- A the I anothe x cor re: os row all caution to|and 'educated at Port Perry High|- While I have outlined to you my heavyweight, proclaimed defeated onfden, and the little blue tits are so in. | day, December 6th, at 8 p.m., featur- TW hh your A Tt did hi, win a Sn live on, easy | School and Whitby Collegiate. From | hope and expectation with regard to points; but feeling himself to be the | dustriously pecking at the cocoanut|ing an outstanding Elocutionist, a first WY : pron you parted wo your money, |AdY = ! in Pk or 'happy con-|1888 to 1893 he was a missionary inthe future of the Port Perry-Peter- better man, 'and dreaming of a_come-| dangling from -the branches, of the|class pianist and a veal live Male 3 fd then 'Some one Ig A EY 5 as oly ha ? and sad to| Japan. He was a pioneer in Christian | borough Highway, you must realize back, feeling his biceps." holly tree. -- Even in these days ot|Quartette. Keep the date. Watch for ¥ : aa At «| relate a great number lost their al inshruction in sex to school children, that the future of this work and of bil Douglas Reed in "Insanity Fair" petrol rationing, the roads seem a) bills. Plan to attend. N i hy x) - : F) { hed v ' SR 4 . . X \