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_ SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher, ' EDITORIAL "Buch is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home." CAREFUL SPEECH There come times in the history of any country when carefulness of speech is a jewel of greatest value. Such a time has come to Canada now. Statements of policy and-of personalities that are more or less harmless in times of peace may become eXtremely dangerous in times of war. To call a man a German to-day is to cast suspicion upon his loyalty, Such statements with motives like these, should only come when the accuser can back up his accusation with facts that prove the case. Where the accusation is true, it is the duty of loyal citizens to see that Germans, who are working for our enemies, be put under proper restraint, But if we are going to cast suspicion upon every foreign born resident, we shall ruin the very foundation of Canada. It is doubtful if more than sixty per cent. of our people speak English; and if we cast suspicion upon all whom we do not understand, we shall be defeated in our gwn country, where active war does not yet exist. This does not mean that proper precautions. should not be taken to prevsnt enemy activities in Canada. But it does mean that to state the case baldly, the accusers should--'"put up, or shut up." ix x ~ We want no witch hunting crusade in this country. Nothing is more cruel than to damn a loyal citizen merely because he did not happen to be born of British parents, '- er » = we 0 4» © HAVE YOU A RIGHT TO VQTE? If you are twenty-one years of age, and a Can- ~ adian citizen either by birth or naturalization, -then you have a legal right to vote. As to the moral right' that is another matter, If you are one of those persons who vote when it suits "your convenience--and only then, you "have no right to vote, In'fact the franchise should be taken away from you, You are not interested, and probably you neither know nor care what the issues are before the country. You would likely be quite. angry if you were disfranchised. - But you really would not miss the privilege; and, as thére are some hundreds of _s»thousands of you, it would save a lot of money and worry to quit printing your name as a voting citizen, ; If you make no attempt to inform yourself as to the character of parliamentary candidates; and the policies which these candidates support, you cannot, vote intelligently; and we have far too -. many-ignorant votes now. ~ Twice within the week in Port Perry, men of wide experience have advocated restriction of the franchise in Canada. Both Dr. Bradwin of the Frontier College; and Rev, Dr. Mitchell, are ~ strongly in favour of an intelligence test for "voters, and the disfranchisement of all who per- sistently neglect their duty as electors. __. Great porblems face Canada in the near future. --Every citizen should be alert to assist in buildin the Dominion. into a great, progressive, and teh country. This is no time for indifference ard neglect. ol ! "Christian people. THE ALTERNATIVE } Events are moving with extreme rapidity. The future of Canada and the rest of the world is in the making, Who would have dreamed ten years ago that conscription of both men and wealth would prevail in freedom loving Britain and radical New Zealand? Will such a test come to Canada? At present nobody knows; but the test is not impossible to become a necessity of war. That will be the great alternative--to offer our all in the service of our country, or to run the risk of losing our all at the hands of our enemy. Nor is that the worst. "All we have cherished of freedom and opportunity may be wrested from us. To-day the proud monument of Vimy is in ruins, Every neutral country in Western Europe is wholly or partially under the control of Ger- many. France has been invaded, = England is threatened. 1 : i What more do those people want who still look upon the war as a great theatrical? Must Britain be invaded, and her treasures of archecture, art, and history be destroyed before they can realize that there is a war--the most terrible war in the history of the world? Why do they confine their energies to cursing the Government? rt The alternative may yet be presented, to us-- complete service, or complete subjection to a re- lentless enemy. - YE [8 ARE WE A CHRISTIAN PEOPLE? "Canada is styled a Christian land. Are we a Christian people? _ The reader should answer this question for hiniself. It will be a good exercise to set the in- dividual standard of Christianity; and to consider how nearly we, as a people, réach the standard. "Actually there are two standards by which we measure our place in relation to Christianity--the formal and the active. Formally, we are a desired in personal service and support. - The fact is that we, as a people, shall have to improve our standard of living before we shall have the right to call ourselves Christian. This is a time of testing. ficult to follow Christ's manner of iving. Lives of sacrifice for the promotion of human welfare; lives devoted to the suppression of evil, such lives are not popular. % é "Something of the ideal is pictured in "Dun- kerque" on this page. ; Even in the matter of fair dealing and clean living we are being led astray by custom. Get- ting and having are more respected than being and doing. Bi eli -- There is plenty of room for improvement if we are to rightfully call ourselves a Christian people." Set your own standards, and think it over. Actively there is much to -be --- It is extremely dif- : TTT SA 3 4 "Dunkerque" i (DUNKIRK) : 5" I} New York, June 1---In an editorial entitled simply i "Dunkerque", The New York Times said today: 3 "So long us the English tongue survives, the word E Dunkerque will be spoken with reverence. For in that E harbor, in such a hell as never blazed on earth before, at EN the end of a lost battle, the rags and blemishes that have be) hidden, the soul of Democracy fell away. There, beaten i but unconquered, in shining splendor, she faced the enemy. of "They sent away the wounded first. - Men died so that K] others could escape. It was not so simple a thing as Ki] + courage, which the Nazis had in plenty. It was not so simple a thing as discipline, which can be" hammered into men by a drill sergeant. It was not the result of careful planning, for there could have been little It was the com- mon man of the free countries, rising in all his glory out of mill, oflice, factory, mine, farm and shop, applying to war the lessons learned when he went down the shaft to bring out trapped comrades, when he hurled the lifeboat through the surf, when he Jaws poverty and hard work for his children's sake. "This shining thing in the souls of free men Hitler can- not command, or attain, or conquer. He has crushed it, where he could, from German hearts. © "It is the great tradition of Democracy. It is the future. "It is victory." 7 PAPSAPSAAAIARAASSAIAT ASI MM MA er ar ar area nr ng aad ele eo. 0? oO ; k A AARRAAARAABARARARAAARSRRARRAARRARARARAAAARAAASIESS "OPEN NIGHT" AT PORT "PERRY HIGH SCHOOL "Open Night" gives a graphic picture of the pro- gress that is being mude in the Port Perry High __ School, This year the picture was put-into-a-single - frame--the Assembly Hall. The eagerness with which _ each detail of the school work was studied, showed the growing interest of the public in the school. The teaching staff and the students combined their forces to produce the comprehensive display. It wonld be difficult tr give any adequate idea of the _ project work shown; but special mention should be 'made of the woodwork by the boys and the sewing by the girls. Full advantage is being taken by the boys of the greatly increased facilities of the work shop. Everyone was surprised at the excellence of the work done in this department. The athletic-demonstration, under direction of Mr. Kerr, was much enjoyed, The winners in the typewriter contest were: 1. "Jack Sangster, 2. Hugh Nasmith, 3. Lucille Harrison. The project which resulted in that fine collection of antiques, was under the direction of Miss Spooner. We publish the list of articles herewith: Fling Lock Gun -- Made in New: Mrs. Collacutt's grandmother Mrs. Haven in 1834. ) : Williams. Gun--Used in the war 1812, Fruit Dish--Given to David Deacon Figure of Horse -- Brought from by friends on his leaving Ireland in England eighty or ninety years ago. 1840. Two Jugs--Used to put fruit in, in Arrow Head--Found by Miss Dea- *e . Watch your label; it tells when your ¢ subscription expires AE I) $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy A NOTABLE EVENT. PORT PERRY UNITED CHURCH CELEBRATES 54th ANNIVERSARY AND DEDICATION OF ORGAN AND CHIMES Very large congregations took part'in the Anniversary Ser- vices of Port Perry United Church last Sunday, June 2nd, A notable event took place at the morning service when the rebuilt organ and chimes were dedicated by Rev. W. J. H. Smyth, } The re-building of the organ and the installation of the chimes were the joint gift of Mr. Samuel Jeffrey, of Port Perry, and Mr. Frank E. Courtice, of Collingwood. At the dedication Mr. R. B. Smallman spoke on behalf of the Official Board, and Mr,' W. H. Harris received the gifts for the Trustees and for the con- gregation, and thanked the donors for their generosity. Mr. Jeffrey in presenting this most acceptable gift, expressed _ the wish that it would assist in a fuller expression of praise in the service of worship. , Mr. Courtice spoke of the congregation of the days when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Courtice, were active members. He told ot thefine, loyal characters, who had supported the church then; and one by one picked out the pews where it was their custom to sit, " With this greatly improved organ and added chimes, the well balanced choir rendered a musical program that did great credit to the conductor, Mr.2V. P. Stoutler, and the members of the choir. The outstanding number was the "Hallgijah Chorus" which was sung at both morning and evening services Miss Edith Flynn, of solos, were timely and inspiring. of Canadians. dled world. possible. : The services throughout the spiring. Gentlemen, lines that feed the main lines. affected. procedure. Only three section men operate on in maintenance, Toronto, assisted in the choir, and sang a number of beautiful played organ accompiniment for Miss Flynn, accompanied on the piano for one number, sity of Christian living if we are to be saved as a people, and branded ignorance and indifference as two of the greatest enemies An Open Letter to the Transport hots Commission of Canada Torthe Transport Commission of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario: The perennial problem of the -abandonment of the Whitby-Port Perry Railway is again before your body, and before our people. This seems to be a very bad time to take such a backward step. It is almost inevitable that Canada will develop rapidly in the next few years, and will need all her railways, and ail the branch At great expense to the ratepayers, these branch lines have been built; "- way policy, they are to be destroyed, apparently without regard to their utility or to the transportation needs of the communities To close a road that is not paying its way is a proper But to close a road because it does not meet a set of standardized figures is unfair and stupid. or a farm could continue to operate if faced with such a handicap. For instance to charge $10,000 for track maintenance is absurd. Port "Perry and Whitby (instead of one man per mile as usually 5 required) Fhe wages of these three men--would not exceed $4,000, 3 and we do not believe that $6000 worth of material was used in 1939 | A fair study of actual figures of receipts and expenditures is all that is asked by the patrons of the road. The receipts have in- creased and are increasing, and the expenditures have been cut to the bone by the railway authorities. As a palliative the railway oflicinls state that they "intend" to continue to operate the railway auto truck. t Rr -- 5 i A i Mrs. Orde presided at the organ, and Mr. I'. R. Beatty iS Mrs. V. P. Stouffer ix {8} The addresses by Rev. I. H, Mitchell and Rev. J. J. Black | ii Rev. Mr. Mitchell stressed the neces- | i if 3 hi: Rev. Mr. Black spoke of 'the opportunity of youth in_a- mud- 5 ) Hard work, Christian faith, and fidelity were given Ha as the ingredients that made the proper use of opportunities A day were most pleasing and in- * <5 and now to suit a change in rail- business Scarcely a small business the twenty miles of line between May we point out that 'boots with which you could speed UNSUNG C < i Any person who could have sat un- moved whilst he listened to the im- passioned address at thé Father and Son Banquet held at the Lions Club, Port Perry, at the Sebert House, by Dr. E. W. Bradwin, Principal of Fron- tier College Movement, must have been an icicle, last Friday night. Dr. Bradwin prefaced his remarks by the stirring events which are at this moment being enacted in Europe. Epics are being written daily, un- parelleled deeds of daring being ac- complished by our lads on sea, in air, and on land, and great humility and gratitude we should manifest at their feats of heroism and chivalry. Every country has its national heroes, The Greeks had their god- dess Minerva, Romans their Romulus and the wolf. = St. George and the dragon of English fame and, lastly but not least are we reminded of Paul Bunion the gréat character of Cana- dian homeless, - ; A Suppose you could put on a pair of yourself 500 miles off it would land you in Fort Churchill and if you could take another step, say of 800 miles, you.-would discover yourself at the Great Bear Lake. it used to take two or three weeks "to get to the mines in the distant west. Today by air you can land there in & few short hours. So the mode of conveyance is very speedy and useful today. ; ~Some people have the idea that if they have been in the Niagara Dis- Port Perry Joseph Denny trict, have seen the falls, or have travelled in a radius of 60 miles of Toronto or if they have visited the Okanagan Valley that they have seen Canada. But if you have only touched these places you have only seen the fringe of this fair land. This wonderful country has been peopled by wave after wave of emi- grants, by the French Hugenots. Then if you would see what the mission- aries accomplished, read La Salle 'by Parkman, an American author who knew our country. The Missionaries came on to the Georgian Bay, to the Soo, down to the mouth of the Missis; sippi. They brought with them a rich religious idealism. ~ At the time of the American Revolution 50000 to 60,000 U. E. Loyalists came from the United States. They were called Old Tories. What they did not go through, the hardships galore, no one knows They braved our winters, Their un- dertaking was just as if you were de- termined to make your home at Fort Churlhill. There was a political ideal- {sm woven into the background of Canada. : . Canada was developed in the hunt for the little beaver, Voyagers and trappers all brought their contribu- tion. Men were advised not to come if they feared the mosquito and the women warned to stay away if they were afraid of wolves, . In the years 1000 and 1914 millions came, Legions came from the British Isles and twice as many came' from the United States. In 1911-12, ANADIAN HEROES the pioneer days.-- oo Salt Dish--The salt was put in the dish and a spoon was used to sprinkle jt. 'Used before shakers werd in use. Candle Molds -- These molds are over 250 years old. They were brought to Canada from Holland in 1700 by 400,000 Germans came. - We shall never -make Canadians of them. To- day we are paying for the welcome we gave them. There is no reason why we should give them the vote, It needs the most careful consideration before we give them the right of citizenship. The great thing Canada has done has been to build railroads. She started to do so when she had but 4,000,000 people. The making of railroads meant that camps had to be constructed because of the long dis- tances. Thus camps have almost be- come part of Canada itself. In these camps are many runaway boys who have gathered in them. The Frontier College came into being to help them. The Teacher-labourers work with the boys, eat and sleep with them. Then after a heavy day's work they teach them, Nor.did they always get the best - appreciation. These teachers hail from our leading Canadian Col- leges and Universities and do their best to aid the men in their particular camp in which they find themselves. They are discovered in the most un- favourable circumstances when - the labour is most difficult and in the ex- tremes of climatic conditions. n their, arrival at some difficult camp they are often warned of the condi- tions under which they will have to work, but that does not deter them. They are there for companionship, in- struction, Canadianization and leader- ship for the navvies, bushmen and other = campmen . across Canada. Through the Frontier College method the campman has beside him, shaping his life and thinking, a fellow-laborer who is a university man with broad human qualities and a solid back- ground of Canadianism Ordinarily 120,000 men are employed amiually on frontier works of the Dominion. And the laborer-teachers are hand picked, selected men, from our best seats of learning. It makes a splen- did task for the teachers themselves for they return much better equipped to excel in their own chosen fileld. In fact two of the most popular young 'men of Port Perry, Rev. John Clough of the Church of the Ascension and Mr. James Kerr were each laborer- teachers of Frontier College, and they are both highly esteemed in our com- munity. ~The teachers teach the boys that it pays to obey and fit in with others. Their task is no sinecure. Yet it is strange, even for this most arduous task it is possible to get the best men. These teachers often, shun the best and easiest positions in. order that they may help their fellows. In concluding Dr. Bradwin besought his rapt listeners not to try asd make life easy and soft, but let each say to himself "What is my place in Can- ada? Where can I be of the most use- ful to my day and -generation? con beside one of the graves at Stoney Creek. Purse--Made of icewood. Brought from Paris by Sir Amilius Irving and given to Miss Deacon in 1880. Tray--Used to place candle snuffers on. * Candle Stick--Over 200 years old. Brought from Holland. Pin Cushion--Made by Mrs. Wm. Travarton who ilved in Prince Albert about 1885. Grain Cradle -- Made by a wood- worker, named Lagire, Tea I'ot--Made many years ago. Butter Dish--Given to Miss Deacon by the daughter of Sir_Amilius Irving when she landed from Paris some sixty years ago. Wine Glass--Over 200 years old. It was brought to Canada in 1765 from Wales. Shuttle--Over 200 years old, and brought to Canada in 1700. Cup and Saucer--A gift to Mrs. D. Deacon by Capt. Germain on leaving Cornwall, England, in 1838. MusketsgpUsed in and around Port Perry about 1828. ' Band Cutter -- Used by Mr. John Boyes before 1900. ng} Cooper's Drawing Knife--Used to trim the inner edge of the barrel. Candle Moulds--Believed to be used in Lower Canada over 100 years ago. Flail+Used- by J. Warrel in 1878. Brouglit to Canada in 1002. Still- used to flail beans. ; Skinning Stones (1700-1800)--Used by Indians to'remove the pelts from animals. Dug up .at Raglan many years ago. (Continued on back page) the truck -is- privately --owned, and-does not we understand "come under--the jurisdiction of your commission, so that we have no guarantee of even limited freight service. In any.case we do not believe that your Commission will be warranted in allowing this abandonment at this critical time--not in any case until after the war. It will be of little value to urge in- creased. production, and at the same time to limit transportation facilities, et B The Dominion Government has shown faith in the future Port Perry and district. The citicns have done the same. = It will be unfair to retard such progress by such a reactionary step as is proposed by the railway. a of (Signed) Samuel Farmer. The response to the request for blankets for the Refugees and wound- ed soldiers has been splendid and on Tuesday, 21 blankets were packed and sent to the Red Cross Headquarters at Oshawa, Any further contribu- tions to this work will be received at the work-rooms on Friday next, Material for 4000 surgical dressings has been purchased and will be ready for workers on Friday afternoon. The Junior War Workers will also make dressings at their meeting on Thurs- day evening. There is an urgent need for surgical supplies and the commit- tee are desirous-of speeding up this work. The bale of field comforts and hos- pital supplies for the month of May has been packed and shipped to 1.0. D.E. Headquarters. The workers have not been idle as will be shown by the following contents of the bale: 19 pairs pyjamas, 16 hospital bed gowns, 14 dozen handkerchiefs, 7 hel- mets, 00 'pairs so¢ks, 8 quilts, 4 Hamp- ton pads, 8 sweaters, 2 scarves The C.G.L'T. girls are to be congrat ulated on the splendid work they an doing in the collection from month t month of the coin bags. The Ma} collection completed last week nettel $61.51. - Altogether over one hundrej dollars has been contributed to th work in this way. ! Thank you girls, We hope you wil keep up the good work. { ---- > > | ] > { a > { Congratulations | Mr. Beverley Smallman'has receive his Degree of Ph.D, from Edinburg University, and has been appointed { the teaching staff of McGill Un versity, Montreal. = His fellow town; men extend to him sincere congral lations. Beverley has honoured hig self, his family, and his home town Lions Club Parade and Fair for § AERA SA Lh ee, ' Wellare Work Wednesday June 26t