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Port Perry Star (1907-), 11 Jul 1940, p. 1

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SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. "EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we ream: His first, beet country ever is at home." 1 CAN THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE JOBS FOR EVERYBODY? In one form or another that question is being asked by millions of people. The answer is simple--yes, if all the people will do exactly what they are told to do by the Government. © We are told that Hitler has abolished unem- ployment, Certainly he has. If a man is out of a job, he is put to work at once. If that work is not to be found in his immediate neighbour- hood, he is sent to the place where the job is to be done. And he goes without protest to-do the work assigned, because he knows that protest is useless, : It may further be added that Hitler has pro- © vided work for the men under his control for many years to come. All that his armies have destroyed must be rebuilt, the land that he has ravaged must be restored to fertility. y German methods provide plenty of work; but nothing is said as to the standard of living, or "the personal "development of the individual: There has been fituch misunderstanding both by the Government, and by: the people as to)the obligation that rests upon the Government ix the matter of finding jobs for all people. Youth Congresses may make demands; but the demands do not create the jobs. To. be insistent upon immediate Government action without any constructive suggestion is poor citizenship. On the other hand, we are discovering that when real emergencies arise, and the Government is determned to carry out a particular program, finance is not allowed to be a hindrance. The : present war is a case in point. Most important in all this hunting for jobs is the necessity for co-operation between the job _hunter and the Government, What work is to be done, and how can the jobless be fed to do that work? Modern employment is daily Lssaning more specialized. Many suggestions such as shorter _ hours and more shifts, are handicapped because of the inability of the unemployed to do the work thus made available. If we do not want German methods to be em- ployed in these matters, then those seeking jobs will have to impose self-discipline, personal de- velopment, and a willingness to undértake any work offered until better employment can be ob- tained. The two main-difficulties in finding jobs for all who want them, and will prepare for them, are: 1. Fear of increased taxation: 2. Unwillingness of the jobless to accept the job offered and do it cheerfully un until something better offers. The government can provide jobs for all, if all will do as 8 they are told. XX] ONE 'PRAYER PHILOSOPHY A little girl announced "I'm not going to say my prayers to-night, nor to-morrow night, nor the next night. Then, if nothing happens, I'm never going to say them again" How does that line up with--"Thy will be done," the only true foundation of prayer? \ of gensible reforms in our national life. IS THIS TRUE? "There is nothing that capitalists will not do, if profitable. =~ Democracies have taught their people (workers or corporation chiefs) to believe only in money." "They (the Nazi promotors) argue that the tendency in all democracies demonstrates that workers only want to eat and have work, and care nothing for national matters or individual liber- ty." These are German views as described by Dorothy Thompson, o 4 0 HEROES OF PEACE Midshipman Matthew Fontaine Maury craved adventure and it came to him a-plenty. He faced hardship, and when he was 33 apparent failure stared him in the face for his hip and knee were broken in an accident, and he could go to sea no 'more. But at that period his life work really Wogan, for he became the author of "Wind and Current Charts" These charts were of most practical ser- "vice to sea-going vessels. | in navigation voyages that used to take 100 days could be made in 76. That was in 1842, when wind 'and currents had much greater controlling power. 'David L. Cohn says in the Reader's Digest. ""Maury's greatness consisted not only in -his vision and imagination, but in his willingness to toil endlessly! himself that his theories might be- come realities." The whole institution of weather forecasts may be credited to Maury. In transportation by land, sea or air, in"agriculture, and in general industry weather forecasts are taking an increasingly valuable part. Long after the military despots have gained their bloodstained victories, there will be endless realms to conquer by patient men who will study the ways of nature, and help to fit humanity to work harmoniously with nature's laws, °o qo) o WELL INFORMED Nobody knows everything. Very few are ac- curately informed on a great variety of topics. Some of us are keeping in touch with the war. --Some of us keep posted on the latest dances. There are those who are seriously studying what can be done to improve economic conditions in Canada. Others are up-to-date on prize fights, baseball, horse races, ete. : All this and many-other types of information have a proper place in life. The only thing that should be remembered is that this is a very poor time to, be well up in jazz or sport, and entirely ignorant of the great events and tendencies that . "will shape our future lives. There is no need to be hopeless in the matter The only basis of hopelessness will be ignorance £ and ----dumbness on the part of our "citizens. - ope This is especially important to our young Poo: ple who will have to face the future no matter what conditions become prevalent in Canada. A serious effort should be made to become ac- curately informed as to actual living conditions, and to make practical suggestions for the im- provement of those conditions. By their proper use 2 The United States continued it di- rect controversy with the German Government and its Embassy in Washington over potential and threat- ened Nazi interference with the' af- fairs of the Western Hemisphere, Following the strong declaration by "© Secretary of State Cordell Hull in which he rejected the German charge that America's stand on the Monroe] Doctrine was "untenable" and bluntly "announced that its enforcement was not even subject to debate, the Ger-| man Embassy here has now issued a thinly veiled warning that the Latin- American nations had better begin to think of post-war trade relations with Germanized Europe. "The South American States," _the| Embassy bulletin declares, "must find a market for their products in Europe as a whole, otherwise their economic aching, will be, completely thrown out of gear. The northern part of the American continent - eannot purchase all the 'coffee, wool, cotton, wheat, oil- containing foods, eattle and frozen meat which the southern part is offer- ing. © "Therefore the interest of the American countries obviously lies in a rapid end to the European war, even if the end entails the defeat of Britain." _ It is not pitting this German pro nouncement in too clear words to x state that it warns the Western Hem- isphere that its welfare is bound up fn a German victory and that it threatens postwar reprisals if the American Republics pursue an un- sympathetic attitude toward the Nazis. --a Sports Equipment for Soldiers The following letter explains itself: Oshawa, June 26th, 1940 Mr, Geo. Manning, Port Perry. Dear George,--Lyman Gifford tele- phoned me and said that the boys at Camp Borden could use all the horse shoes, used ones, that you could get, to put in the long evenings for them. They also could use all the baseball, | softball, 1acrosse and soc equip- 'new or used, that could be picked up and he asked me to find out from you about it. Kindly let me know if you have anythng and I will see it is picked up and that it is acknowledged as a con- tribution from Port Perry area, With kind regards, I am, Yours very truly, Don Christian, Sports . Committee, - The Business Men's Association is sending some baseball equipment. Mr. 'Manning is sending horseshoes, and re- quests that citizens _having sports equipment get in touch with him and he will forward the same. Winners of the Regatta Lucky Number Draw 1st--Mrs. T. Asher, Port | Perry, cabinet of silver, 2nd--Mr. Green, a Scugog camper, combination table. -8rd--Mr. W. Anderson, of Port Perry, table lamp. The draw was put on by the Scugog Chapter of the I.O.D. E. _ REFUGEES WAR SERVICE FOR 'BRITISH CHILDREN * Information is being gathered by the Councils in every munici- pality as to the homes available for British refugee children. An important question is: Do you consider you are financial ally _ able to maintain this 'child or chil ren in addition to those already in your home, providing free f Clothing, and thedical a teadance? Persons willing and able to un- dertake this fine service for the British People, are requested tol consult with the Village Clerk, Mr. Manning, who has applica: tion forms or signing, Early response is requested. 0 RT PERRY PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 11th, 1940 Why Should Is it 'cause England owns us? As you are part of me, son, and CAAA AA A trict. for consideration, attention, i fuller notice will be given later. SAASARARAARE ARRAN England? | "Why should we fight?" he asked me," 'Cause England is at War? K] Why are they fighting now, dad, What does it mean to you, dad, to babe and mums and me? of The Germans won't come here from away across the sea. So why should you go there, dad, ot and leave us here to ery? b It that the reason why?" . His eyes looked widely at me, I tightly held my son, And this is how I answered his questions one by one. "We fight when England calls us, for in her sacred keep The ashes of our fathers lie in her soil--asleep. And many times Tor England they fought that she'd be free And they are part of England, and so, my son, are we, And some may pass her by, lad, and some may scorn her hand, - But we must be forever-a part of that fair land. For everything we have, son, that's good, and fine and just Was washed in British blood and given to us in trust. And we must keep that trust, son, against the force of greed And fight beside Old England whenever she's in need. And onge again she's calling, across the Empire wide And all her Empire answers, 'You'll find us at your side. .. Oh, yes we're owned by England,sbut. we own. England,. too,.. Courtesy of Wilson Press, Ltd, Toronto (] ot [XX AAA T0000 0.0.0 00 oe * a Re NARARN Volunteer Civil Guard Registration for the Volunteer Civil Guard has been proceeding successfully in the Port Perry dis- Over one hundred have already signed up and some registrars have not yet reported. i . The Volunteer Civil Guard is called to meet at Armouries in Port Perry at 8.00 p.m. on Friday. The matters of organization and activities will come up When these preliminaries are completed, the mat- ter of equipment and transportation will require at- This is where the citizens of Port Perry and district can be of practical assistance. We Fight for | what are they fighting for? 5 SPOR IRRIBOB RRR PP ae I am part of you." Harold S. Wood, EARAAANAAANNARARANAII SS Of this Club, assisted by the Business Men's Association and the LO.D.E, the event was in aid of a fund to be used in work in the district in aid of war victims. Ideal weather favoured the chalked up over the two and a half mile course. Dave Foreman, Buffalo, took the Business Men's Association trophy in the . free-for-all event, roaring his Eaglet III over the ten mile stretch at a speed of 81.802 for the top speed of the day. - Percy Buddell, Waterloo, placed second with Miss Waterloo, G. H. Vernor, Toronto, finishing in third place. Buff Cooper, Picton, dominated the 210 open class. with a first and a second, and A. C. Inch, London, took first in the 210 and two firsts in the 161 and 135. Bill Braden, Hamilton, took two firsts in the 225 sec. division and a first in the first division. Complete results of cvents follow: Hydroplane, 4 pass. 151 class--CIiff Mills, Oshawa; Harold Drew, Oshawa, '(Fred Frayer, Caesarea, driver); B. Logan, Port Perry. Time 7.324; speed 39.763. d 210 open--Buff Cooper, Picton, 1-2; A. C. Inch, London, 4-1; G. Harris, Picton, 2-3; John Tangney, Lindsay, 3-4; Leo Willicks, Black Creek, 5-5. Two heats; speed 52.845. Open displacement boats -- G. H. Vernor, Toronto;-Lloyd Hicks, Belle- ville; A. Drew, Oshawa; Cliff. Mills, Oshawa, dnf. Time 6.26.3; speed 46.705. 161 and 135 clazss--A. C. Inch, Lon- don, 1-1; G. Harris, Wellington, 2-2; The Regatta The following report from the Telegram gives a --good-picture of Port-Perry's first Regaua, which will grow in popularity in succeeding year :(-- Sponsored by the Port Perry Lions, Leo. Willicks, Black Creek, 3-3; Cliff races, and some ~ fine --speeds-- were ._debted to Mr, Harold Archer, the pro- Mills, Oshawa; A. Drew, Oshawa and P. Buddell, Waterloo, dnf. second heat. Two heats; speed, 656.180 and 58.939. 225 class, second division -- Bill Braden, Hamilton, 1-1; Percy Buddell, Waterloo; 2 3-dnf; Harold Archer, Port Perry, dnf-3. (Third place to Vernor on elapsed time.) Two heats; speed, 66.226 and 69.284, 225 class, first division--Bill Braden, Hamlton, 2-1; Dave Foreman, Buffalo, 1-3; Percy Buddell, Waterloo, 3-2. Speeds, 70.588 and 69.930, 2 heats. Outboard open -- Frank Hooey, STAR -2;--G.- H.-Vernor, Toronto; | -- . Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy subscription expires 9-4-9 ing a loud speaker, sind the Caesarea Boat Club for lending their timing clock. We feel sure that our citizens gen- erally, even those who are not intev- ested in the Regatta, will be glad to learn that the visiting power boat were very pleased with their reception, with our pretty vil- ge, our beautiful lake, the Protected sportsmen course so. close to the town, the way the events were run off and the splen- did waterfront and convenient docks. It was a surprise to most of them and one party was so pleased that they rented the three cottages at Bird's Eye Centre and stayed until Monday, then booked the same three cottages for a return visit on the Civie Holiday. Port Perry Public School - E PROMOTIONS 32 Port Perry Pupils Pass Entrance, 19 on year's work; 13 Examination Promoted on year's Work. Cawker, John Day Kathleen DeShane, Audrey Dowson, Ora Goode, Eva Gauld Edna -Hayes, William Jackson, Wesley "Jemison, Pauline MacGregor, Jack McMillan, Emmerson Mark, Harold Oke, Aileen Parr, Lois Peel, -Helen Peterson, Doreen Ploughman, Norma Sonley, Walter Williams, Roberts. By Entrance Examination Allin, Keith Bowes, Jack Brinkman, William- Clifl, Ronald - Collacutt, Betty = Dowson, Robert pedi Hall, Betty Jeffrey, John Leahy, Edward McMaster, Gordon Simmonds, Alberta Snowdon, Constance Wakeford, Aleta R. H. Cornish, Principal Grade Promotions ] Grade 7 to Grade 8 Bentley, Grant Colbear, Arthur Cook, Jack Cook, Jean Gerrow, Leila Harrison, Rena Jeffrey, Lucille Lane, Ethel Leahy, Teresa Prentice, Frank Simonds, Bernice Stewart, Keith Grade 6 to Grade 7 Bentley, David Ford Blewett; Jack Cook, Betty Corner, Bert Harrison, Ross Hayes, Helena Hull, Bruce. Lane, Donald Mark, Gordon Mitchell, Morley. Nolt, George. Pargeter, Donald, __ Prentice, Hugh Waridel, Mercédes White, Florence Williams, Bill S. A. Grade 5 to Grade 6 Bowes, Patsy Conley, Gladys Cook, Beryl Cook, Tommy Dowson, Ross Gerrow, Bruce . Goode, -Gordon Griffen, Marilyn Griffen, Teddy James, Bobby Jeffrey, Maurice Lane, Stanley Pine Point, . Free-for-all=Dave Foreman, Buf- falo; Percy Buddell, Waterloo and G. H: Vernor, Toronto. Speed 81.892. Ten mile course, one heat. bt -- The Lions wish to express thefr ap- preciation and thanks for the splendid co-operation between the Business, Men's Association, the LO.D.E,, the Port Perry: Yacht Club and the Lions | Club which combined to make their first Power Boat Regatta a successful event. The committee is greatly in- motor of the Regatta, Mr. Archer's experience in these matters cnabled him to give practical direction to the venture, The Lions would also like to thank all those who helped with labour on land and water and those who gener- ously. contributed to the fund for prizes. To the Imperial Oil Co. and the British American Oil Co. for con- tributing free gas and oil to contest ing boats and the former for furnish- Business Men's Association Sports Day, Monday, Aug. 5 I. Lane, Stuart Moase, Joyce Nasmith, Florence Rider, Ena Waridel, George Grade 4 to Grade 5 Adams, John Bentley, Joan Carnegie, Mary Colbear, Margaret Corner, Jean Dietrich, Adam Gatenby, John Gerrow, Allan Hayden, Doreen Heayn, Jimmy Heayn, Joan Jackson, Zula King, Patricia Mark, Keith McDonald, Blanche Mitchell, Rilda Cawker Teacher | | | | Ny | 'Nasmith, Stuart Nott, Annie Prentice, Barbara Rider, how thy . \. Stovin, 1 Grade 3 to Grade 4 Aldred, Norman Jrock; Billy Carnegie, Nancy Lou Gerrow, Thelma Hall, Marjorie Hayes, Douglas James, Albert Lane, Verna Peel, Miriam Peterson, Gwenneth Sheridan, Arthur 'eacher. Williams, Ruth _ Grade 2 to Grade 3 Collacutt, Sally Cook, Helen Brinkman, Bobby Densham, Marie Griffen, Jack Heayn, Dawne Harrison, Billy 4----Howsam; Mary--®-- Jemison, Ross Lane, Wesley Montgomery, Ian Playter, Peggy Prentice, Pauline Snowdon, Ruth E. W. Harris, Teacher Grade 2 to Grade 3---------------- Blewett, June Cawker, Alan Cawker, Arthur Conley, Howard » Goode, Anne Goode, Jack Heayn, Douglas Peel, Billy Rider, Marjorie Tummonds, Doris. | Grade 1 to Grade 2 Brock, Georgia Chapman, Donald Cook, Joan Day, Ethel Deitrich, Eileen Deitrich, George . Dowson, Jean Gerrow, Melville Harrison, Merle Hull, Doris Irvine, Olive Johnston, Bobby Michell, Grant mis Montgomery, Donna Risebrough, Lillian Rodd, George-- rad Rowland, Bobby BE Vout Woods, Barbara. E. May Walker, Teacher. Successful Rural Entrance Candidates Ashton, Elva Clark, Doris Gourlie, Peat] . Heide, Ilse : Hocken, Margaret Johnson, Harley Kerry, Mavis McCoy, Marjorie McCrea, Viola Partridge, Franklin Tristram, Dorothy Weir, Lewis Weir, Ruby. |

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