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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher. EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever is at home.* CAN THE WAGE SPIRAL BE STOPPED? If 90¢. an hour is to be the current rate of pay in war work, what is to compel to remain at 650c. n hour or less? The whole matter brings into peace industry sharp outline the relative importance of our several industries and amusements, Whas of these essenti -people? * And which of them may activities are to preserve the morale of Canadian tend to divert our energies from the great objective--winning the war? It is self-evident that we nedd proper food and suitable clothing. clothier pay 90c. an hour? No, There are two ways to meet But can the farmer and the this situation. One is to lower the rate of pay for the produc- tion of munitions. The other is to so lessen our purchases of non-essentials that we may be in a position to pay higher prices for essentials. Both these proposals would meet violent op- position from people who would be financially af- fected by the change in paying and buying. Nor would either proposal help' the multitude of peo- ple living on: fixed incomes. These folk would have to learn to live on less and less, because their income cannot expand to meet advancing -- prices. pt What will likely happen as the war goes on is that there will be a general levelling of wages, and a discouragement of non-essential industries. This 1s evident in the probable rationing of gasoline, and the stiffening of the wage control board. Good citizens will realize the necessity of such changes," and even though they may be affected Nor was the simple food gained without the greatest labor--no union hours,* no union pay. All this is a thing of the paSt; and it is difficult to bring a realization to the younger folk that they are living in the freest, most country in the world. plenteous Whén the old man told the story of those ea™y hardships to his little daughter, her response was--*"Arven"t you glad -you came to live with us, daddy?" It is difficult to know what will face us in the years to come; 'but sensible people will realize that it will be just as well to learn how to do without things that we would enjoy having, but which ave not essential to comfortable living or personal development: The fact is that, as the war progresses, the cost of ordinary living will rise. Many conveniences and luxuries which we have taken for granted, will be diflicult to secure. Some will not-be made; some will be very dear. And then, when the war is over, the boys who defended us will be back again, and must be fitted into life. So let us make the best of it all; and harden ourselves to be able to live as simply as may Ue necessary, and do® our share to giving the other fellow a decent chance in life, PORT PERRY STAR PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 17th, 1941 our highways and A mua - others. Those who Citizenship Test oo Christian Beience Monitor Many tests of good citizenship are concerned with the simple, homely aspeets of daily living, common problems is that of keeping wiih ators extensively through the Northeastern States says that eaca year the mooring public'is growing more thougatiul. That is en- ¢ uraging. Waste papers, litter, and debris can spoil the charm of a beau- tiful grove, inviting glade, or green field. Decent manners and true cour- tesy require us to be thoughtful of to encourage these practical matters of good citizenship in boys and girls. One of these roadsides clean. teach would do well Herve are a few figures that indicate the actual rise and fall of prices since 1938. Average retail prices of Prinlipal foodstuffs in 69 Canadian cities on the first day of the month. country tag are oe As oth ------------"When we hear the wa) ndversely, they will continpe to give their very best service to industry and the country. -- ' * 0 THE COST OF LIVING If. you don's belong to some agitating organ- ization, the cost of living rises slowly. somethilg too dear and quit buying it, taking something cheaper in its place, or altogether. That is,the position most of us are in; and there doesn'{ Segm to be much we can do about it. powers of the ~~ _ May May May May - 1938 1939 1940 1941 Beef Shoulder 1b. "15.1 16.1 16.5 19.4 Pork, leg roast .... 1b. 24.3 235 23.2 230 Bacon, Breakfast .. 1b. 36.0 33.7 328 3285 Jord sip enn «ven ih. 154 120 11.0 10.2 Eggs, Grade A ...... doz. 25.9 26.1 20.8 26.4 Milk o.oo iin. Qt. 10 109 110 115 Butter, creamery ....1H. 33.3 26.1 30.6 34.9 Cheese o.oo einennn.. Ib: 23.8 220 254° 244 Bread ............. Ib. 72 66 67 67 bak TE > Neo Ib. 43 29 36 37 4 % Rolled Oats ....... Ib. 57 HO H4 HZ doing without Sugar, granulated.. Ib. 65 64 7.1 85 Tea, black 58.6 58.5 68.2 T0.9 Coffee 34.8 338 46.2 16.6 --sPgtatoes--. ABD 303--33:8--28:0 the high cost back over the years _,and to conclude that therelis something it became--*"the cost of high livin It is a long stretch since the fered a meal of buttermilk and po it was the very best the people had X It must be noted that since May been some --Tarther -- ndvances in prices; there have but through the good oflices of the price control hoard the consumer is not suffering unduly in this time _of war, Unemployment has almost disappeared; and with most working people money is flowing more freely. Lions Carnival Succeeds, inspiteofrain For weeks preparations had been made for a first-class Lions Club Street Fair and Dance; but when the day came it was cloudy and threatening rain, of this, the parade was well up to the Lions standard. The Sea Cadets of Oshawa supplied stirring music. their decorated doll carriages an fun, and the Boy Scouts made a ty costymes, dp lant dis In spite As usual, the wee folk made a pleasing contribution with Amos and Andy provided the y with their Bicycle Brigade, There 'were a number of decorated cars and other vehicles, all of which made a brave show The rain held off till everything was in full swing, and then it came_down in torrents. But the crowd lingered, and when, after-an hour or more, the rain let up, the booths were But, of course, down to the sea by kindly EPSOM Sunday visitors with 'Rev, and Mrs. Jenner were Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Miss Winnifred Jenner of Toronto, Mrs. F. Downs of Cobourg, Mr, anid Mrs. A. E. Jenner and daughter of Hamilton, also Mrs. E. C. Virgo and three children of Parry Sound, Mr. and" Mrs. Charles Clark, Ross and Marion, spent Sunday on Scugog Island. Mr. and_ Mrs. Al Christie were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Squeleh,. of Columbus, on Sunday. Mr. Ray Munro was in Trenton on Sunday,- = 7 Sunday callers at W. J. Rogers' were Mr. and Mrs, Herb Ashton and Douglas, Mrs. Margaret Ashton, Mr. and Mrs." Nelson Ashton, Fred and quickly surrounded, and the play went on till the Dance and the Draw had to be pogfpdned. past midnight, . The weather man behaved himself very kindly on Tuesday night, when the Lions Carnival was continued, True, the crowd was not as large as last Friday; but the people were in a spending mood, and the receipts were very satisfactory.' The names of the prize winners appear elsewhere on this page. CLIVE.UPTro NN THE BONE OF CONTENTION: Cartoon from the London Daily Sketch, Not available in British Isles, hs bo » Ea; "of "Ashburn, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones and Myrtle of Brooklin, Mr, and Mrs. Donald Asling and Patricia spent Sunday in Lindsay. PORT PERRY PEOPLE, AHOY! The Navy League of Canada has requested the Scugog Chapter, the Empire, to sponsor a tag day in this com- munity on July 19th, needs, and to provide comforts for our sailor men upon the seven seas. ' organizations stand ready to serve his Majesty's land and air forces, so the Navy. League stands ready to serve the "men who go deeds, sailors' homes for the sick and wounded, in look- ing after their dependants, and in the care of shipwrecked sailors. 5 © Twelve of our girls have consented to help the ladies in this effort, and they will call on you carly on Saturday morning. thé motto of the Navy League of Canada--won't you "keep watch" for the girls on July 19th, and make Port Perry donation a worthy one.. Imperial Order Daughters of The proceeds of this cross needed to aid in caring for the in ships", inspiring their spirit in providing hospitals and "Keep Watch" is Mrs. Solomon Wilson is visiting with her son Mr. Jos. Wilson. . Mr, and Mrs, Wes. Madill spent Sunday at Mr. Herman Kerry's. Mrs. A. Ashenhurst of Goodwood 13 spending a few days at Mr. Bruce Bailey's. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McKinley of Toronto spent Sunday at Mr, John Bailey's. Miss Grace Cook also Mrs. Cook have been spending a few days with Mrs, Wm. Swinson, Sunday visitors with Mrs. P. Luke were Mr. and Mrs, Luther Luke, Elgin and Private Percy Luke of St. Thomas (Air Force), also Mr. and Mrs. L. Wagner and family. Miss Helen Prentice spent Sunday with friends in Epsom. Sunday School on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. and Church service at 7.30 p.m. We are sorry to report that Mr. R. Veitch met with g serious car accident coming from --~ Toronto last Friday evening. We are sorry to report that Mrs, B. Bailey is on the sick list. Mrs. K. Coates of Oranmore 18 visiting hei sister Mra. Sager. THE WINNERS IN THE LUCKY DRAW ' at the Port Perry Lions Club Carnival were: * 1st--$50 War Certificate, Mr. Geo, Wright, Bowmanville, Children's Wagons-- 1 Wesley Lane, 2 Michell children. Pet Display-- '1 Duff boys Decorated Car-- 1 Port Perry Scouts, Williams. 2 Murray 2nd--8256 War Certificate, Mr. Geo. Cawker, Bowmanville, 3rd--$15 War Certificate, C. Wool- dridge, Seagrave, 4th--$10 War Saving Certificate, Fred McKay, Prince Albert. bth -- Attendance Prize -- $6 War Certificate, Lloyd Davidson, Raglan. Miss June. Sonley made the draw for all five prizes. At the time of going to press the business was in- complete but it "appears that 1941 Carnival was the best yet.. i PARADE PRIZES | Best Character Group-- i 1 Amos and Andy (Grace Davis and Isabel Rennie); 2 Prince Albert Sun- shine Club_ (children) Decorated Bicycles-- #1 Margaret Waridel; 2 Maurice Jeffrey. Decorated Tricycle-- 1 George Rodd; 2 Ann Chapman, 3 Donald Cook. Doll's Carriage-- 1 Fay Hayden, 2 Barbara Hooey. g | Band, who are always welcome in Port Sh A The most recent welfare work of the Club was the securing of an arti- ficial hand for Mr. Walter. Chilvers, who at two years of age lost both hands. Walter was present at the Carnival wearing his new hand and was publicly presented by the ex- President of the Club. The Lions Club wishes to thank heartily all wlio helped to make the Carnival a success. The businessmen of the town and the Boy Scouts under Mr. Owen Cliff rendered fine service. The gratitude of the Club is.due.to all who decorated cars, and to all who at- tended and in anyway helped to make success possible. General Motors, Oshawa, provided transportation for the Sea Cadets' Perry and whose snappy apeparance and. martial airs stirred a large audience to warm appreciation, Bowmanville Lions Bicycle Safety Club was another fine feature of the parade. Incidentally the Bowmanville Lions have been loyal friends of the Watch $1.50 per year In advance, 5 cents a single copy your label; it tells when your subscription expires . foreclosing. ly strengthened. "WAR Evidently Germany believes that she has a mortgage upon the whole earth; but is having some, difficulty in Hitler is because the United States army has moved into HIS Iceland while he is. busy (very busy) elsewhere. The Syrian armistice is signed, and the British position in the East is great- Turkey will be en- couraged to deal more generously with Britain, and may allow the passage of British troops and supplies through their territory to Russia. uite annoyed winning... war equipment. territory and many Meanwhile the ning of the war. news to-day-- troyed; Vessels Afire. In the struggle between Germany and Russia, both sides still claim to be This, of course, means that both sides are losing valuable men and As Russia has vast millions of men, the struggle will likely be a prolonged one. intensity of British |bombing of German military objectives 1s greatly increasing. Mr. Churchill declares that during the past few weeks the R.A.F. has dropped half the tonnage of bombs on Germany that Germany has dropped on Britain since the begin- Canadian enlistment requirements have been met, and in all departments the war effort is being strengthened. Headings are sufficient to give the 13 Nazi troopships 'sunk in Baltic; Hun bridgehead on Dneiper is des- Britain, Soviets draft war strategy Two Reich Destroyers, Shipload of Tanks also Wiped Out. Fourteen other Last week there passed on, one of the greatest sportsmen of these times, in the person of J. C. Cockburn, of Port Perry. He was in his 87th year --lovingly known as "Collie" by his many friends. He was born at Newmarket. His father Cockburn, (a brother of the Hon. James Cockburn, one of the Fathers of Confederation), and his mother was Julia Henry, of Sherbrooke, Quebec. His boyhood and young manhood were spent partly "in Titusville, Pen- sylvania, and partly in Toronto. Sportsmanship was a passion with him; He loved shooting; - and was wonderfully skilled in the use of the gun. In his early days he broke the world's record in shooting one hum dred live pigeons without 'a miss. The record stands, as the law was changed, and clay pigeons were sub- stituted for real birds. Mr. Cockburn made his living by prospecting, and contracting in the West, until later years, when he moved to Port Perry some eighteen years ago. \ . was Richard THE LATE J. C. COCKBURN He loved to tent and fish with his friends, teaching many of the young folk real sportsmanship. He always had a cheery word. That idea of sportsmanship was summed up in giving the wood folk a chance for its life. He loved to match his skill with a fly rod against the wily trout that others claimed could not be caught. Of late years Mr, Cockburn became intensely interested in photographing wild life, and was engaged with his son in preparing films for educational purposes to be used in the schools of Ontario. He af wanted to make a picture in the North that would denote sports- manship at its highest peak. "Many are the stories told by his. friends of his love of the great outdoors. His life was full to the utmost of good, pure, fresh, ¢lean living. : To say that he will be missed by his 'many friends is greatly to under- estimate the influence and good will which he created. In J. C. Cockburn there phsses one of God's' outdoor sportsmen and gentlemen, * Port Perry Club since it inception, vy 3 : A E A AAS SA A ASB 0 5 » " 0 =x - re-- a me or? or bs . RPP UT ATIF STH Fok (7 err