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SAMUEL FARMER. Editor and Publisher. 5 NN BARE ; AAR ERE rr ri re np des Friv pate lalandies : Watch your label; it tells when your subscription explres LI I $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents a single copy ~~ EDITORIAL "Buch.ls the patriot's beast, wheter we ream: His first, best country ever is at home. [4 " hi | ¥ CANADA TAKES HER PLACE bi ~~ In the Sun and in the Storm - HE Canada has wn up. She is now seventy- "five years old, and has risen from the obscurity of colonial days to membership in the Common- wealth of Nations. What Canada does to-day is important in world affairs, To fairly assess 'the contribution she is making in the present turmoil is almost im- possible. We are too close to the picture to "see it whole." ! : . Those seventy-five years of Canadian growth have been very human. We have had our child- hood days and our growing pains--not altogether - past with some of our people who still live self- . ishly without vision, ; The tragedy of Canadian birth was the biling- ual concession to Quebec, At the time, it is "doubtful if the Dominion of Canada could have been born if the concession had not been made, Actually the concession meant virtual isolation; which has been accentuated because the English speaking people refused to learn French, and vice versa. Tragic and world 'shaking events may remove this stumbling block in the path of Canadian unity, But the removal will not be made by Quebec alone, Two obligations face our people. First that they shall permit the free teaching of French among our Canadian people. Second, 'that we shall quit playing politics, and bribing Quebec to join our particular party. Too long that Province has been used as a make weight. Too long, we as English speaking. people-have encouraged their isolationism; and have used it wherever possible to our political advantage. That accusation points to all political parties that con- tinue to regard elections as a gigantic horse race, with spoils to the winners. --- ~_ Perhaps the day ill come when the Roman -- Catholic Church will see how necessary it is that the French-Canadian people shall have a world outlook; when the parish shall widen its bounds; when the affairs of the human life" of the world at large have equal place with the affairs of the J Church. Ignorance and repression are dangerous lationism. wounded world. [fy tunity is neglected. Who can picture our future? & + be. But there are tremendous that future. dom loving people? in constructive fashion. qualities. At any time they may prove destruc- tive to those who permit and promote this iso- The Roman Catholic church has a wonderful opportunity tp heal and guide a It will be tragic if the oppor- ~~ The pieces of that jig saw puzzle are widely scattered. At pre- sent we don't know what we want that future to factors shaping Is it going to be a loose knit connection with a "great English speaking democracy? Are we go- ing. to live peaceably and helpfully with all free- Can we still control this vast and rich tract of the world surface with a populatjon of only twelve million people? These questions and many others like them will "be answered for good or ill--if not by our every \ day citizens, then they will be answered by those who have selfish interests to serve, At present far too little effort is being made to put our picture of Canadian. future together "ization that fine patriotic speeches must be trans. lated into decent, kindly living with our neighbors and the world at large. That old slogan--"Do others, or they'll do you must be'replaced with a common-sense living of the golden rule. I'd LI I There are gleams of sunshine breaking through the black clouds of war, Neither Britain nor the United States are so sure that they individ- ually are so much superior to the other group. They are not so sure that they can get along without each other, In the smaller world of the individual citizen, John Smith is learning how much like himself the other people are in all lands. His lordship is finding that his footmen have courage equal to his owg--and kindness. All humanity is learning the need and value of sacrifice. All humanity is in the zone of ac- tual or possible suffering. } : + 5 0» Of such stuff the future of Canada will be shaped. If we use the elements 'well, we may yet prove to be as. great a people as history has known. * CES "CASTAWAYS OF PLENTY" No nation can crawl into its shell, and be free from the obligations and opportunities of world citizens, Maps may be redrawn; treaties may be made; 'restrictions may be imposed; but the only way we shall be able to live peaceably will be to yeal- ize that other people have rights, too. Literally, every part of the world will soon be in bombing distance of the home base in any country. Destruction can rain from the skies at any time. Only true neighborliness can save the world from utter ruin. What is true of natlons is true of individuals, The struggle for existence can be and should be greatly. reduced if we can feel satisfied that nature provides plenty for all to live decently, Willard E. Hawkins has written a book called "castaways of Plenty" which In clear and humor- .ous fashion sets forth -the ridiculousness of our grasping propensities, : Three mén are castaway by shipwreck on an island. Here they found fish, cocoanuts, and goats in abundance--enough for all three and to spare, of : A hand-axe and some matches had been saved, discoveries of food were made, a shelter was erected; and all three shared life's necessities ac- cording to their need. They were comparatively happy until Larson, the man with .the more ac- tive brain, developed the modern idea of trade. Concessions _were granted; resulted in lockouts; and the whole outfit suc- * ceeded in making their happy lives miserable. But they woke up to their foolishness in time, and "lived as' contentedly as three miserahle castaways could be expected to live cut off from - debt, foreclosures; cut-throat competition, high pressure salesmanship, bank failures, bond issues, stock fluctuations, exploitation, unemployment, the spectre. of over-productlon, privation in the midst of plenty, and all the advantages of .a hoarding 'was started; rate of exchange was increased; strikes 1 There must he a real: . 'modern, well ordered {ndustrial system," 9 In the Spring of 1940 the Farm : Training Branch of the 'Dominion- RB Provincial Youth Training Program, i foreseeing the coming shortage in Farm Labour due to enlistment, con- H struction, war industries, need for in- : creased food production and general 2 stimulation of business, began to work i on a method of meeting the critical ~ farm situation, y Sy The first move was to approach the * Ontario Department of Edueation to arrange for special regulations which > would release Secondary Sehool Stu- f dents early for farm work, It was, : however, too late in the season to 'make these - arrangements effective and students were not released until examinations were over. Even at that fF. between 2,000 and 8,000" young men | laced on farms in the two A FY of July and August. 'For the season 1941-42 this plan ©. was administered by the Department i § i of Labour with Mr. Hipel as chairman, In April 19042 it was transferred to © the Department of Agriculture and is partment with Hon. P, M. Dewan, i) Minister of Agriculture, as chairman, | 2 The Inter Departmental Committee ke early in 1041 after considering fifteen or twenty names organized ts' Farm "Labour Service under the nams of the Ontario Farm Service Force. This 3 name parallels the name of Canada's ¥ Overseas Military Forces; viz, Cana- dian Active Service Force, ~~ "° now being administered by that de-| "The Farm Service Force has now or- ganized those who registered with it into six or seven Brigades according to the'class of registrant. The Bri- gades are as follows: (1) The Farm Cadet Brigade en- rolls all young men, 16 years old and up to Military age, and all those over that age who have been rejected for any of the Services and who are pre- pared to work on the farm in the pro- duction of food. Their chief work is seasonal work on Mixed and Dairy Farms. (2) The Farmerette Brigade enrolls all young women 16 years old and up, in School, Normal School, College, University, or other educational in- stitutions and women teachers in these institutions. Their specialty is fruit, 'vegetable and truck farming. (3) The Women's Land Brigadé en- rolls all women who are not in edu- cational institutions and volunteer for Farm . Serviee .and emphasizes year round work on general, livestock, poul- try and dairy farms, . (4) /The Boys of the Old Brigade enrolls middle aged and older men, many of them retired farmers or farm hands for year round or seasonal work on general and dairy farms. = (6) The Holiday Service Brigade enrolld three classes of Farm Service Volunteers. (a) Those who give their summer holiddys--say one to three or four weeks to help relatives, friends or other farmers particularly in hay- an * Ontario Develops a Plan to Meet Farm Labor Shortage ing, harvest, threshing, silo filling, potato or other harvesting operations; ete. ~ (b) Those' who, while working at some other occupation give one day a week to nearby farmers in harvest- ing operations or (¢) Those who in small country towns close their stores and organize holidays (one, or three days a week) and go out and help in harvest operations. (6) The Children's Brigade enrolls all under 16 years of age who on their own farms or on nearby farms par- ticipate in farm work including pick- ing Berries, hoeing, weeding, careing for gardens, ete. Co (7), The Farm Girls' Brigade en- rolls all farm young women up to 26 years of.age, not in school, who under- take to help in various ways with the farm: operations. = Another - Brigade will enroll during 1942-43 anyone not residént on the farm who undertakes to plan, plant, care for and harvest a vegetablé garden at their own home or on an allotment. This will be call- ed the Home Garden Brigade. With this type of organization it can be seen that Ontario has organized a Land; Army. According to the 1931 census the number of men, wonién and children that was needed to care for the crops in Ontario was constituted as follows: Family Workers, 281,364; Permanent Workers, 26,276; Tempo- rary | Workers, 133,144 or a total army of 429,784, This army of 429,784 having been depleted by enlistment in army, navy, air force and home defense force, by engagement in" construction and war industry, ete: the task. of the Ontario Farm Service Force is to recruit re- inforcements and - replacements, For 1941-42 the Force set for itself an ob- jective of 10,000 placements for farm service and in the twelve months it Jt recorded placements of 23,000. Army authorities were approached to grant leave to men in the Army to help in harvest operations. Certain concessions were made but since all men asking for 'Agricultural leave had to give up army pay, family allow- ance, hospitalization, insurance, ete., the number secured was very limited. BIBLE Teaching In Schools Public school teachers as well as ministers will be interested in know- ing that this year under the auspices of the Ontario Religious Education Council, there is to be a course given on "Bible Teaching in Public Schools". This is only one of several courses being offered at the Leadership Camp at Glen Mohr, near Beaverton, August 8-117. ' The course is going to be under the direction of a minister and an exper- ienced public school teacher -- Rev, Stanley L. Osborne, who has had ex- perience in teaching the Bible in both graded and ungraded schools, and Mr. H. Griffin," Supt," of Public Schools in the Township of York, ' "Rev. E: R. McLean, 299 Queen St. W., Toronto, will be Dean of the, School, and Rev, E. A, Thomson, Gen- eral Secretary of the Board of Sab- bath Schools of the Presbyterian Church, will be the Director, Rev. Joseph Denny It does not seem possible that Joseph Donny, minister, lawyer and kindly neighbour, is gone from--us. For so many years he has heen in and out among the people--always busy; always driven by some inner force to be about the many duties «that life brought to him day by day. Now he is at rest. The life that started in London, the world's great- est metropolis, and carried im through a varied journey of happy ac: complishment and much illness, is ended, . - Rev. Joseph Denny, B.A., was-the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Denny, of London, England. He came to Can- ada when a young man, taking up his residence in Montreal. Here he was a student at McGill University where he obtained his degree of B.A. Later he took his theology course in Wes- leyan College, Montreal, and was or- dained into the ministry of the Metho- idist Church at Smith's Falls in 1916. Par} of his ministry was spent in Thessalon; but it was on the Epsom circuit where he was first known in this locality. Here he was noted as the man who » walked about his field, travelling along !the concessions to meet the members of his' congregation, But there was another feature in his life work there that helped the Epsom Circuit greatly. At the time of his ministerial train- ing Joseph Denny grew ambitious to tage legal training. He finished his course at Osgoode and was admitted to the bar in 1922. 5 © From time to time he gave legal advice to those who sought it in the Epsom district; and when fees were, paid for this service they frequent] found their way into the chure treasury, . 1 While in Epsom, Mr. Denny took a keen interest in the beautification of the two cemeteries at Utica, another station on the Epsom circuit. These iwell kept cemeteries will be lasting memorials to his continued interest in this good work. aie . "Some six years ago ill health com- pelled Mr. Denny to. retire from the active ministry, and he settled in nce Albert. Apparently relieved of continuous service, he soon found much to occupy' his attention. . His law' practice grew, and in social work in and outside the church he was al- ways busy. ! He became the" Treasurer of "the | Port Perry Lions' Club, and Chaplain 'both in the Masonic Lodge and for .the local Veterans, as well as being a director of the Pine Grove Ceme-: ery, Company. | hile in Montreal Mr, Denny mar- 'ried Mildred Elizabeth McDonald, of Grenville, Quebec. Three children: were born' to Mr. and Mrs, Denny-- Catharine, Christina and Teddy--all of whom, together with Mrs, Denny, survive the deceased, A private funeral service was held at the A, L. McDermott Chapel, fol- lowed by a public service at the Prince Albert United Church." The following ministers - took part in the service: Rev. Mr. Robb, Rev. Mr. Jenner, Rev, C. W, Watch, Rev. W. C. Smith, and Rev. F, G. Joblin. Interment "was made at the Pine Grove Cemetery. y CS A 2 -- PT Toe ho oy FIO A Uke Ss va i A Letter from Australia REE The following letter, which was re- ceived. June 25th last, by Dr, Lundy, from a friend in Australia, may be of interest to readers of the Star, The £35,000,000 loan which Miss Wolster mentions, has been over sub- scribed by £1,000,000 as recently re- corded in our Canadian papers. Junece, New South Wales, Australia, May 20, 1942 Dear Dr. Lundy: You certainly deserve a decent let- ter, after writing two such interesting ones to me--one dated 23rd November and the other, which I received last week, March 2nd. Your first letter could have been written about Australia--really it was amusing to see the resemblamce=in our governments. The same thing applies here about the difference in pay for the Forces and Munition workers, One would imagine after English exper- ience in that direction last war, the; same thing would never have happened again, but it appears Governments never learn from anyone else's ex- perience, The cost of the high wages to the country helps inflation, but they don't seem to see that. (I am writing by the fire with a pad on my knee, and have a very poor nib, so my writing is worse than usual). Our loans have all been subscribed ~--the last was oversubscribed by £11,000,000, and we'll need it too, 1 heard on the wireless today that we are spending £1,000,000 per day. Im- agine a country with 7,000,000 spend- ing like "that! Whatever will the ultimate outcome be? Another loan is opening in a fortnight or so for £35,000,000. | A short interlude here, while I list! ened to Dr. Bean, our official historian! of the last war. ~ He was speaking about, our system of what was calle "peaceful penetration" inthe last war, | but "is now known as "infiltration", and is much used by both Australians and - Japanese. It is comforting to know ft was our idea in France, as it may be necesary, but we sincerely hope not. We are certainly in the Front Line: these days, and it is comforting to! know our friends in other dominions. BRITAIN'S LATEST;BATTLESHIP, . H.M.S. "DUKE OF YORK' The mighty $40,000,000 battleship, **Duke of York", laid down on May 6, 1939, is one of five British battleships of the "King ) ! 5 George V' class. Picture shows: H.M.S. "Duke of York", with yi spray bursting over her forward turret, firing a broadside from Ht her I4 inch guns. AR al! AY This is a Labor stronghold as we Bob Williams, Helen Peel, Jack Whit- have railway workshops. more,. Kathleen Day, Petrol and tea are rationed, and| Catherine Denny, Marjorie McCoy, ty "clothing will be next month. We are! Helen Franklin, Mildred Stone, Marie NON only allowed 1 oz tea per person per, Mitchell, Norma Ploughman, Bill yx Roy Wilkings, week, which is half the ration in Eng- Brinkman (Latin), Dorothy Tristram, land. We used to be so sorry for our Bill Hayes (Mathematics), Joyce English relatives and always inchud-| Reader, Lois Parr (standing granted ing tea in parcels, Your sugar ration is very small. You will need the maple sugar to help it out, Do you remember I met you and we sister-in-law at the Japanese fentorinl in Vancouver? I have often wondered how they would cope with the Japanese in Vancouver. They were so well established. It was so good of you to write and 1 hope to hear again soon. Also hope you get this. Kindest regards, From Madge Wolster. Towing to illness), Failed-- Margaret Tobin, Harley Johnson, Constance Snowdon, Pauline Jemison, The Grade weeks Bob Dowson, following will be promoted to XI on the completion of 13 farm work re C Flora ircular 27-- Guy, Doreen Johnson, Mavis Kerry, Betty Leask, Verna Moase, Willie Sweetman. Stone, Helen Note--All lower school promotions subject to the completion of a satis- factory project in Agriculture, ON R. McClellan, solemnized at | Principal rr | WEDDING DUNCAN-SPENCER A pretty garden wed®ing was are thinking of us. Personally, I ap- preciate very much your gesture in suggesting to your members that Can- ada might gend aid to us. You know, it is hard for us.to realize that war is so close, as we live in tHe country and do not see much of the prepara-! tions, ! {Here was a paragraph blacked out) General McArthur's appointment was very popular, As one person re- good job. We are nearly strangled in| red tape and regulations. I do like his "communiques" -- they are very short and to the point, and I think perhaps we are the ones who boast so much and not the Americans. 1 did not get into the States and haven't and installing it when the Department good time. couldn't give them one immediately.! - The local members of the Club turn- Our own "diggers" would certainly ed in and manned the booths, assisted Y by members of the Kinsmen of Osha- but here they might be put in gaol or Wa, and the Lions Club of Bowman- do those things in another country prosecuted, where the Americans ville. wouldn't. ! Annual Carnival marked, if he could only cut througt the "Red Tape" he could have ----p a Real Success A Fine Evening, A Happy Crowd, Satisfactory Returns The weather behaved admirably for met a great number. They have al- the Lions Club Carnival, Good plans ready established a name for effi- had been made. With: the efficient help ciency, and are credited with such of Messrs. Tinsley and Leahy the things as taking -a public telephone lights and booths were well placed in The crowd was in a spending mood. Bonnie 'View Farm, Myrtle Station, on Saturday after- noon, June 20th, when Margaret M. Spencer, daughter of Mrs. Spencer, and the late Robert Spencer, was united in-marriage to Sergeant Gor- don Munro Duncan, R.C.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Duncan, Toronto, by Rev. Robert Simpson, Brooklin. The ceremony took place under an arbor of roses and orange blossom. = The bride wearing a long dress of white brocaded taffeta, veil and orange blossoms and a chain and locket, the gift of the groom, The bride was attended by her sister Miss Dorothy Spencer, wearing a pretty flowered dress and blue acces- sories, Their flowers were sweet peas and roses with baby's breath. - The groom. was attended by his brother, Mr. George Duncan, Toronto, Mr. Ivan Spencer, Greenbank, gave his sister in marriage and the music was played by Mrs. A. E. Washburn of To- ronto, aunt of the bride. After spending a honeymoon at Sturgeon Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will reside in Toronto. --_-- > A friend of ours, an army nurse, who was taken prisoner of war at Babaul, has just been allowed to write her first letter to her parents, and what a thrill it.was for them. She says she' is carrying on her work and it* should be better for her to be fully occupied. The fall of Singapore was a sad blow, especially as so many of our men are prisoners there. = We seem to have men in every battle front. One of our local boys recently died of pneu- monia in Calgary. Several local lads have been in Canadian camps, Dr, Weaver never got away. He is at a training school at Melbourne -- was very disappointed, as he had made up his mind he would be sent to. Canada. You hope we have a good govern- nient, we certainly have not. They ave a- great exhibition of bungling ast week, when clothes rationing was announced before ration tickets were even ready, and there was a proper panic as people rushed to buy warm things. If only they would form a National Government. Mr. Menzies tried- so--hard, and I think Mr, Curtain was willing, but the party | will not hear of it. Personally I am| Shrosia to . party government, al- though many people have tried to con- vince me there is no other way. For the life of me, I cannot see why men cannot be elected on their own merits as citizens, to represent each 'person in the community, instead of a few. I think the government could be chosen from parliament, like. any other committee -- the most suitable for President (Prime Minister) or what ever he is called) and ten others likewise, and 'when a Bill was intro- duced it could be voted for in its re- lation to the whole country and not one party in one electorate. I always vote for Independents if I think they are good, but if it is only a_case-of splitting votes or sitting on the fence, holding. the balance o wer, I re- frain. We had an exhibition of that before the fall of the last government, when one man practically held the bal- ance of power. Unfortunately we have a Labor Govt. in N.8.W,, too, and each of our members is Labor. PRINCE ALBERT "The W.A. met on Wednesday, June 24th, at the home of Miss Barlow, The tickets sold well. The dance was a most popular feature, because Lion Jack Marshall's Orchestra, of Peter- boro, gave fine service, . with the president Mrs. MacGregor Summed up -- the financial results presiding. The meeting was opened were what the Club had 'hoped for, | with the usual devotional exercises, and the Port Perry Lions Club will }6 Seripture reading was taken from have about four hundred dollars to john 14. Mrs. Murphy led in prayer. carry on their good work. I Thank you notes were read for fruit Lion Bill Chapman was in charge,' und flowers sent to friends. Ten dol- and deserves special mention Tor his Jars were voted to the Church Fund. ® organizing ability and that persistent Thanks wefe tendered to Miss Barlow and winning smile that brings desired for the use of her home, and to Mrs. results. oo [Groupe for providing the strawberries The lucky number winners were:! for the lunch. Ast--DMrs. Mowbray, Port Perry, $50 Mrs, Murphy, Mrs. MacGregor, and War Saving Certificate. y | Mrs. Brown were appointed as a com- C2nd--Flight Lt. G. Shortreed, of ittee to sce about getting up an en- Camp Borden, $26 certificate. tertainment. _3rd--No. 198--No name--$15 cer-| Several ladies contributed toward tificate. the program. After singing in unison Athenry the hymn, "0 love that will not let me $10 certificate. go' Mrs, W. C. Smith read an inter- esting account .of its composer, Geo. ot . Thompson, Nestleton, TT wee» | Matheson, who was blind. By request of Miss Barlow, Mrs. Etty's favorite Port Perry H. S. hymn, "Jesus was teaching in tender - ee + tones" was sung. oo LOWER SCHOOL PROMOTIONS Lunch of strawberries and cream PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOI, ete, was served by Mrs. Brown, and other ladies. Proceeds $8.15. The Sacrament will be observed next Sunday. Mrs. M. White, Toronto, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. F. Luke were in Wel- land on Sunday. Mrs. E. McKerihen visited Mrs. G. week, Master ronto, i Grade 9 to Grade 10-- Names in order of merit (Subject failures in brackets) Beatrice Pilkey, Barbara Spencer, Audrey Kerry, Betty Real, Edmund Steer, Theresa Leahy, June Cochrane, Keith Stewart (French), Jack Mac- Gregor (French), Joyce Hood, Rena Harrison, Jean Cook, Lucille Jeffrey, Evelyn Reader, Bernice Simonds, Betty Christie, Lois Reader (French), of Toronto, Luke one day last Ronald Wannamaker, To- - visiting on the farm with his Annabelle Hillier, Dorothea Wool- uncle Mr, Earl Martyn. dridge (French), Lloyd Short(French),' ssl UD Bimmer secs Viola McCrea (French). | M Balled Avi Colbear, Ruth Diu-| - anchester - J mend, i . The following wift be promoted froin Thank Offering 3 Grade 9 to 10 at phe completion of 13 : weeks farm work re Circular 27-- The Annual Thank Offering in aid 5 Gi uGordon MacMaster, Walter Sonley, of. the Sunday School will bo held in ; Grade 10 to Grade 11-- - "fthe United Church at Manchester, on Names in order of merit (subject July 5th, at 7.30 pm. All are cordial- failures in brackets). ly invited. Mr. Stephen Saywell, of Margaret Hocken, John Cawker,' Oshawa, will conduct the service. Thé "Wesley Jackson, Emerson MacMillan, | Bethesda Quartette will sing, Nth L% EN a0) § . 3 " 7? Cl an AE Se SIE DEO » . ™ 5 LAN YR Tish A \ AR A A, ABBAS Va A RTERRELS? ph AE x RA SR A Eee 3 PNETRN