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Port Perry Star (1907-), 8 May 1947, p. 1

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a ---- .. ..... Collection Town Hall Basement---May 5th to 10th. -.-|30th.at the home of Mrs. George Fer- Aang Mrs. Lee Honey and daughter Bar- a | S Dr. Morley and Mrs, Honey and Pgh Mrs. Hardy of Toronto spent Satur- 3 day with-Mr, and Mrs, C. Honey. Watch your lnbel; it tolls when your expires, ; eo y $2.00 per year in advance § cents a single $ Authorized as Second an Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa, men with unfettered minds, governments which respect the freedom of the people. NOTE -- Henry Ford diéd immensely rich in what? In a plant which employs thousands of workmen and turns out production useful to man- kind. He didn't take his wealth with him; nor tie is up uselessly in the toe of his stocking. More- over, most of his critics would grow rich as he did--if they could. The road wasn't easy--Editor, \ a THE LESSON OF A GREAT LIFE by R, J, Deachman Henry Ford, one of the world's most spectacular personalities has passed away. He did more to brighten'the lives of average men and women than any other man ever lived. Could Henry Ford have accomplished what he did in any other than a free economy ? If he were alive and young today could he accomplish as much, even in the U.S.A.? 1 doubt it--times have changed. There is a dynamic _ power in freedom whi~' nothing else provides. * IT'S ABOUT TIME * ¥ Under Ld conomy' Henry Fo d would It is about time that those who believe in he nas b Zoom, : ry Fok Mey Christianity were as frank as its critics. When f * u an yo permit people talk about losing their faith in God if de- a 2 Wo . feat should come, - it ought in fairness to be asked: "Have they any faith to lose?" No one can lose what he never had. We wonder whether the faith of those who talk so easily about losing it has ever lifted up their hearts in adoration or sent them down on their knees in repentance. As a matter of fact, many of us have taken religion in a very casual way, and now we feel that God should work a miracle to please us, Have we a' faith to lose? : wol.. ve eneded before he could buy the materials with which to experiment on his new contraption, . When he got it running he would have to persuade the Board of Examiners that it would supply a public need better than anything else so far pro- duced. Then it would be turned over to the gov- ernment's production department. Henry: Ford « - would probably have been sent to the govern- ment's research division and told to invent a comp- tometer. His genius for organization and business management would never have been developed, the automobile would have remained an expensive luxury, used only by gevernment officials and the "\ idle rich, if there were any. Henry Ford was born at the right time. If he were young today could not do anything half as great as he 'did in_his generation? Socialism would never have allowed him to do what he liked with his own money. If any man ever gave so- ciety good value for the money earned, Ford did. He left the earth richer than he found it, the pity * 0% x \ A NEW VIEWPOINT ON PROVINCIAL- FEDERAL AFFAIRS BALANCING OF BUDGETS by Ontario and Quebec, without resyrting to duplicatory personal incomes taxes, asserts the Winnipeg Tribune, "is proof of their wealth and the best argument pos- sible that other sections of the Diminion require assistance on the basis of fiscal need as recognized by .the Rowell-Sirois Commission and by the is so many leave it poorer, N agreeing participants at the Domirtion Provincial Ts "Today. he "would be told that it was anti-social ~ Conferences, : : ) __.__to let any man control so much money. Most The rest of Canada suffers because of the lack of it would have been taken from him in taxes and - given to the politicians to'spread around among: the people to spend as they wished. That is the modern method of creating prosperity. - Industrial enterprises of the Ford type are not likely to be "_.. . born again. The world needs, more than ever, "of an overall agreement embracing all nine prov- inces. The country as a whole is deprived of a "large program of social security legislation and public investment proposals; the have nots go without because the haves take a dog in the manger attitude." ---------- CHEVROLET ANNOUNCES ITS 1947 MODELS Restyled for 1947, with the emphasis on a more massive front, and a smoother sweep of body contours, the new Chevrolet is announced. New front end grille and complimenting bright work, as well as elimination of the body belt moulding, have done much to give the new model an air of greater luxuriousness. This year the usual shut down for re-tooling was avoided, and there was virtually no decrease in the rate of output when the new models went into production. ~ ' Tice Y our contributions are requested for the British Flood Relief Campaign For information, phone G. Sulman, 100J, Port Perry, HL BT or S, Ploughman, 241 * " HONEYDALE 4 A number of the men from the > Community moved a cottage from Mr, © Orval Stone's farm to the, property of Mrs. Bolton on Saturday. bara called on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Honey on Saturday. i \ Mrs. Ed. Lyle and Murray visited Mr. and Mrs, N. Lyle on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs, Merv. Annis spent Sunday with' Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Honey. : i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Titterton of Dunsford called on Mr. and Mrs, N, Lyle on Sunday. > Mr, and Mrs, Wallace of Claremont visited Mr. and Mrs. P. Diamond on Sunday. / ; Mr. dnd Mrs, Grant Bright and Mr. and Mrs, Bennett and Joan of Pickering spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. Diamond, ~~ «~~ Mr, and Mri." Fred Hunter of Port Perry and Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Ginn and Mrs, Jas, Henry and Mr. M. Grif- fiths and daughter Doris of Black- stock were 'Sunday visitors of Mr. Wm. Irwin and Family, HOWERS Miss Lola Gerrow, bride-to-be has been entertained at a number of par- ties--a Miscellaneous Shower at the [home of Margaret Hall, Toronto, [given by her class of Dental Nurses; a Pantry Shelf and Red and White Kitchen Shower at the home of Mrs. Whi. Allen, Toronto, by Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Allen (the greater number of these girls were formerly from Port /Perry); and a Kitchen Gadget Shotver given by the "Girls of 26 Low- George and Jear spent Saturday with Mr. Dorothy Irwin, Had : ER ther Ave. where she has been living, appointed to learn that the hot sup- PRINCE ALBERT Next Sunday being Mother,s Day there will be a combined: service - of ~ Dr. Beverley One of "the most pleasant gather- 'lings of recent months was that at'the Sebext House on Wednesday evening of last week at a 'dinner tendered to Dr. Beverley N. Smallman, of Winni- peg, by Port Perry Business Men,s Association, A brief musical entertainment fol- lowed the dinner. The entertainers were Messrs. Wesley Jackson, Ted Griffen, and Bruce Gerrow with saxa- phones and trumpet; and Miss Norma Hockley, vocalist; with Miss Lois Jef- frey at the piana. ie H, Peel, President of the Associa- tion, called on Andy Lawrence to in- treduce the speaker. It was pointed out that, Dr. Smallman was the son of Mr, and Mrs. R. B. Smallmapn, well known and highly respdtted citizens of Port Perry. Graduating. from Port Perry High School in 1932, Dr. Smallman graduated from Queen,s University as a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and obtained his Master of Arts degree from Western University in 1938. After 1 post graduate course at the University of Edinburgh, he returned to Canada and received his Ph.D. degree from Edinburgh Uni- versity in 1940. After being on the McGill staff he was loaned to the De- partment of Trade and Commerce to study diseases of grain stored in ele- vators. As a result of this valuable -} work--he--was----made -a_ Fellow of the Ainerican- Association for the Ad- vancement-of- Science: ---- Dr.' Smallman's address gave a vivid picture -of the work in. which he is engaged. After reminicsent and appreaiat- ive references to his early years in Port Perry and the kindly, helpful influences -that surrounded him here, the speaker opened his address by stating that science might roughly be divided into two classes--product- ive and protective. His work is in the latter class, and has led to his con- Tiection with "the Dominion Depart- 'ment of Agriculture, where he spec- ialized in the study: of stoped foods of all kinds, including Canada's vast piles of wheat, ) This work of preventing loss in stored foods is of immense import- ance. The loss through infestation of many kinds amounts to 10 per cent of the world's food stored. But for that ten per cent waste, the pop- ulation of the world could be supplied with enough food for subsistence. Insects are among the greatest enemies of humanity. They were here before man arrived; and they will likely survive him. But they are not all bad; and their wholesale destruction could upset the balance of nature. + War emergency greatly increased the storage problem. This was par- ticulaily noticeable in wheat. The crops.of 1939 and 1940 were enormous 'and there were not enough elevators to meet the storage demand. As a result huge sheds were bullt to cover concrete floors--two acres ih extent. sometimes totalling ~2,000,000 bushels, a pile 50 feet in the centre tapering to 18 feet at the outer edges. 'capacity. Here were stored quantities of wheat |: N. Smallman Honoured Guest at Dinner tendered 'by the Business Men's Association. What came to be known as wheat mites would attack these enormous piles, and the surface would become encrusted - with them. These very tiny creatures increased with great rapidity, They soon disturbed tne temperatures, and produced a moist- ure, which in turn preduced mold. As many millions of dollars were invested in this wheat, and as the whole Canadian economy would be affected by its loss, something had to be done. The problem naturally had to be solved by the Department of Agriculture, and to Dr. Smallman and his staff was assigned the task of finding a cure for the evil. . The wheat storage is wide spread, and "as before stated, is stored in huge piles. . To probe a depth of fifty feet of wheat to discover infest- ation, moisture and temperature, was not easy. But a competent probe was invented that could take sam- ples every three feet of the depth, and discover conditions throughout the pile. Gases were forced into the pile to destroy the mites, and the sur- face of the great heap was kept mov- ing to give areation. Constant pat- rols were employed for this work. Another problem facing Dr. Smal Iman was wheat transportation. The wheat had to be moved to the sea- board, and shipped overseas; but the army was demanding control of tran= portation facilities. It became a contest of greatest needs. - The speaker brought out an idea of great importance, when he urged the value of pure research--reasearch without other objective than discovery of facts. For instance Dr. John Stanley studied the rate of progres- sive reproduction of flour beetles as a mathematical problem, with no other objective than to find the facts. But his method of reasearch actually saved London from a terrible bomb- ing; perhaps «from "utter destruction. When Germany was using the VI bomb the-making of these weapons was distributed oover a number of dites, each with a certain production Dr. Stanley asked that an air survey of these sites be made, their number computed. From that survey, by using the same technique as with the flour beetles he made an estimate of the total bomb output, and then said how many bombs: would. be required to destroy all the sites where V1 bombs were made. The great raid was made by the British Air Force; and V1 bombs ceased to be a menace to London. Dr, Smallman concluded his addregs by saying that science is a method of thinking, which knows nothing of in- tolerance, hate, prejudice, or wishful thinking, ; The search is for facts that may be used for production of good or for pre- vention of evil, for the good of man- kind. If that scientific method of thinking could control our people most of our troubles would be ended. The thanks of the meeting were tendered to Dr. Smallman for his wonderfully 'clear and informing address. ' The Women,s Association met in its regular monthiy- meeting on April ris, } edediits Some twenty-five adults and six [children were in attendance. Mrs. MacGregor presided and ecal- led the meeting to order with a Mig- sionary Hymn, Mrs. Newnham took the devotional reading, which was followed 'by prayer by Mrs. C. W. the Church and Sunday School. Please note that the time will be two-thirty o'clock, D.S.T. Mr. Fear will be the guest speaker and. there will be spec- ial musie, A We hope nobody will be very dis- per as reported in last week's column, has been cancelled until a later date, Most ladies - thought they would rather donate money than time at this busy season. A * Mr. Frank Tripp of Toronto, visited his cousin Mr. G. Luke_on" Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wallace of Clare- mont visited Mr, and Mrs. Birnie on Sunday. HE Mrs. G. Hunter and Beth are Spend- ing a few days with her sister who re- sides in Colbourne, Miss Barlow and brother-in-law Smith. J The president read an article on the life of the great Naturalist, Jack Miner, telliig of his fine Missionary work, by tagging the birds with Scrip- ture, to go to the different parts of the world. ; Some thank you letters were read. Mesdames Fear. and Doupe were ap- pointed as visiting committee, 'Mrs, Newnham was added to the flower committee, It was decided to postpone the plan- ned hot supper until a later date, and for each one to give a money dona- tion instead . Oyer thirty dollars then and there were promised. A lovely quilf made by the W. A. was on display. 2 "A Charge fo kee sung, and Gfoup | have" was )k over for Mr. Young have arrived to spend the summer months here, ~ Tag Day Saturday in Port Perr and the lunch. the following progran The Two Larks" Piano: Instrumen + ig ¥ br Le v - by Miss Bowman; a lovely article entitled "A personal Letter", read by Mrs. - Ferris, and a vacal solo, "Will there be any Stars"? 'by Mrs. Fear, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. A. Harper, The delicious lunch consisted of Chopsuey, rice, etc, and ice cream and cake for dessert. Collection was $6.60, ] " Mr. and Mrs. N, McCrea and Neil who reside near Stirling, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. E: McCrae on Sunday, A presentation was made to Miss Merle Hope on Friday night. Merle has been transfered from Port Perry 'to Toronto Bell Telephone Branch. Remembrance Gifts were conveycd last week to Mr, and Mrs. Robert Hunter who have moved from our village. Mr. Hunter's health con- tinues to fail. Mr, and Mrs. J. Heaven, Toronto spent the week-end -with her father Mr. W. Snelling. few days last week. Those people who have no car are pleased to have the bus come through the village from Port Perry. N gether in the Auditorium of the High Mrs. H. Collins was in Toronto #l" SAMUEL FARMER Editor and Publisher " SCOUT We would like to thank all those people who stored up paper for our Salvage Drive. The collection has been a source of income to us and much needed paper is on the way to the mills. Almost 9% tons were collected which were sold for $44. Trucking and-advertising cost _us_$13. leaving us $81. for cur funds. aeople for the support given to the Euchre and Danée, arranged by the Scout Mothers' Auxiliary. These ladies worked very hard to make it a success and it is very gratifying that their efforts were so well re- warded. a : There seems to be some confusion concerning the formation of the Scout Troops, and so some explanation will be in order. There is no difference "We would also tikeé to thank the] Scouts as far as Scouting goes, The training is the same in all respects, with the addition for Sea Scouts of instruction in the use of boats and a better knowledge of the safe enjoy- ment of water activities. i Another word of explanation seems to be in order, concerning Scout and Cub Uniforms. 2 and we ave proud of it and because of this copyright only bonafide members of the Association are entitled to wear it, We have knowledge of parts . of uniforms being given away to boys who are not members of the organ- ization. We would appreciate jt if this practice was discontinued. Any surplus uniforms can be made use of in the Group and if the Leaders or the Mothers' Auxiliary are contacted between---Sea--Scouts --and--- "Land™ they-will be-glad to hear from you, To a very small group gathered to- School, Inspector Booth of the Depart- ment of Education outlined the pos- sibilities of the formation of a High School area around Port Perry. Inspectoor Booth pointed out in the beginning of his remarks that there had been formed 38 High School Dis- tricts in two years in the Province of Ontario and he predicted that with- in 10 years the entire province would be organized as High School Areas. It was drawn to the attention of those present that the ideal school should have approximately an attend- ance of 300 students; or one. serving an area of about 200 square miles.' At the present time the area served by the present school is less than this and should be enlarged to secure suf- ficient students to provide a worth- while optional time-table for Junior Matriculation Students. Inspector Booth pointed out the ad- vantages of the High School Area, namely: -- 1. The people outside the present drea-would have a voice in the opera- tion of the Secondary School to which they were sending their children. - - 2, The money which they paid: for the Secondary School Education would go directly to the school which they were supporting and not to other Secondary Schools in the Country." 3. All pupils requiring transporta- tion would be brought to the school in busts and the cost would be charged to the operation ¢osts in the school. 4, There would be better relation- ship and interest between the town and the surrounding: community. Port Perry High School as the Centre of High School District cided feature. of the transportation time the pays 75 per cent of the cost of opers- ting the local High School; that would mean that they would pay 75 per cent of the cost of transporting the pupils to the school and in addition there would be no ceiling cost placed on this expense. The operation of the School would be in the hands of a new Board made up in the following manner:-- 1. One member from each of the Municipalities making up the school area. " : : 2. One representative of the Public School having the largest enrolment in the area. ' 3. One representative of the Separ- ate School. 4. One representative County Council, Inspector Booth explained to those present the steps necessary to organ- ize the High School area. The first step has to be taken by the. Local High School Board when they notify from- the County Council that they desire to disband the present High School area and form a High School district. The second step is that each Municipal Board has to notify the County Coun- cil that they desire to join the High School area. The Third step and or- ganizing the area, ed out that these requests had to be presented before the June Session of the County Council 'in order that the newly formed High School Area might get in operation by the follow- Inspector Booth pointed out one de- ing January, of May. There will be no Federation Meeting in Greenbank Hall for the month Watch for further notice. Port Perry Community Auxiliary, will meet'at the home of Mrs, | Thursday, May 16th, at 8.00 p.m. / NURSES" AUXILIARY = Memorial Hospital Nurses' RE The Scout uniform is _Copyright question, namely, that at the present. Department of Education 'the. _ Consultive. . Committee of the In conclusiort- Inspector Booth point- a tat a iy i [ Ww or f°) NX aN 3 Canadian Institute for the Blind ll 2 § Magi <b )

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