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: $2.00 per year In advance, . Wateh your label; it tells when your subscription A Expires. $28 50 per year outside Cavada, "Be. Single Copy. \ THE PORT PERRY STAR CO. LTD. Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Published by 'hood and youth, adolescence, 0 NOTES AND Tm ! A FALSE EMPHASIS : In our society we tend to idealize child- How often we hear that worn-out cliché . : . these are the happi- est days or years of your life . . . and the days and the years referred to are the days of your childhood and the years of But childhood and youth are 'world . ih Fie sistently tell us most adults' don't know how to live . . what to live for or .why. . Strong language but perhaps in the light: of: the mess we adults have made of our Ad contains 'more truth than fiction. * * * * THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY '| five hundred in "attendance, 1 not really the idyllic days we profess them Up to November, 20th, the weather in At 8.15 the students filed up the to be. It's a popular myth . . and if we this country has served to confound those aisle: Of the 'chureh singing ~ thelr were truly grown-up we'd know it and entrepreneurs who subsist by having us school song, as Mrs. Elsic Dobson, Hl iE cease to din it into the ears of our young- fill our coal-bins in the summer months , director of music for the school, : E sters to try and make them appreciate or the oil tanks in the early fall in order played their beloved alma mater. The TE what they have instead of seeking some- that we can maintain some habitable foot- Joni then rose, to be led in the | 8 thing they want. hold in this land which so regularly: sur- | singing of three verses of "0 Canada" | Your childhood and mine. weren't nearly" renders itself to the icy grip of winter, of "by the students, in whose honour the as romantic as we we like to think or be- snow and ice and for six months . . more evening was being held. Principal J. Re Bd lieve , . as a matter of fact at.times it or less . . suffers the chilly embrace with | L. Crane then called upon Rev. W C a Vas ao bad that you Seriously Sontem- persistency and Vigour. | Smith of the Port Perry United 3 - pia running away from it all and some et hurch, to give the Prayer of Invo- of us even got started. Our greatest am- 'Alberta is going to license Doctors and | Se ' ow a brief ye a bition was to get grown up fast;so we Lawyers. There is little doubt- that this welcome to all those present, given by could do what we liked instead of always will occasion a great deal of. opposition but Principal Crane, the program of the : being pushed around by parents, teachers, the authority of the province to do- it } evening was commenced. The junior EN relatives and grown-ups' in. general who seems to be quite valid-. . and apparently | girls' high school choir presented a : couldn't or wouldn't understand the tre- any forthcoming protest will have short fine selection "Bendermere's Stream" es mendous difficulties and problems we "shift. The interesting thing about the af- ' dirceted by Mrs. E. Dobson. Tage} in our childhood ino tin Oh, IPs ine fair is to kuaw Sy {he provineg Jolt it * Entrance Certificates , We nad our irresponsi e times when we necessary to take bac rom the profes- chairman J. L. Crane then called escaped and really lived . . but we were sional 'organizations the power to license A Roy Cornish, Principal of usually caught and had to pay dearly for which it originally-gave-them.--So-far we "the-Port Perry Public School, to make it later on . . oh, it's true there were our have not been able to ascertain just what "| the presentation of the special Port : . dreams ._. but we had precious little faith the reasons are. Perry High School. Entrance Certifi- + Bt ~ in them and they were the source of an- RAT boheme of wilh as. the noyance to others as well as ourselves . . Canada failed- to support India in the ty of hy a The replaced ri then there was the awful sense of guilt . United Nations on a vote of criticizing. the the old entrance certificate and were : E the too quick conscience that was always Union of South Africa for its new laws in recognition of the students. having 5) bedevilling us into fits of renunciation and which legalize the segragation of races. . successfully completed their - grade CEE . repentance or. into the depths of despair : for the sake of a white minority -. . this eight work. Mr: Cornish commented --f8 Oh no, childhood and early youth is no _ ikes us as being just about the worst briefly on the new system of primary ~ realm of bliss ---is no sweet age of in . ion ever to be put onthe und secondary education in the pro- 'nocence, of joy unconfined. law books of any Commonwealth nation. --- ince of Ontario; assisting Mr. Corn- If this is true . . why'do we go on per- and perhaps, the worst example of pre- ish in the Grade 9A ceremony"was petuating the myth? Because for most - ~ judice since the collapse of the Hitler re. Miss J. Fair, of the High School staff. |. people childhood in ' comparison with gime in Germany. Canada hag no right - There are 48 students enrolled in: adulthood IS almost idyllic . . : and why to be proud-of her role on this vote at the Grade 9A this year. is this? because as psychologists con- Fitton: Nations. . Assisting Mr. Cornish in the -pre- g - : + - A ; sentation of grade 9B 'entrance cer- : tificates was R. Gohl of the Port High . BEE Liabilities School staff. 26 students received | : Report by Community. Hospital Owing to bank ....crns $ 176.00 these awards. : Bae x : Loan from Allan Goode ........ 2,600.00 At the-conclusion of this presenta- > B ¢ o t Interest on loan, A. Goode .... 375.00 tion, Mr. Cornish -announced that ard a P r Perm Loan from Business Men's Wendy Brunton was the recipient of : o y - .: Assoc. $560................. Cancelled by the P.P.H.S. Board of Trustees' award ; In order to advide the public of the From the tenders received and all}. B tie Donation for the student having the highest ? 'situation in regard 'to 'the proposed | other information obtained it was| Owing Joe-Harrison for grade 8 examination results. Miss new Hospital in Port Perry, it has] estimated that the total cost would be | moving building .......... 3,800.00 Brunton was then given the $5.00 been decided by the Board to publish | about $97,000 or after allowing for | Estimated fees due Architect 3,000.00 aw ard. the following facts in our local paper. | Government grants $44,000. County | Owing lpcal merchants and | _ Chairman Speaks. . | cs é After the old - hospital was closed | grant $56,000 together with what others for- supplies, materials The grade 9 chorus --delighted the : at the end of the year 1948, several | moneys it is expected will be received and machine work -............ 2,739.00 audience with two musical selectigns, meetings were held with a view to from present yosuats and donations, | Estimated liability for. ir "Grandfather's Clock" and "How Can financing either the old hospital or the cost to thé Municipalities would | insurance, etc. ...........o.... 500.00 I Leave Thee," At the conclusion of = _ 8 new one. be $36,000. : 2 ------------ the choir selections, Principal. Crane : The Ontario Department of Health After:a careful audit of the records : $13,099.00 - introduced Mrs. Estelle Willis, chair- was consulted several times 'by dele- by representatives from the various ; : LE ~---------- man of the High School Area Board. gations and a visit was made: to Sea- municipalities it was éstablished that ~NOTE--In estimating the total cost During her address,' Mrs. Willis told forth, Ontario, to see a 27: bed "Hos | the percentage of patient' days during | of the hospital at $97,000. this does of the conditions that existed. many 2 + pital there which was recentlyserected the two and a half years the old hos- | not include a nurses residence as it years ago in the old Port Perry High a mostly by the use of materials ob- | pital was operating was as follows: | was considered the cost would be too' School and, of "how one of these' = tained from a small Military Hospital Village of Port Perry .......... S| 7 high for building, equipment, and classes 'had the highest marks in the purchased fron the Dominion Govern- Township of REACH .iiveverernissisinin 869, | maintaining it, Province of -Ontario.. Mrs. Willis ~ ment and with financial assistance | Township of Cartwright . ENTE took time 'to comment favorably on heey from the Ontario Government, Coun- Township of Scugog ........ ARE ha 8% the present staff of Port Perry High ty and Municipalities. ~~ These municipalities have now been 7 Obituar School and mh ' on for- This undertaking appeared to be a' asked to agree to become responsible Y vist that t i fer SM as Sugh an very successful one, and as it was |for their share of the estimated net JAMES H. STRONG exgoltent prine ig id aD is learned soon after the above visit that | cost of $36,000. : ; Was alse:the privilege of bys, ny James -H. Strong passed away at to'later present the Intermediate Cer- the Central Mortgage and Housing| Some of the Townships have ade hi id Lot 6 Con 2, Cart. tificates and Lower School Trophies Corporation was offering for sale at| vised that they would not agree to] residence, ot on arn = °F the Hh dell i ko Ajax a number of good large one-|issud'debentures for this purpose and wright, on Saturday, November 11, in Miss arreL e mgh % 2 . his 74th year. staff, assisted Mrs. Willis in these [3 story buildings, and it was considered | have suggested that Port Perry should F tation y 4 'a substantial sum could be saved in| issue these debentures for the full Mr. Strong was a well known farm. | presentations. b b 4 ; er in the district, having lived: all his| Receiving the R. B. Smallman [ro- uilding a new hospital by using one | amount. fife i h y ere tvieiich Us for General Proficiency. in: Grade js of these buildings arrangements were e in the Township of Cartwright. | phy for Ge y ( $ Hangs, & The Council of Port Perry has In his youth he atterided the "Egypt" |9 work was Gary Lawrence. There : made, with the approval of the On-|agreed to assume responsibility for| p,q), were 57 students receiving Intermed- wi] tario Department of Health. to pur-| their 40% and to issue the necessary 5 A ; - } ' |, rand Mrs. Strong celebrated their | inate certificates. + ¢hase one for, $400 debentures providing all the other 50th wedding anniversary last Jan- Presentation of Trophies a Mr, Kent then donated a good site | municipalities will agree to become uary, at which time friends and Principal Crane presented the Mr. hal 4 for a new hospital at the north end of | responsible for their shares, and sub- neighbours expressed their friendship |and Mrs. S. Farmer Trophy for the = 3 "our Town, and the "work of . levelling ject to the approval of the Ontario} "and appreciation of a good neighbour; | best-- Agricultural Home Project tol i he ground, pila - Sood i os Deng rtment PR Lh Ortigrio Mr; Strong was a member of the|last year's winner, Tom Duff. i] tion, moving the building from Ajax | Department of Municipal Affairs lackstock United Church, He was a|. The Middle School Trophy. presenta- = =H to place on this foundation, also a| We are now awaiting for the final Eh of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph | tion was affected by Robert Tetloi 3 o ~ large amount of work by carpenters | decisions of the other municipalities. |g, i of the High School Board, assisted by _ and workmen to close in the building,| The present financial position of Mr., Strong had not enjoyed good |J. Jeftord of the school staff. This o etc., was proceeded with until late in | the Hospital is approximately as fol- | alth for some time, and was con- | included the Gertrude Jackson Trophy £3 November 1949, ET lows: fined to bed for four weeks. for Home Economics in Grade 11, won al A grant of $5,000 was obtained dur- 3 Asgets Surviving are his wife, the former [last 'year by Joyce Clements; the R. Cbd ing this time, from the County of On- old Hospital Building, $9,000 Minhie Coates, two daughters. Mrs.| A. Peel Trophy, for shop work, in i tario, also a donation of $660 from | Less depreciation 6% ... 540 Oscar-Graham, Cartwright; and Mrs, | Grade XI, going to Douglas Heayn; ink the Port Perry Business Men to pay Ten ik, $8,460.00 Wm. Chapman, Port Perry; and one|the Mr. and Mrs. Hutcheson Trophy a * a part of the cost of the above. |Equipment; old hotpleal. 50m son, Gordon, of Cartwright. Also sur-| for Commercial work in Grade XI, yi Fs, Equipment from the building pur- | Less depreciation .., sss 1,018 viving 'are one. sister, Mrs. Alvin |won by Joan Real; the Zula M. Jack- Ss 3 chased is. valued at. $3,000 to $4,000. HT EN 4,000.00 Hunter, Prince Albert, Ont, two'| son Trophy donated for Grade . XII J HE This has heen hauled to Port Perry | Inventory of sup, ete, " 800 "| brothers, Herbert, Holland, Manitoba, | Latin and French, won by Howard ha ! : : e 1 Idren. or Matriculation atheinatics i a a oe ii dag Hie the (Subsripions pledged, ir Pall ibn : The rim service, Monday, Nov. | Grade x1, wen by Phsilie Tepiots 5 Tary re ythe Hoard TOF (3 #0) won pss NO 13th, was conducted by Rev. Mr. Hut- | and the Dr. J. B .Lundy Trophy for Fash d Soll "the new year was appointed and the | New hospital building (cost $14,000) jon Nii the home of deceased, In-| Matriculation English and History ; We: constitution was revised, No valuation | 1. i/ nt Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince| won by Kay Prentice. The A. B. + Q\ : . Then a further effort was niade to | Cash in bank trom Lions Club Albert. The pallbearers were Messrs, | Cawker Trophy for the highest stand- : finance tife project, and it was finally | = draw for hospital .............589.86 | y 1, Stone, Sinclair Robertson, Rus- | ing in five Upper School subjects was decided to have a firm of Architects | Cash in bank, ordinary fect, 186.69 sell Coates, Alvin Hunter, Joseph |then presented to Mary Wilkinson, 3C -draw up plans and specifications, then Strong and Russell Spinks. * Nephews | - One of the best enjoyed portions of 1 Sh called pe art to find out the ap- $18,741.16 | wore flower bearers, the evening's performance was the Rg * : proxima £ aim 2 bs ~~ ~ Port Perry £ w * Commencemen "Exertises at High School With an Sverflow crowd of SON (ren the an- nual- commencement exercises of the Port Perry. High School were cele- brated in the United Church on the evening of Friday, November 17th. singing of the boys' chorus. Their first number, a Negro. Spiritual, was entitled, "Climb up, Children Climb" while tne second was "A Lady Pass- ing By. ~ fF Principal Crane called upon Rev. W. C. Smith to extend to the Board of Management of the Port Perry United | Church the gratitude of the High School for permission to use the church for the commencement exer- cises. ' ' I. 0. D. E. Scholarship Mrs. M. Woods of Scugog Chapter, LLO.D.E. presented the - LO.D.E. Scholarship for the student having the highest average. in_the first two years, valued at $25.00 to winner Doris DeNure. The Lions Club Scholarship, valued at $10.00, won an- nually by the outstanding student iy the graduation class in shalaiarip and school activities was presented by Lion Jack Helm to Kay Prentice. "Kay" he explained, "had won' scho-| larships, been a cheer leader and a member of the student council in her active school career. The audience was then Sruntd Wd to chorus work of Grade 10 which fea- tured = two. numbers "Sour Wood "Mountain" and "Lazy Bones". Miss Eleanor Brabaazon acted as pianist during the program. | Rev. Mr. Smith was asked to intro- duce the guest speaker of the evening, [Professor Charles Victor Me Iean, of Emmanuel College, Toronto. A most - interesting address was given by Professor McLean, a former resident of 'Prince Albert, who- had / spent five years as a student in the 'old Port Perry High School. After (continued on page 4) > GW _ Obituary HOWARD BARTLEY The Port Perry community grieves the loss of -one of its citizens in the person- of Mr. Howard Bartley, who passed away. at his home on Wednes- day, November 8th, 1950. ™~ Mr. Bartley had béen a resident of the Port Perry district all his life; He was born in Cartwright Township~in 1888 and was a son of the late Wm. Bartley. of Cartwright and of Mary Ann Dinsmore) Bartley. His parents were both of Irish descent. On June 10th, 1917 he was united in marriage with -Alice Ann Hannah of Whitby Téwnship, by the Rev. I. West of Port Perry. For ten years after his marriage Mr. Bartley re- sided in Poit Perry. Twenty years ago he_ took: up the occupation of far- ming -and he had lived on his pre- sent place for the past twelve years. Mr. Bartley was well known through- out. the community and held a posi- tion of respect and esteem. He was looked upon as a good neighbour, He was of a generous spirit and always responded readily to any community appeal. He had been a member of the Port Perry Branch of the 1.0O.O.F. for twenty two years. The high regard in which Mr. Bar- tley was held was evidenced by the many who came to pay their last res- pects at the funeral. The floral tri- bites were many and beautiful. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. J.T. Coneyheare of the Church of the Ascension Parish, Port Perry. interment was in the family plot in Pine Grove Cemetery. After the committal at the graveside -the 1.0.- 0.F. who attended the funeral in a large number, conducted the service of. the order in an impressive cere; mony: The pall bearers were A. M. Law- rence, Alec. Jolins,gMerlin Letcher, Mansell Gerrow, J. E. Jackson and Lawson" Honey. : He léaves to mourn' his loss his de- voted wife Alice Ann; Thos. Bartley of Port Perry; a ne- phew, Luther Baverstock, who resi- The PORT PERRY COMMUNITY Memorial 'Recreation Centre $7, 500. 00 Still: Needed. Campaign Headquarters--Caadian Bank of Commerce > Further cash donations to Port Perry Memorial Reereation Centre: Marlow Transport, Blackstock $25.00 50.00 Jas. Staley, (total $100.) Byron -Holtby ......... fof irsare casa sae Cephas Sleep, Seagrave George Milne, Seagrave . Bert Dowson, Seagrave .............. Gordon Sweetman, Seagrave .... 2.00 PAINT FUND DONATIONS Frank Smith, (tobaccoist)........ 5.00 Beverley Kent civic. 6.00 2.00 | Ja¥k McTaggart, Seagrave... 10,00 Glen Moase, Seagrave .......... 3.00 Fred Grose, Seagrave ............. 2.00 Merle Eagleson,; Seagrave . 3.00 Orval Boe, Seagrave ............ 8.00 Wm. Keen, Seagrave .......o..... 5.00 '| Frank Dowson, R.R.3,. : Port Perry ......... {A 5.00 "A GALLON OR A QUART i Chas. Samell, R. R.3; Port Perry 10.00 W. E. MacGregor ........icccoeinerenne 6.00 iy "Small crnvmirr irradi 6.00 Gordon Reesor oie 10.00 Local school to have Traffic" Direction Mr. Roy Cornish," Principal of the Port Perry Public School has received permission from thé Town Council and Chief Holmes to control traffic in front of the school entrance on Rosa street. " ' The boys of the Senior Grade will instruction from the Principal and will direet {raffic during those pe riods when the children will be o- ii To ov from school," REAR The work will be started as soon as the necessary cquipment = is ready. Parents and all motorists are request- ed to assist the boys in the under- taking. . : take This wil} be good training for the children "in meeting the problem of our machine age as well 'as a fing safety measure. - ------- o> -- Bowling News On Thursday evening, November 15th, the Bowling Club held "a progressive i Mr. 1] . gid one brotlier, : ded with Mr. and Mrs. Bartley; James. Hannah, a brother of Mrs, Bartley, who has lived with them since they commenced farming; and three ~sis- ters, Elizabeth, Mrs, Wm. Henry of Cartwright township, 'Annie, Mrs, Me- Clepnan of Toronto, and Lila, Mrs. Jens of Toronto. There are &lso left several nephews and higtes, Euchre in the High School. A goodly number were present. The President, Arthur Cox welcomed those pre- sent and wished them a pleasant even- ing and a very interesting game cuchre on its way. The winners were Mrs Earl Bryant, of Seagrave, 1st lady, Mr .Geo. Sker- ratt, of Prince Albert, 1st gentleman. Mrs. Wm. Hall, Port Pérry, won 2nd prize for ladies,.and Mr. Earl Bryant, Seagrave won 2nd prize for gentle- men. The consolation was won by Mrs. Rosetta Palmer, Port Perry, and the consolation for gentlemen went to Mr. Douglas. Crozier, Scugog. There was also a draw made on a chicken, donated by Mr, and Mrs. A. Cox. Mr." Norman Palmer held the lueky ticket. . g A social half hour was spept and a delicious lunch was enjoyed by all. A special thanks goes to the com- mittee in charge for making the even- ing such a success. rt > of |. -to--missions wig discussed." A Pot Scugog ie: TT he November meeting of the Head W. A. opened by singing "Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow." The Lord's Prayer was repeated in uni- and Mrs. J. Manns read the Scripture. A quilt pattern was picked from the roll call. The minutes were rend and a letter from Mrs. Smith. The president expressed her appre- ciation for the planning of the Hal- lowe'en Party and the help given with special Sunday service. A donation son Luck supper was planned for Monday, November 14th. the program commit- tee being Mrs. J. Dowson. Mrs. A. Heayn and Mrs. J. Manns. Mrs. A. Martyn read two poems by Edna Jacques, entitled, "I Wouldn't Be Fall" and "The Holy Land". Mrs. Manns conductéd a contest, "Park of a Car", and the winners were Joyce Heayn, Clara Dowson and Betty Col lins. Birthday money was' received | from Mrs. A." Martyn, Mrs. Ashbridge, Mrs. Manns and Mrs. Rodman. , Collection $4.76. There were nine- teen adults present and six children. Mrs. J. Dowson's group looked aftey the refreshments. Daylight Saving. /. Time Ends Sat. =~ Nov. 26 at midnight Six. Pages o Local an extra page--due to the volume of advertising and to give sufficient space for reading matter. This policy will continue until fur- ther notice. 1 * THE PASSING SHOW by '*M.A.C." All children, Diderot once said, are essentially criminal ©. . but Diderot | fhat in the Seventeenth Century . and. hadn't known that we grown- ups were going to fight two world wars and turn ourselvés into engines of destruction in the first half of the Twentieth century. ' The World Congress of Peace(Com- munist Controlled) has started bat- tles all over the earth . . . . verbal ones ,--. . but still battles, Ld Ll . Ld A' nice distinction-has been made concerning the respective members of the British Isles. ® The Irishman . .. every time he ope ns his mouth he puts his foot into it. The Welshman . . . prays de- voutedly all Sunday and for the rest of the week preys on his relatives, The - Scotchman . . . 'pays close at- tention... and that's all _he-pays, The Englishman . .. You can always tell an Englishman v4 but nyt much. ST. JORN'S PRESBYTERIAN ANNUAL BAZAAR and BAKING SALE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER Ind at 3 pm. Toronto _ aspires to become the' Metropolis of Canada and this is causing the people of 'Montreal to per- spire . . they're working so hard to keep the River City out in front. * - * LJ] The Blue Bombers from Winnipeg are dropping-into Toronto next Sat- urday to try and explode Argos' chances of taking the Championship. L L LJ - The sober truth is what the drunk often hears next morning from the judge. who has a close association with the, bak, ) : PE LE IB Shag The minister prayed a' little . pleaded a little . . preached a little _ . and got little. - » CI The dominent note in our econofily A is high- pena to the Point of break- Na ing. : : Ri ERE TR : y AY The Ircome Branch of our govern- Be ment may be very efficient but it can't "ARAN hold a candle to the Outgo Branch, - ANS o