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Th Climb the steep height, Sas ~% Rev. Mr. Dyer has accepted a call}: to Inglewood, and an invitation has * Watch this nbd. 'Children Burned to Death at Whitby | TRAGEDY RESULTS WHEN LIT- TLE GIRLS TRAPPED IN BURN- ING BUILDING. tg. tragedy stalked into the homes of two Port Whitby families * about eleven o'clock on May 22nd, when two little children, Margaret Annabelle Galloughley, aged three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gal- * loughley, and Ruth Pindar, aged five, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pindar, met their death in a fire which destroyed a frame shed at the rear of the Galloughley home on Maitland Street. The badly charred remains of the two little tots are lying in the undertaking parlors of W. C. Town, and their parents are heartbroken. Were Playing in Loft According to neighbours, the two children were playing in the loft of the barn. The origin of the fire can only be surmised. It is not known. Mrs. Galloughley smelled smoke and ran out to find the shed ablaze and notified the fire department which made a quick response. The building was a raging inferno when they ar- rived, and it is said that the faint cries of the children could be heard as the firemen were stretching the hose from a nearby hydrant. Rescue would have been impossible, it is said, as po per- son could have entered the barn. There was an intense heat from the fire as the barn was old and dry. Third Child Escaped Neighbors claim that a third girl, Betty Galloughley, an older sister of one of the dead girls, was also in the barn when the fire broke out but was able to get out, as she was not in the loft. THE CROSS Take up the cross, Deny self and sin, Christ is the way, Enter thou in. Take up the cross, Follow thou on, Dark though the night, Soon comes the dawn. Take up the cross, Cast away fear, Christ is the light. All will be gain, There cannot be loss, Christ is the way, Take up the cross. --Grenville Kleiser. ee (YY (prem CHANGE OF MINISTERS AT GREENBANK Rev. E. C. Dyer, United Church Minister at Greenbank, has received and accepted a call to become the minister of the United Church at Inglewood, twelve miles north of Brampton. Rev. Mr. Dyer has been at Greenbank for a number of years and has evinced a whole-souled inter- est in all the causes of right-living. He is a musician of ability, and has taken an active part in choir work, and the services of the young people. Mrs. Dyer has ably assisted Mr. Dyer in his work. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dyer wish them success and happiness in their new field of labor. Rev. Mr. Partridge, formerly of Uxbridge, now of Fairlaw Church, North Toronto, is taking Mr. Dyer's place at Greenbank. GREENBANK Mrs. Ferguson of Oshawa, visiting " her sister Mrs. P. Leask. The Tuxis Boys visited the Y.P.S. at Bethesday last Thursday evening. Among the holiday visitors were Mr. and Mrs. R. Brandon and family; Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, Miss Olive Rea, | _ and friend, of Toronto, at Mr. R. Real's; Miss Margaret McWaters, visiting her sister Mrs. Dyer; Dr. Ray] Stone, of Toronto, at Mr. John Stone's, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, of Toronto, at Mr. Geo. Lee's; Mrs. Eric Colling- wood, Toronto, at C. Whitter's; Misses Aletha and Vera Cragg Toronto, at -their home here; Mr. and Mrs. Em- merson; Toronto, at Mrs. E. Cragg's; J. A. Miller and daughters and Ewart Miller called on friends here on Monday. ol * The anniversary services on Sunday of the United Church Sunday School, were well attended. Two excellent sermons were delivered by Rev. G. Little, of Toronto. The music was good, the children in the morning and the choir at night. been given to the Rev. Mr. Partridge of Toronto, to become 'the pastor of It tll when Your Subscription Expires Vol LXVIIL Samuel Farmer, Publisher. DESTROY the WEEDS The Ontario Weed Control Act states: Clause 3--Every occupant of land, shall destroy all weeds designated noxious by the regulations as often in every year as is sufficient to prevent the ripening of their seeds. Clause 6--In the absence of any owner or octupier. or. upon refusal after notice to comply with the re- quirements of the Weed Control Act, the Inspector may cause weeds coming under this Act to be cut down and destroyed and may charge the cost of such work against the property to be collected in the same manner as 'taxes. Noxious Weeds Bladder Campion, Ox-eye Daisy, Sow Thistle, White Cockle, Wild Oats, Canada Thistle, Blue Weed, Chicory, Ribgrass, Docks, Ragweed, common; Hawkweed, Burdock, Stinkweed, Wild Carrot, Wild Lettuce, Tumbling Must- ard. Methods of Control Sow Clean Seed--Practise a short rotation of crops. Where weeds are bad practise summer fallowing or grow such crops as Sweet Clover, Rape, Buckwheat or hoed crops. Dry cleaning or early after harvest cultivation is the best method to con- trol sow thistle. Thorough cultivation destroys weeds and increases crop yields. A knowledge of the habits and man- ner of growth of each bad weed will assist you in combating it. Keep all fence rows, lanes and yards free from weeds. It adds to the gen- eral appearance and value of your farm. Pastures and waste land must be kept sufficiently free from weeds to prevent any possible contamination of nearby tillable land. Weeds are a Public Menace. Weed control is a public problem. Co- operative effort is required. Do your share, Write Publications Branch, Parlia- ment Buildings, Toronto, for free booklet on weeds. J.T. DOBSON, Weed Inspector, Municipality of 'Reach. SCUGOG Mr. and Mrs. S. Rodman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Graham, and son Verhon, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ashton, at Enniskillen, and attended the anniver- sary services. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McDermott and children of Port Perry, visited his sister Mrs. A. Sweetman, recently. Mr. and Mrs. F. Baxter and Bernice, were holiday guests of Mr, and Mrs. R. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sweetman and Miss Dorothy Graham, visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. Williams, on Sunday. Don't miss coming to the Centre Church on June 3rd to be entertained by Nancy Anna Brown's Folks. Ad- mission 25c and 16c. The friends of Mr. John Jack are or if the land is unoccupied, the qwner, | ORT PERRY STAR . THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM OF PORT PERRY AND VICINITY PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 28th, 1931 ih - Ee BC A Good Slogan The slogan for the Western Grain Growers-- "Show what you grow; and share what you know"--would be a good slogan for the Port Perry Fair. good slogan for any farmer. hard job into an easy one. Taking pride in our work It would be a is a fine way of turning a It is time we quit the "What's the use?" grumble that is putting the brakes on the wheels of industry. We should get busy and do our best. If the disaster of famine, - and war, and financial crashes; and unemployment, and all the rest of the troubles descend upon us, we shall have to meet the situation as best we can. In the meantime, we shall not improve matters by grumbling. Indeed we are only making matters worse if we refuse to go on and do "Business as usual." This is no plea for an extensive growing of unwanted products; but it is a sug- gestion that this would be a good time to summer fallow a weedy acreage, drag out pest harboring bushes and scrub trees from the fence corners; gather up the old iron: saw up the cedar rails that have been piled in a heap this long time: fix the gate with the broken hinge, the hole in the stable floor. Go around the house and see the little things that can be done to make things more-comfortable for the wife and family. When times are dull it is good business to clean up, to improve the plant for the busy times that are sure to come if we are ready for them. BLACKSTOCK The regular monthly meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mrs. M. Spinks, last week with the splendid attendance The meeting opened with devotional ex- ercises conducted by the President Mrs. R. Mahood and prayers by the The business session followed on Thursday evening of of 50 members and visitors. rector. during which it was decided to hold the, annual anniversary on the first Sunday and Monday in July--b5 and, 6. Dr. Whittaker read an appeal from a church in British Columbia asking for help to rebuild the church and rectory which had been destroyed by fire. The appeal was granted. It was also voted to buy a new surplice to be left in the vestry for visiting clergy or for use in case of emergency. Arrangements were also made for the cleaning of the church and the purchasing of a At the close of the business session the program new rug for the vestry. in charge of Mrs. T. Smith was given as follows: Short reports of the W. A. Convention held in Toronto were read by Mrs. John Carter, Mrs. R. Mahood, Misses L. Dempsey and L. Beswether- ick. Community singing lead by Mrs. Leslie Graham and a reading by Miss Ethel Thompson. thanks was tendered Mrs. Spinks for the use of her home, after which lunch was served by those in charge. A hearty vote of A very interesting game of ball was Among the holiday visitors were: Misses Mabel Argue and Dorothy Proutt, of the Peterboro Normal School, at their respective homes; Miss Dorothy Stevens of the Peter- boro Normal with Mr. and Mrs. W. Mrs. and son Roy, of Toronto, with her Marlow, (Rev.) M. Sanderson and Mrs. S. Swain, Miss Mountjoy of New Park and parents Mr. Hazel Miss Laura Bailey, of Grand Valley, with their parents; Miss Olive Van- Camp and Miss Vandervelt of Toronto, Miss Mar- jorie Marlow, of Toronto, with her Mrs. John Marlow, Miss F. McLaughlin, of Toronto, and Miss K. McLaughlin, of Peterboro, with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McLaugh- at thé home of the former; mother lin. An accident occurred on Sunday between Mr. Harold Me- and Mrs. Albert Werry's horse and buggy, when the morning Quade's car and Mr. latter were on their way to church in Blackstock. Mr. and Mrs. Werry were thrown out, Mr. Werry sustain- ing a broken collarbone, and Mrs. Werry a general shaking up. We are glad to know they are both getting along alright. Miss Lila Brown and brother Rus- sell and Mr. Hector Gould of Bow- manville, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. A. Rahm. The anniversary services in connec- tion with the United Church were a decided success. On Monday the boys' hard ball game between Pontypool and Blackstock was won by the latter, the score being 7-5. The girls' softball played at Scugog on Wednesday night of last week between the local boys and the Blackstock boys, resulting in a score of 11-10 in favor of the latter. between Zion and Blackstock was also won by Blackstock with a score of 22- 15. The total proceeds for both days will be in the next week's issue. The sad news reached our township of the death of Mrs. (Dr.) Ferguson of Enniskillen on Saturday night after She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and two little sons. a short but serious illness. To these is ex- tended our deepest sympathy. Mr. Alvin Bell, of Ottawa, spent the week end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Argue were in Peterboro on Friday last, Prince Albert Mrs. M. Bates who has been visiting for.a couple of weeks at Batavia, New | York, returned on Sunday. Mrs. Young spent last week in To- ronto. Miss Fannie Hiscox has returned home, after living in Toronto, for the last five months. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Ball is still ill in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Herrington and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, all of Toronto, were guests of Mr, and Mrs. Jonas Smith, recently. Miss Anna Rawlings, of Toronto, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turner. Miss Spragge, R.N., of New York, spent some ten days at her summer home here, getting it in shape for summer use. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reid, Toronto, have been guests of Mrs. Reid's sister Mrs. R. Bond. Week end visitor were: the Misses Holman, of Toronto, at their summer home, Mr. and Mrs. King and Barbara, of Streetsville, with Mrs. Worden and Mr. and Mrs. Passant and family of Burlington, with Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Smith. sorry to hear he is suffering from the effects of a stroke. May he have a speedy recovery. Miss Elva Elford, of Toronto, is with her parents at the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. F. Jones and daughter of Brooklin, and Mrs. W. Bushby of Claremont, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Beacock and Bobbie, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara. : Mr. and Mrs. F. Ingram, of Toronto, were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Martyn. Quite a number attended the sports, tea and play at Blackstock, on Mon- day afternoon and were very much pleased with their holiday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brunt and baby Mona, of Enniskillen, were guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark, on Sunday. Congratulations to Mr. Glen Elford in winning honours at his recent ex- aminations at Toronto University. Miss Reta Milner, of Toronto, Miss Hilda Milner, of Oshawa, visited their parénts Mr. and Mrs. J. Milner, over the holiday. i Miss Blanche Sweetman, of Toronto, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. 'Sweetman, over the holiday. You are invited to hear Nancy Anna 'Brown's Folks at the Scugog Centre Church on June 3rd. Admission 25c. and 16¢. If you want to have a good laugh 'hear Nancy Anna Brown's Folks at Scugog Centre Church on June 3rd. Admission 26¢ and 160: the United Church here. : : Jimmie Sheppard Goes to Camp After All know, am. Joe cppar Dist Hie Willow Jey Camp? ou are, I col y "You may well ry el TT say when James pl leaded 5 iy let him came pting because he Toast, th Snapp made srangome they re, just take AWAY the Sard t to go to camp with the other boys. Ly Jas 4 Yhunderatruek whet I heard you and Mr. She appara allowed Jim t as the two w sat chatting. " nowinz how nervou Mrs. Johnston. The fact is Mr. Sheppard and I just did not know what t You'll hardly credit it, but the reason we ed from some of the boys that they had a telephone line into the camp, and he home with earn news, saying that every few # Saya b e could call us on long distance. arrangements to have t arges made worty." on our account, and I can tell you, Mra. Miss Josie Mitchell, of Toronto, with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Lazenby, of Church- hill, at Chas. Gerrow's one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. F. May and children, of Toronto, with his aunt Miss Annie Rees. Mrs. Taylor of Ashburn and Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson, of Toronto, called on Mr. and Mrs. Gerrow, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wells, of Toronto with Walter Fowlie on Sunday. Mr. Walter Fowlie in Toronto one day last week. EPSOM Miss Blanche Luke and sister Mrs. Morrison, of Toronto, visited over the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Pascoe Luke. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrow and family of Port Perry, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pogue. Miss Jean Scott of Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Alfonzo Claughton, recently. Mr. George Prentice of Port Perry, visited with his son Mr. Norman Prentice recently. Miss Philp visited over the holiday at her home in Sunderland. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Terry, son and daughter, of New Toronto, spent the holiday at Mr. McCullough's. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rogers and family visited on Sunday with Ash- burn friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ashburn and son Howard visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Ashton, recently. Ashburn Another holiday has passed by. A good number of visitors spent the week end in and around the village. The day was rather doubtful in the early morning but cleared away to- ward noon. A number in and around the village attended Brooklin and Uxbridge fairs, both places had a fair attendance. The services in the Presbyterian Church were fairly well attended on Sunday. The minister for next Sun- day is Mr. Little. Mr. and Mrs. Christie entertained a number of their friends one night last week. Everyone enjoyed the evening. Mr. J. G. Barton spent the holiday with his parents at Uxbridge. Mrs. Somerville's nephew and niece from Toronto, spent the holiday at "The Spruces." The country ih and around the vil- lage is looking at its best just now. Mr. T. J. Parkin has some very fine tulips in bloom at his home. T. J. is very much interested in beautifying his home and its surroundings. Harold Walker is improving slowly after his accident. Hope to see him about soon. Ashburn playgrounds are well pat- ronized these days. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND COMMERCE TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA AT THE OPENING OF THE CENSUS. 1. Do not hesitate to answer the inquiries. The purpose of the Census is to collect data concerning the social and industrial conditions in the coun- try as a whole and for the different provinces, cities and counties. Answers to the questions will be used for this purpose only. Enumerators and em- ployees of the Census Bureau are liable to severe punishment if they di- vulge any of the information collected about any individual person. 2. Meet the census-taker court- eously. You will save time for 'your- self and render the Government a great assistance by co-operating with the enumerator when he arrives at your home. 3. If you do not have exact inform- ation about such questions as the value of your home or the amount of your earnings, give the best estimate you can. 4. The "woman in the home" be prepared for the census questions in advance, for she is the member of the family who will be in many cases called upon to answer the inquiries. He Persons living alone should fill out promptly any individual blanks left by the enumerator who may have called in their absence, and families away from home on visits should be careful to see that they are counted in the district where they maintain their "usual place of abode." 6 Do not hestitate to ask the cen- sus taker to show his credentials if you suspect that he is not a bona fide should enumerator. Prompt payment of subscriptions will be much appreciated MANCHESTER = EE IL 50 per year in advance Blossom Wook Any day is "blossom day" in Port Perry just now. The Nasmith, Abbott, and other orchards "Ebout town are a glory of white petals, and al- most every home has its contribution of blossoms that help to make Port Perry one of the prettiest towns in the Province. SR George Smith Mr. George Smith, who died at Whitby, on Tuesday, May 19th, 1931, was born in Reach Township 47 years ago. He was the son of Stephen Smith and Amanda Stevenson. On November 15th, 1911, George Smith was married to Miss Ella Lakey. Five children blessed their union, four of whom survive their father--Leslie W., Maud L., Marion, O., and Lloyd George. Deceased is also survived by his widow, four sisters, and one brother. - The sisters are Miss Mildred, Miss Alice, Mrs. G. Falconer, of Toronto, and Mrs. George Painter, of Myrtle. His brother is Hervey Smith, of Blackwater. The late George Smith was a man of splendid qualities. Those who knew him esteemed it a privilege to count him among their friends, and he was friendly. He was a thoroughly good farmer, and took a keen interest in all agricultural mat'ers. When he un- dertook any task he did the work as it should be done. He specialized in three branches of farming--potatoes, sheep and Holsteins. In all these lines you could be assured of good juality products, and he led the way in producing the best even under adverse conditions. The way in which he brought a run-down farm to fertility is worthy of note, and shows what can be done by an intelligent man when he sets his mind and his in- dustry thoroughly to the task. _ George Smith was a good rural citizen, and exemplified that farm slogan--*"Show what you grow, and share what you know." He was an active member of the directorate of the Port Perry, Reach and Scugog Agricultural Society, of which he was at one time President. In all matters that furthered the interests of the farmer, George could be counted upon to lend a helping hand. He will be greatly missed in the community. There is real sorrow among many people because of the early death of Mr. Smith, and the sincere sympathy of friends and neighbors is extended to the bereaved family. a PP Prince Albert Mr. and Mrs. E. Lyle have returned to their in Shirley. We are jorry to lose them as village residents, Mr, and Mrs. Mac Smith and family of Oshawa have moved into the vil- lage, having rented the house on Mr Savage's farm. Mrs. C. Patterson who has spent the last six months in Toronto has re- turned for the summer months. home We are sorry to report the severe illness of Mr. John T. Jackson, who suffered a severe stroke last Friday. We understand Mr. Jackson is some- what improved at time of writing. Miss Nellie Spence, B.A., Toronto, who spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Cruse returned on Monday as being a member of the Senate of the University of Toronto, she was pre- sented to Lord Bessborough, the Governor-General, on Tuesday. Visitors to the village during the holiday were Mr. and Mrs. S. Dusty, Greenbank and Mr. and Mrs. F. Clark and family, Scugog, at Mr. Gordon's; Mr. and Mrs. Pratt and family, of Oshawa, with Mrs. Bickel; Mrs. An- drews, of Toronto, with her 'mother, Mrs. Bond; Mr. and Mrs. W. Spence. Whitby, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Spence, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Cruse; Mr. W. Braund, Bracebridge and Mv. Herb. Braund, Toronto, also Miss Thompson, Toronto, with Mrs. Greaves and the Misses Holman at their home here. The Women's Association held their monthly meeting at Mrs. Shunk's on Wednesday afternoon. ere @ Pe CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Geo. Smith and family wish to express. sincere thanks to, the many loyal friends and neighbors for their untiring kindness during Mr. Smith's long illness, and at the time of his recent bereavement. SEs 3 5 a apd