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ug ORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 1th, 1982 4 - A house to live in, water and light are bare necessities for any family, even in days of distress. These ser- vices must be paid for, and if the man of the house is dependent on relief work for the maintenance of his fam- ily, he is faced with a critical problem. How is he to solve it? If he uses his $9.60 to buy food and fuel, he cannot pay rent, and cases are occur- - ring every day of citizens being or- dered out of their homes because rent had not been paid. If he neglects to "pay his water and light bills, he is informed that these services are to be discontinued by the public utilities . commission. - What is he to do? The practice which has been adopted by the city relief authorities, appar- ently, is to advise men on relief work not to use their wages for payment of rent, or for electric light and water. If they use the money for that pur. pose, then they cannot receive uny' help in the form of groceries. The relief department instructs the men that their wages are for food and fuel only. But fuel and food do not complete the essentials for living. Landlords expect to be paid their rent, and 'the utilities commission demands payment for its services. ? We are not writing this in a critical 5 8pirit, so far as the relief authorities 'are concerned. No one appreciates more than we do the difficult situation with which they are faced in an effort to keep expenditures down. The city treasury is not a bottomless purse, and there is a limit to what can be done for those in distress. So it is not fair to criticize people charged with the double responsibility of help- ing the unemployed and at the same time safeguarding the city's finances. There is the problem. How can it be solved, in order to help those un- fortunate people who, by reason of general conditions, have to depend on city relief work? This question can- not be answered offhand. It would re- quire all the thought of a real genius to give an answer which would satisfy all the parties involved. And, in the meantime, the families concerned are going through the bitter experience of not knowing what to do in order to find the bare necessities of life, and at the same time satisfy the claims of officialdom. et MP ree, East Lynne, Town Hall, April 15th. Staged by Whitby Dramatic Club--24 players under direction of an exper- ienced actor. Between acts--Doris Mountenay, acrobatic and toe dancer, Auspices 'of Church of the 'Ascension. A +. PATHETIC DEATH AT EPSOM OF xr LLOYD COOK Friday last, April 1st, marked the passing to his reward of Lloyd Cook. The deceased, who was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Cook, had not a very rugged constitution and when a severe attack of pneumonia laid its deadly hand upon him, a few days ago, the poor lad was unable to shake off the ravages of the disease. The funeral service was held at the . Epsom United Church last Sunday and was conducted by his pastor, Rev, Mr. Denny, and a large congregation of friendly sympathizers filled the building. Lloyd had just attained his birthday and he leaves to mourn d untimely ~ Wm. Swinson), Grace and. Florence, and a younger brother Berge, who at ¢ the present time is battling for 5 demise his father andi p <<! mother, three sisters, Blanche (Mrs.| dregs And earthly power does then show likest God's . = When mercy seasons justice. ; These are difficult times. Men owe money which they cannot pay. Creditors have debts which they cannot collect. y To of hardships are increasing. Foreclosure of mortgage and forc- ible collection of debts are bringing real misery and suffering, often to people who have done their best to pay their debts. There are farmers who would willingly pay what they owe, but they have nothing to sell which will give them a sufficient amount of money to wipe out the debt. A few days ago twenty-five sheep, old and young, were sold for $50.00--$2.00 apiece. Such prices spell ruin to a farmer. 3 _ This is a time when the greatest patience will be needed on the part of those who own mortgages. In the majority of cases there has been the greatest consideration given to the debtor; but occasionally one hears stories of hard-heartedness that make one wonder if any heart is left in such a creditor. When a man's total possessions are sold to meet a comparatively small debt; and when little children and an e t mother are turned out in winter with no means of livelihood, that creditor who forces the situation is doing a great injury not only to those individuals directly affected; but to all who have money, and who live wholly or in part upon the interest collected from loans. A creditor may congratulate himself upon his success in collecting his debt by forcible means. He may think it is none of his business as to how his debtor is to live in the future; but the fact is that the whole system of interest is under trial, and if it becomes too great a burden for modern civilization to bear, there may come laws governing the charging of interest which will have very far reaching effects upon our social life. The main thought is that those who are creditors will be wise to use mercy in their methods of collecting debts. Common- sense and ordinary kindness will often secure better returns than undue harshness. THE O.E.A. CONVENTION Last week over 5000 persons vitally interested in education assembled from various parts of the Province to consider methods and problems in connection with this important subject. It might here be noted that the spirit that pervades the great O. E. A. Con- vention held in Toronto each Easter is one that does great credit to those who attend. In many cases the delegates travel long distances at considerable expense, in order that they may be better fitted to carry out their duties as teachers or trustees. This notable gathering had particularly hard problems to meet this year owing to the financial stringency. = Yet those pro- blems were met in a spirit of fair-mindedness that was most pleasing, and the net result, after the fullest and frankest discus- sion, is closer co-operation of teachers and trustees in the great task of improving the educational system of Ontario. So far as Port Perry is concerned, there was one result that was of real interest--the Canadian School Journal, which has been published here for the past ten years, has been retained as the official organ of the O.E.A. By that action the delegates have decided to unite their efforts in all that will work for the highest welfare of Ontario students in the Primary and Secondary schools. THE MATTER OF SALARIES . The storm centre of the Convention was what is known as the Seaforth resolution, which read as follows: "Be it resolved, That this board is strongly opposed to the present rate of salaries paid to teachers in High Schools and Col- legiate Institutes, and in order to relieve, partially, the burden- some cost of education to municipalities, reductions all round are demanded, and that this matter be brought to the attention of the Minister of Education, and to the Ontario School Trustees' and Ratepayers' Association. "This board also objects to the present scale of payments made to teachers for presiding at examinations, believing that, as the examinations take place in June, and as the teachers' salaries are paid by their boards up to the end of that month, the fees paid for such services should be substantially reduced. "This board is further of the opinion that the Teachers' Fed- eration unduly interferes with the board's control of teachers and the salaries paid to the teachers engaged by High School and Col- legiate Institute Boards, making it increasingly difficult for such boards to function in the interests and within the financial re- sources of their respective municipalities. "And this board asks that prompt and effective action be taken by the Minister of Education to curb interference by the officials of -the Teachers' Federation in the administration by of boar: 'boards & 'matters which are strictly within the sole jurisdiction in e discussion of that resolution a Svely, Tot undessall t wag said, there was an evident desire 0 nothing tha would lower the standard of efficiency in the teaching profession. It was finally decided that no concerted action be taken, as this 'was_entirely a matter to be adjusted by teachers and trustee boards. There the matter rests for the present. A resolution pointed out a cause of friction between boards and teachers was that which drew attention to the fact ol Cn ! : boards for a given period, and should matter will likely receive attention of the Department of of th of two drastic actions in connectior of per cent. on the ion of County Boards on the that some teachers have been paid for presiding at examinations school days, aT been aia 1 was that such teachers are under contract to serve the be not draw double pay the term of their contract. This Fageation, he most thought provoking addresses was that of th J r : was. of the dent . A,, Dr. Putman, of Ottawa. In that ad- e formation of County Boards, -Seco y Schools hie the 10.00 and up per week (if Br be used 'for m was becoming too much He said: Sy to produce standardized childre | 4, The guest speaker of the 8 of the Ottawa schools. roomed rural school to the most pleasing. and CAR rights; but if you dollars, and will vocal and orches! 'has made rapid strides in the schools of Ontario, great city schools. The result has been MR. TRUCK DRIVER Please keep off the side streets of Port Perry as much as you can until they harden a bit. cement highway as much as ible you will save the town Bey of fairly smooth side streets. consideration the ratepayers will thank in and standardized citizens." Convention was Sir John Adams, addresses dealt with the matter of collective teaching. He spoke on educational trends toward individual instruction and optional subjects. He favored the class method of teaching, so long as it did not tend toward a stereotyped education. One of the most pleasing features of the Convention was the tral, provided by pupils To have heard such music is a privilege. | It is a real surprise to those who have not seen this oh ny velopment among Public School pupils, to learn how much ad- vancement has been made in this directi on. Musical training from the one- OWNER You have your will keep to the allow us to have For this you. LIVE STOCK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED IN ONTARIO COUNTY At a meeting of the Ontario County Advisory Agricultural Council and a number of leading Live Stock men throughout the County, held in Ux- bridge on March 30th, a County Live Stock Improvement Association was organized with two Directors as fol- lows from each township in the county: Rama-- Ernest Cooper, H. J. Feath- erstone. Mara--J. H. Doble, Wm. Edwards. Thorah--Duncan Wallace, D. Snel- grove. Brock -- Talmadge Brien, Clark. ' Reach--W. C. Ashenhurst, Stanley Croxall. Uxbridge -- Forest Pugh, Leslie Beare. Whitby--Mark Duff, W. D. Thomson Scugog -- Russell Hood, Russell Graham. Pickering--F. M. Chapman, G. M. Forsyth. Scott--Bertwin Blackburn, Lorne L. Bagshaw. East Whitby--Ernest Webber, R. Ray McLaughlin. ; The purpose of such an organization in brief is to encourage the breeding of better live stock throughout the County and to take greater advantage of the Federal and Provincial Govern- ment Live Stock Improvement Policies particularly the Bull, Boar and Ram Bonus Policies. It was felt by the meeting that with good breeding stock at unheard of low prices, now should be the time to lay the foundation and be in a position to benefit to the greatest extent with the return of better times. In other words this is the time to endeavour to improve herds and flocks and in no way can this be accompligh- ed as cheaply and as effectively as through the use of good pure bred sires of approved conformation and breeding. Young men and others who have never owned a good Registered Pure Bred bull are encouraged to send their grade or scrub bull to the hlock and with the assistance of the 20% bonus to purchase a pure bred animal of approved type. Special assistance is also offered in the purchase of pure bred boars of 'approved bacon type and the same ap- plies in the purchase of Rams. Farmers throughout the County can 'secure. particulars from the Repre- | sentatives of their township on the sociation«or direct through the Agri- 'cultural Representative at Uxbridge. A limited amount of Grain Club work is being carried on in Ontario County again this year with Junior F Jonah ISSR good seed of recommended varieties, in treatment for smut and in other practices of economic importance. Registered Seed when possible to obtain it is used in the following varieties: Oats, (early) Alaska Oats, (late) Banner Barley, 0.A.C. No. 21 Peas, 0.A.C. No. 181 Alfalfa, Ontario Variegated. The Club member is supplied enough seed for from 1 to 5 acres at cost, no transportation costs included. Those taking oats are supplied a free sample of formalin with instructions for its use and those choosing Alfalfa are supplied free sufficient Nitro Cul- ture for their seed with instructions. The contestant is required to care for his plot, take precaution in har- vesting and threshing to keep it separate and pure and also to keep cost records on forms supplied. Prizes will be awarded at the com- pletion of the project. Write or 'phone Agricultural Repre- sentative, W. M. Croskery, Uxbridge, before April 9th. A MP rs ONT. CHECKER ASSOCIATION W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C., M.P.P,, has donated a handsome cup for competi- tion among the checker players of the South Ontario electoral district. All those wishing to enter this con- test will please send their names to Wm. Stone, Box 251, Whitby, Sec'y- Treas. of the Association, not later than April 14th. There is no entrance fee, and it is hoped to have representatives of all parts of Mr. Sinclair's constituency taking part in these games. Games will be played off in districts or in the most convenient way for] players concerned. a, ee DISTRICT NEWS IN GENERAL Oshawa City Council passed the School Board Estimates after a lengthy discussion and threats to al- low the matter to go to the courts. LJ * » Uxbridge tax rate is set at 52 mills for 1982. * * * Lindsay tax arrears must be a very serious problem this year. Accord- ing to the tax sale advertisement the total arrears amounts to about 0900. a Mrs. R. 8S. McLaughlin was re-elect- ed President of the Ontario Federation of Home and School Councils at the recent O. E. A, Convention. . * Ontario County statistics are as follows: Population, 57,128; birth ,1288--8617 male, 621 female; rate per 1000 population 22.6; deaths 693-354 Wale, 330 female; marriages S14. The object is to interest the boy in Maple Leafs Win Toronto Maple Leafs, in a rugged, rough, and sensational hockey battle on Tuesday night at New York, wrested the first game of the Stanley Cup series for the world champion- ship from New York Rangers in a free-scoring affair that wound up in a 6-4 count. A dazzling attack, with plenty of speed and conmbination tossed in, sent the Leafs well to the front in the second period, and a relentless driving Ranger attack fell short in the third. Nineteen penalties were crowded in- to the struggle that almost through- out kept a capacity crowd of 16,000 fans in Madison Square Garden in an uproar. Savage checking, terrific bumping, hooking and holding were all on the cards as two top-ranking teams fought it out. The speed and sharpshooting of the Leafs as they swept to a three-goal lead in the second period were scarcely less rivalled for pure thrills and sen- sational plays as the Rangers fought back in the third. For almost the whole final period the pressure of the New York Rangers was terrific and the Leafs were bottled up. Their checking and the jumping and clear- ing exhibition of Lorne Chabot in goal turned back the torrid attack. Harvey Jackson took over the sharp- shooting role fo rthe Leafs, the lead- ing point-getter of the league account- ing for three goals, all in the second "period. "Happy" Day and Bun Cook score in the first, and the teams moved along evenly until the Leaf's wild rampage cropped out in the second. As unexpected as had come the sud- den Leaf onslaughter that swept the Rangers off their feet came the coun- ter-attack in the third period. Four and five men attacks swept into the Leafs. Every member of the Leafs played brilliant hockey. So, too, for that matter did the Rangers. Clancey and Cotton broke away and swept in on Roach. The goaler dived out and blocked the shot, but "Happy" Day, followed in fast, swept the re- bound quickly into the cage for the first score. Our friend John Ross Roach again showed some brilliant work in the net for the Rangers. (Toronto Globe) \ Rioting in Newfoundland (Toronto Globe) A mob 10,000 strong besieged the House of Assembly on Tuesday, at Newfoundland, completely wrecking the legislative building and forced the government to resign. The resignation came after the mob had held the Prime Minister, Sir Richard Squires; a police chief and a squad of policemen prisoners in the building all afternoon, while they smashed windows and strewed Gov ernment documents in the streets. One policeman was probably fatally injured during the fray, and dozens of other policemen and civilians were hurt. The demonstration originated in a demand by civilians that an investi- gation be made into charges that minutes of the Executive Council had been falsified. Led by a band, the small army of men, women and even children march- ed peacefully through the streets to the Parliament Buildings, to present their demands for information. Reaching the' front of the building, the parade came to a halt. Then a long pause ensued while the spokes- men for the gathering waited to an- nounce their demands to Government officials. Becoming irked at the delay, one section of the gathering suddenly charged down upon the building. A handiful of police, some of them mounted, wielded their batons in a vain attempt to stop the rush. 'This incident was the spark that started the wholesale fighting. "The riot became general tn a matter, of moments. Breaking down fences to utilize them as weapons, and pick- 'ing up stones the mob charged the Government Building, rained missiles through the windows. Inside the building, members of Parliament were debating a petition, but their pr d ings were brought to an immediate halt and the session abruptly ad- journed, amid the shouts of the rioters and the shattering of glass. Meanwhile, police outside were hav- will be much appreciated $1.50 per year in advance REACH COUNCIL Met at Manchester on Saturday, April 2nd, at 1 pm. All members present, the Reeve presiding. Minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. A byJJaw was passed amending the wire fence bonus by-law setting the amount of bonus to be paid and the conditions under which said bonus shall be paid. The following persons were appoint- ed Poundkeepers and Fenceviewers for the year ending the 1st day of May, 1933: Gordon Parrott, Ed. Con- lin, Harry Edgerton, Roy S. Robert- son, Joseph Ward, Wm. D. Munro, H. R. Murphy, Chas. Wells, E. J. A. Palmer, Albert Bailey, Donald Ianson, Frank Watson, John Colwell, Wilbert St. John, Fred Dure, Roy Scott, An- drew Davidson, Sheep valuers for said term are: Henry Davis, Norman Prentice, Arthur Grant, Geo. R. Till, F. Watson, J. T. Dobson, Allen Moore, Frank Vernon, Geo. Leask. General Accounts Passed Hydro-Electric Power (om., $6.80, lights for hall, A. R. Woodley, $4.00 eggs and milk supplied G. Heayn fam- ily; - Herb Hook, $4.71, relief Levi Warren family; J. F. McClintock, $12.61, relief Hammond family; G. H. Walker, $1.92, milk, Stewart family; F. W. Brock, $2.00, relief, Palmer family; E. M. Williams, $16.67, relief G. Heayn; C.'W. Lakey. $18.00, relief Dzenekay family and $7.90 Stewar: family; H. Parson, $208.50, printing. County Treas. $86.50, one half main- tenance of Maud Hardwick, Irene Ma- Laf'y, and Alex. Mason, in hospitals. Paxton, Hueston & Co., $78.15, pre- mium on insurance of township; R. J. Brown, $150.00 on account as assessor. Road Accounts Passed Jas. Masters, $13.50, snow and drag- ging; Russell Taylor, $10.40, snow and weeds; W. J. Mitchell, $5.58, drag- ging; Carnegie Hardware Co. $5.50, 11 posts; Jas. A. Lee, $4.00 to pay for | breaking snow road No. 6; Jas. Ianson $2.00, trucking road drag; Ralph Somerville, $3.60, dragging road 3; Stan. Ward, $16.60, snow road 9; Wilfred Evans, $38.45, snow and drag- ging Road 16; C, Cook, $9.60, snow and dragging Road 2; H. Wagg, $14.10 snow and rep. culvert Road 5; James Lee, $11.35 to pay for snow and drag- ging, Road 14; Alvin Hunter, $9.00, dragging, Prince Albert; M. Truax, $16.20, snow Road 13; E. Watson, $6.70; snow and dragging, Road 11; D. Payne, $5.35, snow, dragging and gravel Road 15; Art Gray $15.35, snow and dragging Road 3; W. H. Walker $3.20, snow Road 12; Wardel White $1.20 snow; Jno Kay $3.60, snow Road 18; Arthur Grant $2.00, weeds Road 14; Norman Prentice $10.40, snow, Road 8; Clifford Ward, $6.70, snow, dragging and repairing hill, Road 10; Levi Warren, $12.60, cutting brush; Wm. Asling, $10.00, right of way; Jas. Lee, $36.00 on acct. as Road Supt. Council adjourned until Saturday, May 7th, at 1 pm. Ale PROVINCIAL CHECKER TOURNAMENT The championship of the Ontario Checker Association for 1932 was won by Detective-Sergeant Norman Mec- Gee, of Oshawa, at the tournament which cloged in the Council Chamber, in Whitby, on Monday evening. The winner obtained the highest number of points in class "A", which was comprised of some of the most promi- nent and expert players in the Pro- vince. C. Rone, of London, obtained second place with only two points be- low Mr. McGee, and he was closely followed by A. W. Flindall, Trenton, and Dr. Annis, of Lindsay. In Class "B" in which several noted players were seated at the checker boards, Ed. Morton, of Cobourg, carried off first honors, followed closely by R. E. Sinclair, of Toronto, and G. S. Walwin, of Whitby. A Whitby man, George Charlton, headed the list in class "C", which was made up of younger and less ex- perienced players. Wilbur Down, of Oshawa, was second in this, class, ------ > CONGRATULATIONS Mr. Grant Smith, reporter for the Toronto Telegram, was recently mar- ried and received congratulations from Oshawa City Council at its regular meeting. The Star joins in good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. East Lynne, Friday, April 15th, The Theatrical event of the season, staged by Whitby Dramatic Club, under the auspices of Church of the Ascension. (continued on back page) Between acts, Ella Muir and her *