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ff : © $1.50 per year in advance 5 cents single copy bo © Watch your label; ft tells when your subscription expires. EE oe as SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher by | The Adventures of Grandpa ° 2s Once more the young people of Port Perry United Church have demon- strated their ability in the presenta- et : tion of the comedy--"The Adventures ~ @vot Grandpa." Sa : e There is fun in the play from be- 3 ; ginning to end, and the Cast of 3 %% Characters proved to be a happy se- a ; lection. As usual Tom Harris put id that flavor of naturalness into his \; part, and carried the audience & throughout the entire performance in = qs laughter. As -someone remarked-- AE "We don't know what we'd do without 1 ' Tom," He fits the part admirably as 15 "Grandpa's Grandson". : i § Storey Beare played the part of the i outraged husband (Tod Hunter) and i = the obliging friend. It was a difficult w part to take; but he carried it through splendidly, ~~ Mansell Gerrow is be- F coming an actor of experience, His « 5k memory is excellent and his presenta- 1 "tion of Otis Hammerhead, the fussy £3 self-important old gentleman, him; was fine, Charles Reesor (Officer 'McCormach) "seen his 'duty and he done it" and that's that; but that is not all he saw, for his eyes were keen to see the pretty dancing instructress, Mary Smallman proved most obliging : as "our little wife" always trying to ol © smooth out impossible situations, and Ly BO eventually succeeding, but at con- Ei siderable sacrifice, | Enid: Wallace ; played a double part--maid fo Mrs. . Hopscotch and "Monte's" lost sweet- heart. This double role had its dif- ficulties; but was carried through to a ; i : very happy conclusion. Myrtle ¢ i] Ploughman (Mrs. Pansy Hopscotch) i 22 7 suffered greatly from nerves, social aspirations, superiority complex, and other ailments; but she survived them all and came out smiling even after her attempted escape through 'the : window. Alma Blight (Marie Ribeau) id pis carried her part splendidly. "Grand- ob "pa" was quite taken 'with her, and with good reason. Almost he was taught to dance and to enjoy the per- of fe formance. . The "girl from Paris' was 25 Lie good. The "Mystery Girl" (they call Sl eet him Owen Cliff around town). filled the bill as "Kloompy' 'thoroughly. Inci- dentally several other bills were col- lected, and at the rate the cash was accumulated riches were in sight when the play ended. "Kloompy" was funny from top to toe--especially toe. } Crowded houses greeted the players iB on both occasions, and already. several a iE invitations to give the play elsewhere ""# have been received. : SL ead Mrs. Z. M, Jackson was directress, : and the success of the play was in ; large measure due to her guidance. Bh The Sunday School Orchestra gave ahs pleasing musical selections which were 2 | much appreciated. ps Miss Florence McMillan, of Green- bank, teacher of vocal music here, held a recital of her pupils as a final exercise for the year, on Wednesday Bl afternoon last, with a number of 1h visitors in attendance, In the rend- 1 "ering of a number of varied selections the boys~and girls displayed splendid talent as a result of the .careful and fine handling by their highly respected and capable teacher,' Following is the program: Chorus, *Meeting of the Waters" by the Sr. Classes; recita- tions by Jr. Classes; reading by H. Short; chorus, "Come Let Us Be Merry" by Sr. Classes; reading by H. ; Scott; song by Jr. Classes; reading by 'J+. J. Short; song, "Little Boy Blue" by i the school; reading by Jean Harding; Catechism of L. T. L. Chairman-- ' Reggie Moase. Collection in aid of L. T. L. amounted to 88c. Miss E. Graham assisted Miss McMillan in the carrying out of the programme which was enjoyed by all, There was the usual good attend- ance at Sunday School on Sunday who | thought the world revolved around| Clements presided. Mrs, B: F. Green '1 Geo. Hi Bradburn, rendered excellent service in our coun- Mr, Frank Smith spent a holiday in Toronto, Mr, E. King, a week end visitor at Toranto, with relatives. +5 Mr, and Mrs. Roy Scott and family visited with relatives at Myrtle Sta- tion on Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. C. Baker, Stouffville, were recent visitors of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L, Orchard, Miss Ila Moon and Mr, W, Keen, spept Sunday in Toronto, . Services in the United Church next Sunday as usual. Mr, Bert. Wannamaker was taken to Port Perry Hospital on Tuesday after- noon where he underwent an operation for appendicitis, We understand he is doing as well as can be expected. Mr, and Mrs. A. Moon and family, of Toronto, were week end visitors at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Moon. Mr, and Mrs. Edgar Butt enter- tained relatives and friends on Sunday in honbur of their wedding day. _ Miss Norma Urquhart of Uxbridge, spent the week end with friends. The regular monthly meeting of the Mission Band was held in the S. S. room on Thursday last with a good attendance of children. Mrs, E. gave a talk on China, Miss Jean Harding gave a reading. The meet- ing closed in the usual way. Mrs, J. Blight has returned home after spending the winter in Toronto with her family. - A Style Leader in the Low Price Field 1934 MODELS ANNOUNCED Models of the 1934 Oldsmobile Six, win- ner of style census at leading motor shows, are now in the hands of local dealers. This car has created a sensation by dropping into the low price field, though it is described as an all-feature Six, with individual front wheel suspension, super- hydraulic brakes, and most modern body lines. The sedan is shown above, and the special coupe with rumble seat below. Top left, cutaway view of the sturdy knee- action front wheel unit, -- >> BLACKSTOCK Over one hundred relatives and friends assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Byers, to celebrate with Mr, and Mrs. James Byers of Blackstock the Fiftieth Anniversary of their wedding. Rev. F. W. Newell, 'B. D. of Blackstock, directed the pro- gram of the afternoon. A marriage ceremony suitable in its wording for such an occasion and containing ex- pressions of gratitude to the Almighty for granting so many years of health and joy-to Mr. and Mrs. Byers was read by Mr. Newell, At the close of the ceremony the happy couple re- 'dedicated themselves to the sacred task of 'maintaining their Christian home as the highest expression of married life. ' In the course of the afternoon an address was read by Mrs. M. R. Sand- erson, portions of which are as fol- lows:- - "On Wednesday, May 14th, in the year of our Lord 1884 you James Byers and Alfretta Bradburn were joined together in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Thomas Clem- worth at the brides home, lot 11, con. 8, Cartwright. This sacred event was witnessed by the late Mary Byers and "During 'the past fifty years you have made a fine contribution to the municipal, social and religious life of this fair township. "You, Mr. Byers, have been ever ready to -assume your responsibility in every sphere of activity. You have owing:- Mr. Arthur VanCamp, Mr, Stanford Swain, Mr. Hiram Wanna- maker, Mr. Jos. Forder. The sons, Leith and Rupert, paid high tribute to the beautiful home life their parents had provided for them and made reference to the many virtues that made the character of each a benedi- tion to them. : ! Several numbers of a very enter- taining character were provided by the following artists, Miss Muriel Rid- dell, Toronto, Mrs. Wilbur Archer, Blackstock, Messrs. Bert and Glen Wannamaker, Seagrave, Mr. Grant Jackson, Blackstock. The daughter- in-law made a noble contribution to the pleasure of the day in having so tastily arranged the decorations of the room and in so abundartly provid- ing of the choicest foods for the large company. A memorable day was brought to a close by the singing of "God Be With You Till We Meet Again" and prayer for the continued blessings of God to follow the way of the happy couple. Among our Sunday visitors were: Misses Olive and Genevieve Beacock of Lindsay, with their parents; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Beacock, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey and Ross, with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Werry. Enniskillen; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ginn and fam- ily, of Cadmus, with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ginn; Mr. and Mrs. Reed and baby with Mrs. Reed's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ashton, Hampton; Misses Hazel and Lela Mountjoy, Susie Van- Camp, Aileen Devitt and Verna White of Peterboro Normal School and 'Miss Muriel and Aileen Mountjoy of cil--five years as councillor, six years as reeve, 'ten years as secretary- treasurer of our Agricultural Society, in the larger field of the County Council you "were a worthy repre- sentative for six years. For forty years you have served as an elder, first in the Presbyterian Church and since union in the United Church--a very notable achievement indeed. "You, Mrs, Byers, have made an equally fine contribution in' your home circle as wife and mother and in your generous and steadfast support of the W.M.S, and W.A. Your hospi- tality and loyalty will live on in our hearts and minds." eer Following thé reading of the address the sons, Leith and Rupert presented their parents with a beauti- ful Rogers Majestic Radio as a slight token of their love and gratitude for morning. Quite a number went to 4 Rev. B. F. Green, our pastor, AOR Wreached at Port' Perry, Prince Albert and Lindsay United Churches on Sun-/ - day filling the places of Mr. Smyth and Mr. Jones, who preached at Zion. On Saturday afternoon, May 26th, Seagrave baseball team go to Valentia ; where the boys. expect a big crowd to j witness an exciting game as usual, i Misses Byrl and June Billingham £1 : a pleasant three weeks spent at the | home of their grandparents, Mr. and ~F Mrs C. W. Moon, bg : ¥ ; - Zion Anniversary service in the even-: ing 'and heard Rev. Mr. Jones, of, Lindsay, there being no service here.' have returned home to Toronto after the years of sacrificial service on the part of their parents. Mrs. Osmond Wright and Mrs, Will Forder, nieces, presented Mr. and Mrs, Byers with two large baskets of roses, a token of good will' from several relatives sharing the happy event. lations were received. In replying to the address Mr. Byers gave a most interesting talk of a somewhat rem- iniscent character in which he remind- ed the guests of the joys and toils of ~ Telegrams and letters of congratu-) the Peterboro High School, all at their respective homes. : Services in St. John's Anglican Church on Sunday next, both morning and evening will be taken by Rev. J. H. Colclough of West Hill. In the United Church the evening service will be in charge of Rev. H. J. Bell, of Hastings. - Mrs, F. W. Newell, Mrs. Frank H, A. Galbraith, attended the meeting of the Eastern Section of the Oshawa Presbyterial which was held in New- tonville, on Friday, May 11th. On Sunday morning, May 13th, Mrs, C. E. Whittaker addressed the United Sunday School, speaking of the work which she and Dr. Whittaker had car- ried on among the Eskimos. Sixty-two 'ministers attended the Blackstock United Church. =~ Dinner was served in the basement by the the members of the W.M.S. and W.A. peacefully into rest, a deeply respect- ed citizen of Cartwright Township, in the person of Mr. Harry Deacon. De- ceased was born in 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Deacon, and his entire life was spent on the "Dea- con Homestead." The deceased was of a retiring nature, a true friend and those days fifty years ago when he and his bride were establishing their home, Be Short and in some instances humor- ous messages were given by the fol- gah PTs i 5 { f E 23 Bs ) "oh ! good neighbour, He was a confirmed {'member of St. John's Anglican Church | at Blackstock and like the rest of the family a loyal supporter, The funeral | vervice was held from his late resi- Stinson, Miss Violet Dever and Mrs. | MUSIC FOR THE LEISURE HOUR Reprinted from Leaflet issued by the Community Welfare Council of Ontario "Of all the leisurely activities of the community, it will be granted by most people that music takes a very high place in the leisure-time and pleasure- time of the people. ' In times gone by, and in all countries, man has used song and rhythm in his labor. Handmill songs, weaving songs, water-drawing songs, songs of ploughing, mowing, harvesting, fruit-picking, trade songs, communal songs to lighten the labor of gangs, sailor songs of every kind to do with manual labor as well as love songs, lullabies, funeral songs and dirges. And this is pot' unnatural, since all music springs from the two primitive instincts of move- ment, or dance, to make a cry, or to sing. So that in some sort, we are all composers or. inventors of sounds and movements, Music in its various forms then can be a sedative to toil, a stimulation to religion, and the expression of our deepest feelings, or, it may be just mere rhythmic entertainment, to idle away an hour, or even to soothe us when our faculties are at their lowest ebb. : Now what place then has music as a definite form of leisure? Here we must note two pe points, the difference between music created by our- selves and that created by others. That music which is meant for our own recreation, in the true sense of that word, and music which is meant for our en- tertainment, or amusement. Unquestionably, the Plsssure we derive from our own creative impulses ar outweighs the pleasure or mere listening to the work of others. Since the invention of so much mechanically distributed music, domestic creative music has suffered a serious decline, People hear more perhaps, but, listen to themselves in perform- ance less. This is a serious loss to true recreation in music, especially in the home. The former and more frequent pastime of -making music in the home, is the one great contribution that the people them- selves have made towards the art of music taking such a prominent place in the common life of the. .|.l. (people. This is not to decry in any way the value of music mechanically distributed which has its lace in our modern life, and which promises to ring before multitudes of .people expressions of musical art which otherwise would be denied them. But the making of music as leisure has had, and is bound to have, a more gratifying result on the life" of the. community than mere passive listening to music as an amusement. The power of music in its creative sense, especially in singing, is not only an suiotlons), delight in expression, the actual per- formance of it defines in its very principles of con- trol, the highest type of "mental and physical gym- nastic. Music as performed by large bodies of singers brings about a condition of unity in diversity which is entirely particular to musical art. We are often told we belong to this country or that, this shade of opinion, qr the other, but the practice of the art of music definitely shows us. we belong to each other. To make music, people must come to- gether, feel together, think together and tune. to- gether. In a word, they must sympathize and be tolerant, not going too high for their heads, or too low for their souls. Here music has a direct and in- spiring effect upon the physical and mental faculties, and as has been said 'hy a great philosopher. "Who is there that in logical words, can express the effect music has on us? A kind of inarticulate unfathomable speech, which leads us to the edge of the infinte and lets us for moments gaze into that." (quotation from the radio address on "Music camp songs and 12 rounds with music. «with. music. ~ many countries with -an-- historical note on each, To this eloquent statement may be added the fol- fowing practical reasons for introducing group singing as a community project. (1) It is an inexpensive means of employing leisure time constructively because elaborate equip- ment is not necessary. 3 (2) Tt is suitable to groups of varying ages and sizes. (3) It is essential to have a good leader, not a concert singer, but a real amateur with some know- ledge of music and the historical background. The leader must be able to sense the needs and desires of his particular group. SUGGESTED BOOKS AND SONG SHEETS 1. Songs for Young and Old. National Boys Work Board of the Religious Educational Council of Canada, Hermant Bldg. Toronto. 160 pp. 3bc. Probably the best thing of its 'kind, contains old favorites and many folk songs, camp songs, and young peoples' hymns. The selection is sufficiently wide to suit a great variety of groups. 2. Song Sheet, companion to the above book published by the same organization. 20c. per dozen: $1.50 per 100. Contains the words of 25 songs and 6 hymns from the book. An .excellent selection especially for groups of young people. 38. Group Songs, "Handy" Section S., edited by Lynn Rohrbough, 25c.- May be ordered from R. C. Sidenius, Dundas, Ontario. Contains a number of 4. Folk Songs, "Handy 2" Section Y. edited by Lynn Rohrbough, 25c.- May be ordered from R. C. Sidenius, Dundas, Ontario. Contains a good selec- tion of folk songs and a number of negro spirituals 5. The Oxford Book of Carols. Percy Dearmer, R. Vaughan Williams, Martin Shaw. Oxford Uni- versity Press, $2.25. Contains a very wide selection of carols for different seasons. They are a very high order, chosen from the traditional carols of There is also a very fine preface which supplies an introduction to carol singing and gives considerable historical background. The name of Martin Shaw as a collaborator, is sufficient recommendation to many people. 6. A Canadian Song Book edited by Ernest Mac- Millan. J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. $2.00 (subject to discount to school teachers.) This collection by the eminent Canadian authority was published under the auspices of the National Council of Education in 1929. It is an excellent selection including a variety of English, Scotch, Welsh, French, Canadian and other national songs along with students songs, hymns, chorales and cardls. Brief notes by the editor regarding the sources of words and tunes add to the interest of the volume. 7. Daily Express Community Song Book, $1.50. This is an excellent collection of songs including folk songs, popular ballads and well known national airs, It has been widely used in young people's and student conferences. It may be ordered direct from the publishers, and money order to cover cost must. be included. Lane Publications, 23 Bride St., London E.C. 4, England. Presbytery meeting held recently in' On Friday, May 4th, there entered and Leisure" by J. Campbell McInnes.) dence "Caesar's Court" on Sunday, * May 6th, and the remains laid to rest in Caesar's cemetery. The large fun- eral attendance testified to the love and esteem in which the deceased was held. The pallbearers were: Messrs, Thos. Smith, Jno. Proutt, Wm, Bea- cock, Fred Taylor, Jas. Brookes and Jos, Forder, Sr. "There is left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving brother, one sister Kate; his parents, three sisters, Sarah, Mary and Crissie and one brother George having pre-deceased him. - : The late Mr, Deacon's rector,-Dr. C. E. Whittaker, conducted the funeral service and expressed in brief the fol- lowing beautiful thoughts: "It is better to suffer for doing right (if that should be the will of God) than for doing wrong. Sometimes it is the will of God that we should suffer, even when we do right, because in- tegrity and kindness/and honour and gentleness are of far greater import- ance than landed estates and bonds in the bank. The wise man said a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, for it is one sort of wealth of which no crook can deprive us. All this neighbourhood bears witness to the good name and fair dealing and wide sympathy of our brother depart- ed. Wisdom is an appreciation of the is the principal motive in conduct and real things of life--a love of things beautiful, in nature, in art, in musie, in character; the love of children and animals, a sympathy with the poor, the helpless, the support of all clean and helpful traditions and over all the constant sense that all our life God purpose. If there be little left of once large material possessions; were it not better at the end to appear be- fore the Judge with hands empty of earthly gain, than to present one's self with bank rolls and estates wrung from the needy by unholy means? It is better to suffer for right than for To the Electors: Has the Henry Government made you rich? If it has you will support the Government and its candidate. If it has not, you do not need to wonder why. How about your taxes? Since the present Government took office in 1923, it has levied in Taxes from owners of motor cars, trucks, etc., for licenses, ete., the sum of $63,078,935.561 and since it imposed the Gasoline Tax in 1925, it has levied on owners of motor cars and motor vehicles, the sum of $69,166,215.95. The total of these two huge Taxes is $132,245,151.46. While these Taxes have been levied on those using the Highways, no part of the Highway debt has been paid. The money thus collected has been used t¢ run the Govern- ment. The Highway debt is now $186,000,000, which has to be paid some day, and on which in- terest now has to be paid each year, Co This is oily one phase of taxa- tion in Ontario. Do you not think it will be to your advantage to make a change in handling public busi- ness? I could not run the af- fairs of Oshawa, as Mayor of the City, in the way the finances of Ontario are managed. I believe with my experience in public af- fairs, I can help reduce your taxes if you elect me. It is about time that we as taxpayers, took a hand in our public business. We have that chance on June 19th. * There is no use complaining about Taxes if our party affiliations are stronger than our interest in ourselves. Now is the time to condemn those who have so heavily taxed us. Yours very truly, W. E. N. SINCLAIR. UTICA The Blue Bird Club are holding a dance in Memory Hall on Thursday evening, May 31st. Cowie's Orches- tra. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Geer with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Geer on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. Taylor are moving to Mr. J. Stewart's house. The United Ladies' Aid are holding' a social afternoon at the home of Mrs. Herman Walker on May 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gunyou of Toronto with -her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Christie recently. Mr. and' Mrs. W, O. Bennett of Peterboro and Mr. and Mrs. R. Ben- nett of Oshawa, with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lakey on Sunday. County Council County of Ontario A meeting of the County Council of the Corporation of the County of On- tario will be held pursuant to ad- journment in the Council Chamber, in the Court House, in the Town .of Whitby, on TUESDAY, the bth day of JUNE, A.D. 1934, at the hour of two o'clock Saving Time. All accounts to be laid before the Council should be forwarded to the Clerk, properly certified, at least three days before the meeting of the Council, ba Dated at Whitby, this 19th day of May, A.D. 1934, R. D. RUDDY, wrong." County Clerk. in the afternoon, Daylight. a ay v =i BANG AV a AM IY fr 2 ed I Sr at YE peor Tl Cris AR ord ll ie wil wt gre pind IR " a Cen arty [PR TEN a Te A SY LS VN ero y ptt Te at INERT oe Vos ¥ a' A oe Se A A 2 AINE rat oe WU See ET lg 2 ory Ad Ra's J a Sr lh elm » Sg a