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== || PORT PERRY STA PORT PERRY, Cian ONT., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 1934 : Ld 4 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher General News of ewer An armed man robbed the store at Hampton last Saturday fig night. He secured $80. * % ® The initiation of freshmen at the O. A. C. was forbidden this year. Is that an evidence of advancing civilization? wit ; * % Prof. McLennan, of Toronto, is reported as having discovered a method for the storing of radium rays. \ R * % % X J. E. Sampson declares that advertising is an essential part of industry, 7 = : ' * x Trackless trolleys are being investigated by municipal author- ities in Hamilton, : * * % President Roosevelt will again submit the 'St. Lawrence sea- way plan to the United States Senate. * x % . "It is quite probable that the sale of Dominion Refunding Loan Bonds will be over subscribed. ; ck k ¥ 2 : i Bush strikers at Iroquois are again taking up the battle. They invaded a camp, drove out the workers, and seized the footstuffs. ' * % % ; The "quintuplets" now aggregate 40 pounds 5% ounces. There can't be any world war as long as this is front page news. " EE : Miss Dallas A. McKenzie has been appointed Justice of the Peace at St, Thomas. * & 8 7 France {s making trade overtures to Canada, by which Canada SSN is to buy wine and France such other goods as that country may : require. : > ys . : ook kh ¥ 5 It has been demonstrated that gold to the amount of one "pin- head" to twelve tons of water is found in sea water. That is a .real chance for the salesman of watered stock. es - net sons BE SS ERR : Seventy, Hamilton taxi-drivers have been deprived of their licenses because they chargéd less than the tariff rate set by municipal by-law. ; } * % % sy The revolution in Spain is growing at a terrible pace. Casual- ties are now said to run into thousands. All present indictions point to military dictatorship. £ * % Xx ar Ralph R. Wilson, Clerk-Treasurer of Midland, and D. A. , ® °° Patchell, tax collector, were committed for trial on charges of : conspiring to defraud the Provincial Government in connection with relief money. : * x % The controversy between the Attorney-General of Ontario and Colonel Drew, is revealing the necessity for a much more rigid scrutiny of the character of the men who are to be permitted to sell bonds to the public, rw ! Fifteen are wounded and one is killed in a general strike called { in Cuba. The strike, said to have been incited by "Reds is likely to fail, as the National Conference of Labor refuses to join the ranks of the strikers. : . aol * * % ( This week of October 7th to the 13th, has been, by 'Royal Proclamation, designated Fire Protection week. Greater than pe usual care is needed to prevent fires in small towns and villages. TN The tragedy is that where fire destroys property in these places to-day, re-building is a difficult matter. = - f Chk % Tov Evidently Governmental reductions of official staffs are to he | continued. The new move is to reduce police staffs within the | Province, and to apply modern scientific methods for preserving law and order and for the detection of criminals. Police are to be thoroughly schooled in these methods. * % % The '"Waome", a small steamboat of the Lake Muskoka Navigation Company, was caught in a gale, and capsized. It sank in 200 feet of water. Two persons--L. D. Coxson, missionary ; and - & Capt. Thompson--were trapped in the boat and drowned. Capt. "7 'C. W. Henshaw, retired, was washed overboard and drowned. The Tomaining. members of the crew, five in number, reached land safely. : - * % Recent arrangements to give wide publicity to the trial of the Lindburgh baby kidnapper is met with much resentment. Such flaunting -of the details of crime is not-in the interests of law and order. It does not uphold the dignity of the courts to give staged interviews to moving picture producers, or to instal micro- i phones in order that a million radio fans may hear the pitiful » details of crime. Seca BS : Completing the spectacular saga of the Deans with a history- making climax, the great Jerone Herman ("Dizzy") Dean pitched 'St. Louis to the baseball championship of the world on Tuesday with a record shutout triumph, 11 to 0, as the Cardinals clouting crew slaughtered the pitching staff of Detroit Tigers in as wild and riotous a finish as any World Series has ever witnessed. * % % » Six Toronto pitchers could riot check the Columbus Red Birds in the Ohio city on Tuesday as the Maple Leafs dropped the final and deciding game of the Little- World Series to the American rw King Alexander of Jugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, were assassinated by.a Croatian exile this week as they motored through the beflagged streets of Mar- seilles a few minutes after the Jugoslavian monarch had stepped on French soil for a State visit. ki : Hl Fu champions by 18 to 8. The assassin was a 85-year-old native of Zagreb, Petrus Kale-. I men, who was armed with two Distels of German make and a small ten Domb. Kalemen fatally wounded three men and shot eleven per- nA, including seven women, before he was himself mortally wounded by police. He never had a chance to use the bomb, for many people to-day. aa, will become callous, and their stewardship. the use?' We refuse about, into life unexpectedly. better offers. ~ in hand. if we are idle. place for ourselves. BLACKSTOCK torian" Women's Institute was held in the Community Hall, on dnesday afternoon the 3rd. A splendid re- | presentation of the Tyrone Branch "had kindly accepted an invitation to be present and provided an excellent pro- gram. The meeting was conducted by the first Vice-President" Mrs. Cecil Ferguson in the absence of the presi- dent Mrs. Clarence Marlow. The ad- dress of welcome was given by Mrs, : Ferguson and was graciously respond- ed to by Mrs. Annis, president of the Tyrone Branch, After the devotional exercises the roll call was answered by "A necessary qualification of a successful Institute officer." The necessary business was then dispensed with after which the following me gram was given: an instrumental by Miss Brent; an interesting and helpfu talk on "Suggestions whereby we might improve Our Institute" by Mrs. A. W. Clemens; a solo by Mrs. Wootten, "My Grandfather's Clock; a reading by Mrs. R. J. Hudson, "The New Church Organ"; a vocal duet, by Mrs.. Down and Mrs. Dudley, "The Church by the Side of the Road"; an inspiring paper on "Living, Not Just Existing" by Mrs. Russell Wright; a vocal duet by Misses Susie Thompson and Mildred Bradley, "When There is Love at Home", * At the close lunch was served by the members of the| Thanksgiving Something of the same spirit thaf inspired the first ""Thanksgiving"' will be essential to true thankfulness to-day. When the. Puritan fathers offered thanks to God for his blessings, most of us would have considered that they had very * little for which to Le thankful. - 'That time was before life had taken on the richness that it has ° Real "thanksgiving" requires. a spirit that ac- cepts the bitter with the sweet, and acknowledges the source of life and good. has blinded our eyes to our dependence upon God. Stripped of all the fine phrases about quotas, and conferences, mains that we are dependent upon Divine aid. Nothing but a change of heart can save the civ- ~ § ilization we have built up. : Any system will succeed if our leaders in church, state, industry, finance, and society will act decently, and remember that the blessings : # they enjoy are not altogether of their own mak- ,§ # ing, Theirs is a stewardship. : leaders, are greedy and thoughtless, humanity It has happened before. = § "If you have lost the human touch, What you have left is nothing much. Best strip yourself until you see You've lost your own humanity, And nothing found: You've nought to give, And really have no cause to live."' --E. J. Earl, Edmonton H : 0 0 0 That is one side of the question, but there is i another. The ordinary citizen (the person who i has no prominent place in society) has a right to be thankful, and to act as if he were thankful. When prosperity is not dogging our footsteps, the temptation is to sag down, and say: "what's there is not enough money in them. finds that it can get along nicely without us, and then we have lost "our place in the sun."" There are many things which any of us might do to brighten our own lives and the lives of those And this willingness to serve may fit us twéen a job with little or no pay and no job at "all, it will be best to do the job until something None of us can afford to feel that we are useless. That is the final tragedy of life, and should be avoided at any cost. True thankfulness and true usefulness go hand It is extremely difficult to be thankful Somehow we have to make a 4 4 Recent prosperity and plans, the fact re- If they, our some day they may lose 1essosssedbecossssssnres to do things because Society PPPOE PP00000000000000000000004 If a: choice comes be- PPP POPPE E000000000¢ st V. W. I. and a social half hour spent. 1 'I No. present, 50. Mr. Jos. McAllister, of Midland, and Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Whittaker, of ' Bowmanville, spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs, Jos. Archer. Among our Thanksgiving visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Hill, of Richmond Hill, with the latter's sister Mrs. S. A. Devitt; Misses Florence and Kate McLaughlin with their parents Mr.' and Mrs. J. McLaughlin; Mr. and Mrs. George McLaughlin of Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. F. Bailey; Mr. Alvin | Bell, B.A., of Ottawa, with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bell; Mr. Lorne Bradburn, Toronto," with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Bradburn; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Newton, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oliver; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lansing and Miss Phema Hooey, of Toronto," with Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Hooey; Mrs, D, Heaslip, of "View Lake", Janetville, with Mrs.__M. Brandon; Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Byers and Mrs. Jos. Rutledge and Donald ot of Toronto, and Miss Emma Rutledge and Mr, Wallace Holmes, of Oshawa,! with relatives in the village. . At the weekly meeting of the young, people of the United Church the Bible Mountjoy. The program consisted ot a reading by Miss Ferga Johnston and | an address by Rev, Mr, Bell, (Continued on back page), » . LJ 75 MANCHESTER I sure hope everyone spent a real enjoyable Thanksgiving. By enjoying I mean plenty of turkey or goose or bologna, pumpkin pies and butter tarts. We only celebrate Thanks giving once a year so I hope you all ate plenty. The Thanksgiving Services are to be held in the Church soon. The Women's Association met at the home of Mrs. Arthur Crosier on Wednesday last. The ladies are plan- ning to have a social evening at the home of Mrs. Howard Dobson in No- vember. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy a good supper and pro- gram. Also it's a chance for all to get together and have a friendly chat. We're a little late in saying so, but just the same the Manchester friends of Miss Dorothy Medd wish her a very happy birthday and hope she spent a very enjoyable evening at the Birthday Party last Wednesday even- ing. The heartiest of congratulations are extended to Harvey Gibson and his bride, Miss Lee, of Utica. We wish them a long and happy life together. Earl Mitchell is in Saintfield this week helping Mr. Blakely 'draw in turnips. At the meeting of the Manchester Community Club on Thursday night the following officers were clected: President--Cecil Ptolemy; Vice-Pres. --Archie Crozier; Secretary--Aletha Barrett; Treasurer--Walter Fowlie; Pianist--Arnold Roach; Asst. Pianist --Murs. Frank Crosier; Auditor--Fred Lamb; Finance Committee-- Gordon McDiarmid; Melvin Tindall, Charles Gerrow; Flower Committee -- Ada Masters, Mrs. McKensey, Mrs. Fred Lamb, The next meeting will be held on October 18. Everyone is invited to attend, . Mr. Cecil Ptolemy ate his -Thanks- giving dinner in the U. S. A. A real Thanksgiving surprise was offered Mrs. Barrett when her daughter Mys. Thorne from the west, came home unexpectedly. Mrs. Thorne's old friends are all glad to welcome her among us again and we sincerely hopé she will have a very pleasant visit. --Unecle Ebenezer. -------- GD RAGLAN (Too late for last week.) Rally service was well attended on Sunday. Mr. Dyer, of Columbus, gave a very impressive address entitled "Yoster- day, To-day and To-Morrow". Miss Doris Bray gave an interesting vead- ing. Both were much enjoyed by all. Our anniversary services last Sun- day were well attended with our pastor, Rev. Mr. Honey in charge. Music was given by Kedron choir and their music was appreciated. The church was decorated with many flowers which the ladies had gathered in before the frost, Miss Ila Wilson and Mr. Fred Cox, of Oshawa, Little Dorothy Wilson and Clifford and Harvie Wilson, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Stark, of Udora, . . Miss Jean Thompson, of Toronto, spent the week end with her cousin Miss: Olive Thompson. k Mr. and Mus. F. Mason, Mrs. Mason, Sr., Miss Forsythe, of Harmony, spent Sunday with Mrs. Wm. Bright. Mr .and Mrs. Hallett, of Oshawa, spent the week end at their cottage ere. Mr. Rozelle spent a day in Uxbridge last week. Mrs. Babcock, Mrs. J. Johns, Mrs. Wm. Bright, are under the doctor's care. They are not improving as fast as their friends would wish, but we hope for a speedy recovery. } Mrs. Wm. Luke is spending some time with relatives in Oshawa. Mr. Clayton Miller, Little Britain, is spending a week with his parents Myrtle Station (Too late for last week.) Rally Day Service was much enjoy- ed by a good crowd who attended. The usual program was followed. The address 'was given by Mr. K. Moyer on "A Century and a half of the Sun- day School Movement." The pageant was put on by ten young scholars. Rev. Mr. Honey gave a splendid ad- dress on "Our Sunday School, Yester- day, To-day and To-morrow." We hope now that a larger number of scholars will "rally" to Sunday School. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Robt. Britton, in the death of his sister-in- law Mrs. John Hamilton, who passed away suddenly early on Sunday morn- ing at her late residence at Broug: ham at the ripe old age of 82. We also extend our sympathy to the be- veaved husband. } Miss Viva Briggs spent a few days of last week with her friend Miss V. Hogle, of Columbus. Mrs. C. J. Lakey, of Toronto, was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Mitchell. © Mr. Mervin Ross, of Utica, visited with relatives here on Sunday last. Mrs. T. R. Price, of Hanover, called on a few of her friends here on Sun- day. Messrs. Jerry Mountney and W. Glover of Oshawa, also Mr. and Mrs, Allie Ross and Douglas, of Ashburn, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Lane. Silo. filling has now begun before the "threshing is over. C. Harrison was the first to get his silo filled, while Mr. Robt. Heron was 'a close second. Potato digging is also in order, so vou see the farmers and their families are busy people. SCUGOG Next Sunday, Oct, 14th, is Thank- offering Sunday at the Head Church. At 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Rev. H. Belt of Blackstock, will give us a special message. The children's choir of 3) will furnish the singing in the morn- ing and the union choir for the even- ing. [vervone is invited. On Tuesday there will be a play put on by the Enniskillen young peo- le. The Institute will meet at the home of Miss Inez Fralick on. Saturday afternoon. . We are glad to hear that" Mr. Geo. Hood is, getting along fine after his operation in-Port Perry Hospital. Te had one of his toes removed. ) Congratulations to Miss Hazel lee and My. Harry Gibson, of Utica, on their marriage. We wish them much happiness. . | Thanksgiving services were held at the Foot Church last Shday and were well attended. The church was very tastefully decorated with flowérs of all kinds. The union choir furnished music both morning and evening. Mi, C. Samells and Mrs, I. Finds sang a duet in the morning with choir. join- ing in the chorus. Rev. Mr. Flindall of Seagrave brought wonderful mes- sages of hope and encouragement. Mr. and Mrs. O. Gerrow of Oshawa, were Thankégiving guests of their sister Mrs, A. Prentice. Mr. Perey Williams, Mr. Harold Williams, Mr. Jim Williams, Whitby, and Mr. N. Aldred, of Toronto, with a number of their friends enjoyed a rabbit hunt here on Thanksgiving. Mrs. Gi. Bentley, of Port Perry, visited Mrs. G. Flewell a few days last week. All the children enjoyed holiday last Friday, owing to teachers' convention. The concert which was put on in the township hall last week by Mrs. Valentine and son Bill and daughter Mildred, and Mrs, Gibbins, of Winni- peg, who were here visiting their sister Mrs, J. Aldred and their mother Mrs. Sintzel: They were assisted by another the ' Mr, and Mrs. A. Miller. Mr. Frank Grose, of Toronto, spent the week end at his home here. Miss Sleep, of Seagrave, spent the week end with her parents Mr, and with Mr, and Mrs. Rupert Byers; Mr. Mrs. Sleep. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson spent Jas. Smith, of Uxbridge. Mr. T. Rodd, of Udora, spent Sun- day at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John Wilson. Miss T. Turner and Mr. L. Hugh- son, of Toronto, spent the week end study was taken by Miss Hazel with his parents Mr, and Mrs. Norman ronto were Hughson. Mrs. Greensword has returned te After Norval after spending a few days daughters Betty and Katherine, with Mr. and Mrs, Alex, Ormiston, Master Owen Reader and Mrs, George Hood with recitations, and a duet by Mrs. Geo. Hood and Mr. Walter Hood. Mrs. Gibbins gave a piano selection, The Mocking Bird; Mrs. Valentine gave several recitations and also sang. Mr. Bill Valentine sang several selee- Toronto, Mr. J. Rutledge and friend, Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. tions accompanying himself on the piano. Miss Mildred Valentine gave a recitation, It was a very interest- ing program, We hope they will come this way again ome time and give us another program. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Fralick, of To. Thanksgiving guests of his cousins Mr. and Mrs, C. I. Fralick. Mr. and Mrs. W. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. R. Fralick, Helen and Doug. of Toronto, were week-end guests ot their father Mr, H. Fralick. Mr. and Mrs. E. Hance and son Len were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Crozier, on Sunday. Miss Luella Jeffrey is spending a few weeks in Toronto. Miss Mildred Cooper of Toronto, visited her cousins Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara over the week end. . Mrs. D. Lewis and baby Joan visited Miss Zella Hope one day last week. Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Sweetman were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Graham on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. Jeffrey, Clem and Lois, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeffrey. Mr. and Mrs, D. sister Mrs, Hope visited her Hardy on Sunday. Miss Myrtle Sweetman, Miss Aud- vey Hood and Miss Marjory Milner, of Toronto, were week end visitors at their respective homes. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. .R. D. Burnham. . Miss Aileen Sweetman visited her cousins Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Sweetman for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson and daughter Joan and Evelyn of Oshawa, were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Redman. Mr. I. Travail of Oshawa and Miss Maudie Ashton, of Enniskillen Were week-end guests of the latter's sigter Mrs. S. Rodman. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, of Oshawa, and Mrs, Harran, of Unionville, were recent visitors of Mrs. I. Rodman and her sister Miss Reader, Mr. and Mrs. H. Raymes, of Lind- say, and Mr. Henders and daughter of Port Perry, were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Henders. Mr. and Mrs. I. Chamberlain, ot Toronto, visitea over the week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jackson. Miss Hattie Shunk of Prince Albert, visited her sister Miss Gertie Shunk, last week. A party of young folk enjoyed a motor trip with Miss Irva Nott at Mount Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Samells were Sunday guests of their cousin Mr. and Mrs. E. Ploughman. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Aldred and family, and Mrs. Power, of Toronto, were guests on the holiday of Mr. and Mrs: J. Aldred. Silo filling and digging potatoes are the orders of the day around here. The weather has been ideal. ct a> oD PLAY AT SCUGOG HEAD CHURCH "The Ginger Girl" will be given in the Head Church, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, by the Young 'People of Enniskillen. 'Admission 2he. and 10g, Following is the cast of characters.i2; Mr. Wardener (a village citizen) John Slemon Mrs. Wardener (his wife) ..A. Oak Mr. Chas. Hintz (neighbour) Norman Carrington Mrs. Laura Hintz (his wife) Murriel Wearn Della Sprogge (Wardener maid) Marie Oak Mr. Gus Cringle (a wealthy picture director) Gordon Stevens Polly Childon (the Ginger Girl) Gladys Page Herb Mosley (a noisy neighbour) Edgar Wright Jenny Wearner (sinother neighbour) Alice Ashton [Czra Meeks (a banker) I.. Warren The Doctor .......... Fred Standard Mequir (a policeman) Howard Oak Mrs. Dr. Ferguson, Director re PPO MANCHESTER Mr. and Mrs. Pilteh, .of Toronto, visited with Mr, and Mrs. J. Masters over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs, Lee of Toronto, with Mr. Jas. Masters on Sunday. Miss Ruth White, of Dunsford, with Mr. and Mrs, F. Crosier, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, John Moore and child- ren, of Oshawa, with Mr. and Mrs. J. Moore. ' > We congratulate Mr. Archie Crozier on being elected President of the Port Perry High School Literary Society, also Maunsell Gerrow on being elected pianist. Miss Josie 'Mitchell spent the holi- day with Mr. and Mrs, J. Mitchell. Quite a number attended the an- niversary at Greenbank. ton over the holiday. Mr. Cecil Ptomley visited in Hamil- --- Len, -- ~ Ans Re -- --_ RN wi Li re od Wat ¥ meg or > Pond Pa I So RR » re AA x ipnr Ts Re ng a _--__ EEA EAN SS -- TT hr PE A at WN I on Ay Le AT ae Is