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a Watch your label; it tells whem your subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance. ' 5 "PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937 SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. : Sl lg Bs oak tN y a { : t £ \ L. i ? _ | : . } : ee - ; : . ' . wx; Ee ry mn TET + (Central Ontario iIghways (8 $ Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country ever is & ; cre » - ona "a ' " x ner ce ; ? HOMES FOR THE FARM WORKMEN In spite of the fact that the results of placing - } . men on farms presents many tragedies, and com- Farm labor of a competent type is none too paratively few successes, the experiment costs the : rT plentiful. There are several reasons for this Government a considerable amount of money. oi dl} state of affairs. The chief of these, of course, Why not spend some of the money now required /4 _is the fact that manufacturing industry offers for farm placement, as a bonus given to estab- i : 0 / 7 better money returns than the farmer can afford lished Ontario farmers, in order that they may i Py J enmomt to pay for his labor. Then, too, almost any man build suitable homes for farm workmen, and at y | rv . of average intelligence can be trained to operate the same time assume the duty of instructing the N some one of the many machines that are used men who are new to the work in the proper | > in mass production. Men who are naturally at- methods of carrying on farming operations? | tracted to that form of life are not'likely to be - Goosmicn |] tod to 4 oy ties ith its long EN and The idea of constantly opening up new farming : smaller pay : ; territory has received a rude Jovem in Se : katchewan, where it is being seriously suggeste : But there are other types of workmen who have that the Yand be permitted to revert to its wild ) x different ideals. * They are family men, who love state, so that moisture may be conserved, and top the outdoors, and to whom homes of their own soil may not all be blown away. . would satisfy their ambitions. The greatest need of the age is a return to At the present time the average farmer is not contented home life. Such contentment pre- able to offer the hired man a home of his own. supposes that work is the proper basis of wealth, The farm laborer must live with the farmer's and that well cultivated minds and spirits can en- ? family, or in a nearby hamlet or village. Both joy the beauty that is about them without con- 3 these ways of living are undesirable. Living with stantly being on the move to discover some new on the family is often embarassing both to the farm thing. £ : . family and to the laborer. A man may be an ex- very contented home lover is a valuable cus- Map of Provincial Highway Route, Lake Huron to Ottawa and Montreal, proposed by the Central Ontario Highways cellent laborer, but that does not necessarily tomer for the business man, and he is a--good Association--connecting link from Orangeville to Peterhorough--being the most direct route for Kast and guarantee that he will be a desirable inmate of Sdstomch. for the fmmimes Sor the home BIatns West traffic, and making adequate connection with twenty paved highways running North and South. another person's home. And if he is a married . ! . ~ Four . igs 9 iin We am SOUL Z5e Gen Tiore children, and children must eat. . 1. The Western Division from Orangeville 2. Central Division--The Uxbridge County 3. Port Perry-Peterborough Division has serious Best of all, such a plan 'would bring a gleam of to Yonge St. is under construction. road has been taken over as Provincial been postponed. from year 'to year by 2 z ! ' . ses the years as a Highway. connivance iti odiency wh "To build a house on a farm, even a small house, hare 45 108 {guise yo : | ghway connivance and political expediency. vould goal donsiisiaiie Wh Rial only little y of rest, except the long, unbroken rest hi Joy youl 2 Compr Agresmont oo wg at Livfisay by Pass panowien and he chance of another "Gentlemen's" agreement armers with a long vision would likely attemp whic e road from Port Perry to Peterborough was to be bui urning into a road for the South. ) such an experiment. Yet the fact remains that of the Sematary. a Seas iAL Toh and also a road intersecting it from Lindsay to Newcastle. This This road from Port Perry to Peterborough will not cost _such small homes are becoming increasingly Ontario farmers i Sour a ate 7a: agreement was kept like many other "Gentlemen's" agreements | millions of dollars; it will cost far less than one million. As a necessary on Ontario farms, Many farmers-have ip ! 2 n he ® ft a of by the announcement of Wm. Newman, M.L.A., last Tuesday that | matter of fact it will cost about the same as the Lindsay-Newecastie lost their sons so far as the farm is concerned. sohted od £3 DN a hn High "| the Provincial Government was taking over the Lindsay-Newcastle road--uwhich is only one of the many million dollar roads dedicated The young fellows have gone to the city, and are ris. ! hi Road without mention of the Port Perry-Peterborough Road. to the Province of Ontario by the *road-byilders" of Lindsav- . fi : f 3 ¢ yv the "road-byilders" of Lindsay forever through with the farm, That leaves a profits have ay AX po on High vor We are now accorded from the South the mild approval that { Victoria-Haliburton. How does it happen that one riding has re- man who is rapidly aging to struggle on with a High wages aiphi the £ - wi RY N our road from Port Perry to Peterborough is a natural, justifiable | ceived whatever it asked in the way of highway appropriations task that is far too great for hif strength and And to cap the clima, Sa. 5 > Hired "ambition" but warned that it will cost millions of dollars and] the last three years? There is always a reason. % lessening activity, And the longer he struggles, prices for 3s Nanvhery ip 13 orm 3 must be considered a "long time" project. . We are advised to for- Durham and South Ontario are the only ridings that have : the worse the conditions become. Weeds grow, man has been helping to build in recent years, get petty, local "prejudices" and we will receive assistance in the| received no highway recognition from this Government. pests thrive, and the soil loses its fertility. Final- It would look as though Ontario farms foul form of "my best endeavour". . . . after the election . . . be- "Gentlemen's" agreements and election promises remind one " ly, he Hai is Brey to lose Boars, oud one more be greatly Sn Lr lwo os 2 cans has Doon diseased that wg Johar xoac esas of the famous road to hell that is also paved with good resolutions. : run down farm is thrown on the market. Such a made for homes Ior Ial a A. within five miles o 0. 2 highway and of course it must be built a Srp WW mov ~ noe Tp y situation should be remedied, and it would seem Government 'could readily divert some of the the same time as ours. GET WHAT YOU HAVE PAID FOR--AND GET IT NOW. that a practical solution of the problem could money now being spent on r¢habilitation into this So after waiting 12 years we are asked to submit to further --C. 0. H. COMMITTEE be found. channel of bonusing farmers to build homes for. gh Ee .___ } oo a Such a solution would require a change in their laborers, -and train them in competent = 2= adc TTT, 0 L p 1 H a J "method of handling the affairs of those who are methods of farming. N. Tavlor | \ : 1 4 : ho o . Taylor, 2 Jas. Wilson, Rhode Island Red--Hep, 1 Mann. en Letter re FProvinci now seeking farms, or who are willing to take The settlement of these farm workmen in rural "Boar over 3 and under 1 months--1 | Cockerel, 1 Mann. Pullet; 1 Mann. P ncla ighway - up farming as a life occupation. Frequently districts would do much to stabilize rural popula- Jas. Wilson, 2 Newton Taylor, Turkey--Male, 1 E. Gibson, 2 J. Oshawa, September 22, 1937. ; people of this type have a very hazy idea of what « tion, and solve the problem of church and school Sow over 8.00 Dpdes 9 Doigiigeel McKenzie. Female 1 Gibson, 2 Jas.| . . , , . -- 4 venainil of the tater, or WoW bo go Liodb Fak. and community interests. At the present time Jas. Wilson, Lisi aylor, McKenzie, i T'o the Editor of the Port Perry Star: filling the requirements. They have had no train- there is difficulty in building up social contacts B. Rock Cock. 1 ! | 2 Rdgar Gibson | M Torkel I aan } 3 Sark, 2 % Dear Mr. Editor: ; ¥ ing, and it often happens that the first years of and development in rural areas, because of the i ey ch -! : a Jelssnzie. cmale, 1 J. Mckenzie, It appears that F-may not have made myself perfectly qe y their farming experiment are filled with drudgery _sparseness of population, and because of the lack B Rock Cockerel 1 and 2 @ibson © Gander, 1 Gibson, 2 Stark. clear regarding my attitude towards the highway between HABE Ce and tragedy. Poverty and hard work are their lot. of young people, : - ' : ' Goose, 1 Stark, 2 Gibson. Port Perry and Peterborough in my address at the public pew ; Fo : B. Rock Fullet, 1 and 2 Gibson, . Gander, 1937, 1 and 2 Gibson. meeting last evening The proposed highway from Port RIE | ro -- "Black Minorca Cock, 1 and 2 Ed.| Goose, 1937, 1 M. Elford, 2 Gibson.| Perry t Poterl A Lg ! , posed ghway d . By] | Williams, Drake--1 Cochrane Bros. Duek--1 erry to Peterborough is, in my opinion, an important and DN ; . e 'eo - , e - Black Minorca Hen," 1 Cochrane| Cochrane Bros. Drake 1937--1 Coch- necessary part of the Provincial Highway system, constitut- A i ~ St Bros., 2 Ed. Williams, rane Bros. Duck 1937--1 Gibson, 2 ing the first through highway for a distance of about twenty iy } tN C alr Tr y/ Wesel and Pullet, 1 and 2 Ed. Cohn Bros. breed--Gibson.. miles north of Provincial highway No. Two, in my opinion, Vi i : : : tati x White Yanats Lod 1 Jas, Mc. Best hen any breed--Gibson. his Don Should be JLo yas od pe hc pa de. a = i ; ir at 2) i n enzie, . B. Mann, en . B. ' ae 1 7 re 2d as ¢ 'incial -b ay w e least possible de- { In spite of unfavorable weather, the Fair at Blackstock sustained its Yepu go Mann, 2 Jas, McKenzie; Cockerel, 1 A. DOMESTIC PRODUCE and lay and if Tam elected to the Legislature as a Member for this for excellent exhibits, and for the loyal support of the people of Cartwright and |B. Mann. Pullet, 1 A. B. Mann.' "| DOMESTIC SCIENCE Riding, T will accordingly use my very hest endeavours to | vicinity. The exhibit of heavy horses was particularly fine. Whitfield, Hon, 1 1. Whitfield, 2 Jos. | pre 3" 5. Toreton 8 Meer N Greon,| Nave the Provincial Government take over the Highway be- hat i ; - H, Junkin, 2 Forder, Cockerel, 1 A. B, Mann, 2 J.|3 Mrs. Austin Larmer. ' tween Port Perry and Peterborough and develop it as a Pro- : HORSES Carriage-- oo ler one year--1, H, Junkin, 2 gp 0 Pullet, 1 Forder, 2 Whitfield.| 10 Ibs. butter in prints--I1 Mrs. G. vincial Highway. Heavy Draft-- - Two year old colt--1 E. B. Shea, Calf under one year--1 Percy Van- Brown Leghorn--Cockerel, 1 Mann. Continued on back page Respectfully yours, Brood Mare, foal by side--A. Welsh.| One year old colt--1 Cochrane Bros,, Pullet, Mann, Camp, 2 E. Larmer, 8 N, Taylor, 7 Id colt--1 A. B, Mann, 2|2 E. B. Shae, G. D. CONANT. . or Bis de SE =' "| Foal by side of. mother--1 Cochrane |; se A . Leask, 2. Perey ; -- = ARE, ~--One year old colt-- Jos. Forder, 2| Bros, - pn 5 § ary Boor 7. I. Leask : : He A. Welsh. Team in harness --1 A. B. Mann, | o Ajport Wright, 8 H. Junkin : | Mr. S. Jeffrey strongly urged the construction of ag Foal by side of mother--1 A. Welsh,| Single Horse in harness 16% hands ght, : ' ME TING "the highway from Orangeville to Peterboro via Port AAS . Team in harness--1 Heber Doron, 2|and over--1 A. B. Mann, : SHEEP e nig y nl 8 basi eterboro via or Fela A Wes : Bhi Mpa 5 jamesrender 2% Cotswolds in Poy. > essencla i) i Supra ew ; RE Ao ght Dra --1 A. B. » 2. T. R. Hall. F. B, Glaspell & Son won 1 an : i : : r. Conant next dealt with the financial position o SA Two year old colt--1 G. Cochrane. *Gentleman's Turnout --1 L. Kennedy on aged PV AP ram, ram lamb, The confusion of daylight saving and standard time the Provi 'ticuiarlyv i -elati t ¢ | tinti RE ; 1d colt--1 Roy B 512 W. H. Lindsay, 3 A, Mann, hearling ewe, ewe lamb : a e Province, particularly in relation to repudiation 3) a 0% Sore d colt--1 Roy Brown, Tay, Driver Mrs, Adams, 2 Mrs, pen swe, shearling ' ' delayed the opening of the Port Perry Liberal inte of Hydro contracts. He pointed ont that 70 attempt HSK oD SHEN. . B. Mann, e re-- Si ing on star ) acts, : : Alin a Team in harness--1 Roy Hall. Best Road horse twice around the| Aged Ram--1 and 2 W. R. Robbins. | 1018; but there was a good attendance when started. to repudiate contracts bad been made until all other ray Best single horse on rein--1 and 2 001" 1 WH, Lindsay, 2 L. Kennedy, | Shearling ram--1 W. R. Robbins, 3] Mr. Ernest Gerrow presided. He first introduced Mr. T. R. Hall Jos. Forder, bh the reforms negotiations had failed. It was necessary to rid the 3 Percheron. 1 RACES - Ham Lamb--1 Forder, 2 Robbins, | 9°0hn Dryden, who briefly summed up the refor Province of the burden of paying $15 per h.p. for un- I Brood mare, foal by side--1 Merlin| Open--1 Peter Marsemet, owned by| Aged Ewe--1 and 2 Robbins, that had been effected by the Hepburn administration ; PR Hepburn, y k. We Lo Smith; 2 Mack Gratton, owned| Shearling Ewe and Ewe Lamb--1| in reducing Hydro costs, controlling northern re- wanted electrical power. As a result of the new ar- Q) Two year old colt--1 Lloyd McKee, |by Allan Brown; 3 Lee Tod, owned by [and 2 W. R.: Robbins, o lie bat os rr tal rangements, the $15 Holding fee for unwanted power hr "® 2 and 3, Norman Scott, Dave Dowson. Shropshires-- sources in the public interest, rectifying departmen a hag boon Foduced in $1.75 ver bh Plies the ererdit of Me One year old colt] Lloyd McKee. RAS i ivoster Tod, Harold Skinner won 1 and 2 on) inefficiency, reducing taxation, and assuming the cost Province has not suffered he avidbnt jhal the ¢ ef of {i oal by side of mother--1 L. yy OWE 1 aged ram, shearling ram, ram lamb, ; : 2 Id ¢ {ERA 2 3, Hephiin, 3 C. Oatfirane, oro mad by Diek Gieablett, | Ye*"|aged ewe, shearling owe, owe lamb, of Many public seryices, the Provincial Loan was secured at the lowest rate of \ So i iL Feel & = "CATTLE OS Poni aged ram 1, shear-| . Mr. Carl Anderson, of Oshawa, then spoke. He interest ever known, as low as 179%. Above all, ac- RR Clarke Williams' Special --(Foal 'of | Shorthorns-- ling ram 1, ram lamb 1 & 2, aged ewe| dealt with the manner in which savings had been cording to *"The Financial Post," Ontario is the first Ba | 1957) Gal Wiaon: | Bull two years--1 Albert Wright. [1 and 2 shearling ewe 1 and 2, ewe| effected for Ontario County by the Liberal Govern- Province to achieve a properly balanced budget, and TAR _ "Brood Mare, foal by side--1 Orval Richardson, = > Suto PERN ment when it assumed the 2009p formerly paid by the to introduce a pay-as-you-go method of financing. \ of } a, Sipson, § Lieyd Melies 8 G; Corhrare) ~ Cow Fixing milk Tal J. E. Heath Ferma am lamb 1 apd 2, County for Provincial Highways, an amount that had Mr. Wm. Fraser, M.P. for Northumberland, gave Tan 3 wo year 0) 0 an ector | Leask, R % . y : 1 n : v . . \ AR f= Bowen, 3 Wilfred Williams, Heifer two year--1 A. Wright, 2 J.| 25 ewe Jamb 1 and 8 burdened the County with a funded debt of $482,660. a scathing review of the Henry Government record, HEL 4 Oper old colt--1 0. Stinson, 2 E. Leask, 1 Lows: Richard. | gg 1Tket, lamb, any breed--1 Harold| In future the annual Provincial Highway expenditure and recounted the steps taken by Mr. Hepburn to re- le | ES son, eifer one year-- wis Richard« i . . W, : : : dot A ts RRA I | "Foal by side of mother--1 O, Stin- |son, 2 J. E. Leask, 3 A. Wright. Skipner 8len will be paid entirely by the Provincial Government. form conditions as he found them. - Aa © son, 2 G. Cochrane; 8 Cecil Wilson. Heifer calf under 1 year--1 Lewls 8WINE The local burden has been further reduced by a bonus The meeting closed with cheers for the candidate, ) i! ith perth Team in harness--1 C, Wilson, 2 H, | Richardson, 2 and 8 J. E, Leask, Berkshire-- on township roads, by the payment of entire | \ i 2 . | of 10% and the singing of the National Anthe . 11 und ar--1 L. Richard- wh nd the singing -o onal Anthem. RR es gpm. | poe en tag, | Dour GH. Mark and Son. | cost of Mothers' Allowances and Old Age Pensions, er -- SENT i Ba Brood mare, foal by side--1 Coch-| Champion Bull--1 J. E. Leask. and 2 G. H, Mark and Son, _and returning to the municipalities 19% of tax rate. CAESAREA Polit, ad has sour completed & dor ied Se Pane Bros, 2 Cawker Bros, 8. H, Mc-| Herefords-- . Boar over 3 and under 7 months--| = . . 3 " lightful plavhouse for childre Loh | EEN ; Bull 2 years--1 Hartland Junkin, [1 and 2. G. H, Mark and Son, -- The Liberal candidate, Mr. Gordon Conant, K. C. Over Inst week end guests at "Tre-| lightful playhouse for children. Ras Two year old colt--1 H. McGill. Bull one year---1 H, Junkin, Sow over three and 7 months--1 ana Mrs. Howard Clemes is entertaining A lawny" of Mrs. Howard Clemes were Mr, Er then addressed the meeting, After stating the fact | One year old colt--1 E. B. Shea, 2| Cow giving milk--1 H. Junkin, 2 G, H. Mark and Son, Mrs. C. H. "Gilmour, Howard | this week in her cottage "Trelawny" Re et ------ EE -- TL ee ee house, 1 "M. Thompson, Heifer 2 years--1 H, Junkin. Yorkshires-- that the Conant family had been residents of Ontario Clemes, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clemes, of | at Williams' Point, Mrs. Robt. Bruce, : } Balb Sei. mopyer1. Gawker Hofer he Al fe H. Boar---Newton Tavlos, | 1 County for generations, he proceeded to deal with the Toronto, and Miss Firm Gouldthrope | Mrs. C. H. Gilmour and Mrs. Avery i Hi : ¥ Team in harness--1 Lloyd Kennedy, Junkin, ; . Ad Tal 1 pigs, this senson--- - matter of the proposed Provincial Highway from Or- of Montreal. ) Yager, of Toronto. : A gd X; & 2 W. H. Lindsay. 4 ] Grades-- ; Sow over 3 and under 7 months-1 angeville to Peterboro. He considered the project a Mr. and Mrs. F. Garfat have closed The hunting season is on up north, E Single horse in harness over 15% | Best Dairy Cow, fry breed Jos.| Newton Taylor, bl d promised to do all in his power if their cottage and returned to the city.| Mr. Norman Robinson has been _en- J hands--1 L, Kennedy, 2. W. H. Lind- | Forder, 2 D. Dorrell, 8 Jos, Forder. | 8 Bacon Hogs--1 Jas. Wilson, 2 N.| reasonable one, an be mise p ; Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Williams took | joying a holiday this week hunting. ARE « 287 Sto giving milk--1 H. Junkin, 2. J. | Taylor. elected, to see that this highway proposal was under- in Blackstock Fair last week. Mrs, John Brown has given up Mr. pa Single horse in harness under 16% . Tamworths-- taken as suggested. Mr, Fegan is ever improving his | Humpage's which they had eh HEN Heifer two year--1 Perey VanCamp,! Boar--1 Jas. Wilson, 2 N. Taylor. he A Lindsay. iy 3b Rented: lovely grounds coming into Williams' rented before Mr. Brown's death. ; CARR A Gospel meeting will be held in the Orange Hall on Sunday September 26th. at§. pm. 2 Norman Taylor. 8 Jas, Stark. Sow that raised pigs this season--1 Na em 4 - - ER Sa het