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WE bh CE Sw 4 +g rig ay Watch your label; it tells when your subscription expires. $1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. EDITORIAL PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, "Such is the patriot's boast where'er 'we roam. His first, best country ever is at home." - r. 1 MOTHER'S DAY "The eighth of May was 'Mother's Day ;" That's true as e'er you say it; But "Mother's Day" is every day: And who will dare gainsay it?' ~--STAR Dust It is something of an accomplishment to secure the entry of any event on the calendar. The recognition of "Mother's Day" as an annual event is a matter of importance in the lives of our people. 1 i One may well hope that the mothers of the future may be as worthy of the love of their children as have the mothers of the past and the present, There are signs of difficulty in this direction; but they are not yet serious enough to cause alarm, Chiefly they are the result of a new found freedom in social life; and will very likely correct themselves when mothers find that ex- treme use of freedom is a detriment to the children. : fe 5 Like any other institution '"Mother's Day" may be misused. It is a'day to do honour to mothers; but it is more that that--it is a day when a more thorough study can be made of means to ease the burden of mother's life throughout the year; and to enable her to realize the sincere apprecia- tion of her love and care. Simple acts of thoughtfulness and sympathy, kindly words, and real helpfulness for mother, pu -these are the true evidence:that "Mother's Day" is not merely an empty form. d et >o< CURRENT EVENTS Even the most intelligent and well informed person cannot be;thoroughly versed in current events, There scope and rapidity of what is go- ing on around us is so great and so confusing that one becomes bewildered, Many of these events could be happily ignored by most of us. It is not wise to load one's life with wars, and, crime, and scandal. We can be- come more sensation hungry that ordinary mental "food becomes dissatisfying, Selection of current events is essential. Some are of real importance to us, and need to be care- fully followed. our country, these are really part of our lives. It is much more important that we shall know who and what are controlling our lives in custom, ~ education, and religion, than it is to keep track ,;our interest. of wars, 'and kindred sensational events, ' Modern life gives ample opportunity to be in- formed upon almost every conceivable matter of interest; but too frequently we only tune in on 'or read such matters as have already attracted We are creatures of habit; and often we miss wonderful delights because we haye become used to doing or hearing certain things © at certain times, The greatest danger lies in the fact that most people waste a tremendous amount of time hear- ing and reading nothing in particular. Some people never follow up an idea. They are content Events that affect our homes, to accept the passing comment of "the newspaper or radio, or worse still, they accept nothing,-- but echo David's dietum--*"all men are liars", Such an attitude of mind forever robs life of any true meaning. Those who believe nothing build nothing. Fortunately our schools are now seriously taking up the study of current events; and we are beginning to be able to view world situations much more calmly and with less prejudice than formerly, Nothing will maintain world peace better than an intelligent study of world events, which includes both sides of any problem. >0odq CHILDREN'S AID Many forces are at work for and against the welfare of children. It most homes they are welcome and receive loving care. In some homes they either cannot or do not receive the attention and care that is so essential to the proper de- velopment of any child. : Gradually homes and communities are shifting -the responsibility for the care of children to out- side institutions, until the tax burden so caused js becoming a serious charge upon the community, And when it is all done and cared for the child has missed the greatest blessing that life can give __to_a child--a mother's love, Never shall we find a real substitute for the home. Greatly as we should praise the goodness of heart that prompts men and women to care for other people's children, that care cannot give the constant love and understanding and patience that becomes the foundation of life's happiest beliefs. : Children's Shelters go to wonderful lengths to care for these little folk--body and soul; but it will be a sad day if parents come to feel that they can shed their responsibilities to their - children. ' Home demands sacrifices of many pleasures, It is not pegsible to enjoy a constant round of pleasure and at the same time huild a real home. The neglect of children can start very simply. All that is necessary is to start "going places' or "keeping up with the Jones." Then the children ~ cease to be the centre of the home The street becomes a permanent playground. Careless words and actions become a natural part of life. Founda- tion principles of character are missing, loving guidance and. restraint are absent; and trouble lies ahead Loth for parents and children. i Poverty places many burde upon a home; but history has shown that oo need not deprive the home of love; and that under most difficult circumstances children may be reared to be an honour to themselves, their parents, and the community. All honour to the men and women who devote their time, and energy, and money to the al- leviation of the miseries of neglected childhood, But a more thorough return to the personal care of home life, would be the greatest blessing that could come to Canadian people to-day, Neither school, nor church can take the place of home. is amended so as to require a Muni- -sanitary inspector for a municipality us to get in touch with God. SEAGRAVE On Saturday, April 30th, six of our } young people journeyed to Beaverton where they attended the annual con- vention of the Lindsay Hlesbytery Y. P. Unions. The delegates were Misses Evelyn Harding, Dorothy Reynolds, Alma Frise and Marion Eagltson, and Messrs. Glenn Hood and G. Orchard. The theme of this convention was "Today's Challenge to Youth; Youth's Answer to To-day's Challenge." The convention opened on Saturday with an afternoon and evening sessions and continued Sunday morning and after- noon. During the first session the delegates were divided into the fol- 'lowing four discussion groups. 1. Challenge of Missions fo Youth, led by Rev. D. M, Stinson, Oakwood; 2. Youth and the World Situation, led by Rev, Mr. Pugsley, Cannington; 8. Standards of entertainment for Youth led by Rev. G. S, Maxwell, Cambray; 4. The development of the Inner Life led by Rev, W. C. Wolfraim, Lindsay. Reports were given later by the var- fous group secretaries. Some of the gleamings from Rev. Mr, Wolfraim's group, are worth passing on: The de- velopment of the Inner Life means the building up of spiritual fitness, but we must not. forget that Christianity stands for physical as well as mental and spiritual fitness, In attaining spiritual fitness we must remember the distinctfon between soul and spirit, The soul is that non-material part of man which unites mind, intellect and will. The spirit is that which enables To he spiritually fit there are three out- standing qualities we must have (a) power to resist, (b) possession of moral character or goodness, (c¢) de- sire to serve, There are two essential parts of the Christian life, they are the being and doing. We must be to do but also we must do to be in many cases. How can we attain this spiritual fit- ness: 1. Prayer and meditation, 2. service, 3. study, 4. fellowship. In order to keep spiritual values we must give them away. At 5.45 a fellowship banquet was held in the basement of the church. The main feature of the Saturday evening session was the address hy Rev. Bruce Gray, of United Churcn Home Mission Board. He sppke on "To-day's Challenge to Youth", It is such addresses as these that give our young people the courage and faith to go forward to struggle with their task. © Sunday morning there were three fellowship groups led by Miss Islay Lambert, Cannington; Miss Marion Rea, Omemeg; Miss Mildred Williams, Lindsay, ; The young people in convention were joined at 11 by the congregation for the regular church. service at which Rev, M. A, Partridge, minister of the convention church, spoke on "Youth's answer to To-day's Chal- lenge." At the close of this service the entire congregation of approxi- mately 250 joined in communion ser- vice. The majority were young peo- ple. At the closing session Rev. B, Gray spoke again, At each session there were splendid worship serviges led by Y. P, Us of the Preshytery. - After such a gather- ing we are looking forward to a great year in Young, People's work, The delegates are grateful to the --_------_-- Beaverton: who's guests they were. In our Sunday School we seize every opportunity to have a program of special interest, May 8th, Mother's Day, the executive and orchestra joined to make our S. S. session one to be remembered. Both the church and S. S. room were beautifully deco- rated and about 135 joined in the ser- vice, The school was opened with music by the orchestra followed by the hmn "Father bless our school to- day" and prayer by the Supt. Mr, J. Mark. Mrs, W. Clark sang as a oslo, "The Prayer My Mother Taught Me", The Orchestra played a special num- btr "Hope Eternal" while the offering was taken and the class hooks marked. Mr. Mark then introduced Mr. Farmer the speaker for the day, Mr. Farmer spoke of the origin of the idea of Mother's Day, as an introduction tq his talk. The topic given for the address was Susannah Wesley. Ho spoke of her as the mother of nineteen children with an-income of $160, and still finding time to teach them re- Hgion and the Bible, He spoke of John Wesley's pteaching and of the amount of riding he had to do, cover- ing eight thousand miiles on horse- back in one year and preaching five thousand sermons. This work he car- ried on for forty years. He said your religious bellef decides what your life will be, Mr. Mark expressed the thanks of the school for the excellent talk. Mra, Harding and Jean sang a duet in 'Keeping with the day, No service in Seagrave next Sunday on account of the re-opening of the Pleasant Point Church, and no service on May 22nd on account of Zion an- niversary. (Continued on page. 4) '4 ¥ TRA AIE EPL I ES AED eh FEES SLR Amendments passed at last Legisla- ture, outlined to Council and Rate- payers of the Village of Port Perry. A number of important amend- ments to the Municipal Statutes are herein enumerated by Town Clerk and Treasurer, Mr. G. F. Manning, who from April 26th to April 29th, attend- ed the Extension Course in Public Administration at the University of Toronto, sponsored by the Depart- ment of Municipal Affairs, in co- operation with the University. Assessment. "Court of Revision" Ratepayers not members of Council can now serve on Court of Revision. By amendment to Section 66 of The Assessment Act, the Council of a Municipality, other than a city is authorized to appoint as members of the Court of Revision, not only couneillors, but also persons who, although not members of the coungil, are eligible to be nel to council, Bridg "The Bridges Act, 1938, Provides that no bridge or other structure may be built or rebuilt over or across cer- tain rivers or streams at a cost of more than $2000 unless the Lieuten- ant-Governor in- Council has first ap- proved. Health Section 42 of The Public Health Act cipal Council, during protracted illness or absence of the medical officer of health, to appoint an acting medical officer of health. By an amendment to Section 34, of the Puhlic Health Aét, every appoint- ment of a medica] officer of health or is now subject to the approval of the Minister of Health. Indigent Patient in Hospital. The period during which residence is re- quired in the municipality, has heen amended sq as ta change what was formerly five to six months to a three months' period. Pateurization. The Public Health Act is amended, so as to authorize Provincial regulation of the pasteur- ization of milk, and to prevent the sale or delivery of unpasteurzied milk to consumers in a municipality or area to which this new law is made applic- able hy Order-in-Coungil. "Milk" is defined to include whole milk and such products of milk as are supplied, pro- «cessed, distributed or sold in any form other than butter or cheese, "Every Medical Officer of Health un- Municipal Affairs Report on Extension Course in Public Administration less otherwise directed by the Muni- cipal By-Law, must now present to! the Council before the 81st day of, January in each year, his report on cipality. All medical officers of health must be retired at 70 years of age. They may be retained longer by the Muni- cipality, only on consent of the minister, but 75 years is the service limit. Traffic Act Amendment An amendment to the "Highway Traffic Act, extends the time in which summonses may be served by officers of the Peace from 10 to 15 days, An- other Amendment provides all trafic signals in Ontarlo must be standard- ized, 4 the sanitary condition of the Muni-' School Act Amendment can no longer appoint representatives on the Board of Education, the reason being that there are no longer any county pupils; these now being taken care of by the. municipality from which they come. By an Amendment to section 12 of The High Schools Act the minimum number of members of a high school board has been reduced from six to three. Effective January 1, 19389. School Year. By amendment to Section 59 of The High Schools Act, the first Tuesday of September fol- lowing Labour Day is fixed as the date of commencement of the school year. Effective January 1, 1938. a The Public Schools Act is further amended to fix the school year as the first Tuesday of September following Labour Day. Effective Jan, 1, 1938, An amendment to the High School | Act provides that County Councils, | | labouring people can pay are MAY 12th, 1938 The matters taken up at this course were Functions of the Ontario Muni- cipal Board; Financial Returns, Va- lidity of Municipal By-Laws. There were about 150 officials of different municipalities registered for this course, The Banquet On Wednesday evening of April 27, those who attended the Municipal Course were banquettéd by President Cody of Toronto University. The guest speaker upon this occasion was Hon. Eric Cross. His address was based on the conviction that Ontario needs more of the pioneer spirit, and less of the tendency to believe that the State owes every one a living. He said the spirit of Self-reliance must replace the far too prevalent be- lief the State must take care of the individual He admitted the State had certain obligations, but the individual had a duty too, He must put every effort into trying to support himself in whatever way he best could, | Mr. Cross thought universities and other institutions could help restore the pioneer spirit among youth. The United Empire Loyalist radiation, which had played so large a part in the development of Canada, of men "striking out" for themselves without expecting too much Government aid, must be revived, he said. Emphasis was placed by the Min- ister upon the important part muni- cipal officials and Councillors had in government. They were closer to the people than any other legislator. In addition to having the needs of thelr communities at thelr "finger-tips", Councillors, returning home from meetings, met ratepayers, who asked questions about those meetings and were not reticent in criticism if things hadn't been done right, Three important dteps In municipal administration has been taken by the Ontario Government in the past three years, it was declared. First, the measure of control over capital ex- penditures by municipalities thraugh the Ontario Municipal Board, Second was the creation of the department it- self, Mr. Cross said, which had had much to do with advising and assist- ing municipalities in default since the depression, and third, was a general raising of the standard of municipal administration, The Department of Municipal Af- fairs is studying and formulating the standardizing of all municipal ac- counting. The position of Town Clerk and Treasurer is no longer an office given by the Municipality to and old man to help him in his advancing years. It is an all time job that re- quires special knowledge and abilities. <a a CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY Annual Mee,ing This meeting was held in St. Andrew's United church, Oshawa, and was addressed by O. M. Alger, Superinten- dent, and Hon G. D. Conant, Attorney-General. Mr. Alger in his report said: "Suitable houses at rentals that not available, hence the crowding of two or more families into houses that no- body should be compelled to live in," he declared. "There are many small, poor houses with a family upstairs and another down, and the result is constant disagreement between the re- spective parents because their children are continually fighting and quarrel- ling and of course, each blames the other." 'Desire for Improvement "I must observe right here, stated Mr. Alger, "that the morals and morale of the people generally in this community compare very creditably with the best in our province, if we are to judge by the reports appearing in the public press. While there are The regular meeting of Port Perry Council was held on Monday evening, May 9th. All members were present. A communication was read from the Department of Municipal Affairs, stating that the subsidy of one mill will be continued by the Provincial Government. Wm. Oke was granted booth privileges at the water front at a rental of $30 for the season. The mill rate of taxation for 1988 is set at 48 mills, The higher rate is due to two causes: 1. The widening and improv- ing the main business block of Queen street. 2. Increased cost of school maintenance, owing to the need for repairs and painting. It should be noted that while the school rate is up, and the County rate has been reduced, this is largely to be accounted for because an amount of money that used to be included in the County rate for education is now paid by the Council direct to the local Board of Education. The Council has for its policy "pay- as- you -go", and this year's expendi- tures require the higher rate, No action was taken regarding the Day Light Saving petitions. THE 1938 RATE IS 48 MILLS IN PORT PERRY - No Action Re Daylight Saving Signs for the New Highway Messrs. Geo. H, Bridger, Jos. Baird and W. M. Letcher were appointed to co-operate with committees from the Business Men's Association and the Lions' Club re the Palmer Memorial. A letter was received from the legal office of the Highways Department, designating the new highway from Port Perry to Peterboro as No. TA, and stating that signs would be placed along the route described as follows: Being a road north-easterly across Lots 13, 14, 16 and 16, Concession Vv, in the Township of Reach, from the King's Highway as defined by plan deposited in the Registry Office on the 3rd day of January, 1922, to and north-easterly along the road allow- ance between Concession V and VI in the township of Reach. To and North-easterly along road allowance" between Concessions 6 and 6 to the easterly limit of lot 24 in the Town- ship of Scugog, thence south-easterly across part of the Township of Scu- gog, to the south-easterly limit of the Township of Scugog ,all as shown on a Plan marked A26-29, This does not necessarily say that this portion of the road will run along Scugog street when it is finally built. Keep Within Failure to do this is responsible for half of our present economic ills. Debt is a very serious malady and many of our nervous ailments can be laid at its door. It is said that when the Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a small school boy needing a pencil badly he went in debt to the store- keeper for a farthing. This caused him #0 much worry that finally he unburd- ened his troubled mind to his father, who, when he had severely lectured the lad on the enormity of his offence, the irate parént paid off the score at the same time teaching the lad a lesson which he never forgot. Young Benjamin Franklin had learned this cardinal virtue also when he was a lad and he became a Prince of the American Commonwealth and occupied some of the most important positions that-it was in the power of that nation to bestow. He set out to make his fortune as a printer in Philadelphia, Pa., and opened up his business in a small way in a cellar. His rivals in the same city with their expensive equipment tried to dis- courdge and dissuade the lad in his endeavours and told him they would starve him out. In reply he showed them a jug filled with water and half a loaf of bread and said: "If you can live cheaper than I, then go ahead and try. Till then, never." Pay as you go, if you can't pay, too many parents in our midst who do not care a button about the welfare of their children, my experience in the carrying out of my work is that there is a growing desire among our people to improve their home conditions and give their children a better chance. "Most of the children coming under our care are not really bad children, they are the helpless creatures of careless and often bad parents." "It is absolutely impossible to take all the children out of the many un- desirable homes in the community," he asserted. problem at its source, clear away the hovels, give people a chance to work and we will find that "living" will no longer be a tragedy. There js too much loose, idle time on our hands. Healthy and legimate sport cannot absorb all this unused leisure and this condition breeds more delinquency among children and grown-ups than any other cause," Two hundred and nineteen children were under the care of the society at the beginning of the fiscal year, April Joseph Denny = "We must tackle thel' Your Income don't go. Some may and will ridicule you because you are unable to dress as fashionably as they and still pay your way but all their ridicule and humour will avail nothing, nor will it scare the 'bailiff from your doorstep when he has come to seize the goods for which you were unable to pay. They taught us as children that if we saved our pence the pounds would take care of themselves. The ones - who are living on "Easy Street" today and are enjoying a fair amount of prosperity are those who learned that lesson in youth, Waste not, Want not. was constantly dinned in our ears until its continual repetition became wearisome. Today many are proud of that parental drilling for it finally became second nature and we proudly honour the- memory of the parents. who so diligently schooled us. : What about our own offspring? Do we as carefully instruct them as our parents thought out our future, though often with so little thanks? Or are we neglecting their coming manhood and womanhood in teaching thie younger generation to think only of today and let the unknown tomor- row take care of itself? The children of our parents rise up and bless their sainted memory will the same praise be meted out to us? year the total was 178. Of the 178, 15 are in the children's home, Centre street, 12 are in boarding homes, 28 in adoption probation homes, 10 in wage homes, 73 in free homes, 16 in other institutions, and 30 are wards of other societies. Nineteen new placements were made during the year and 10 were placed, that is, taken fyom one home to another. Th _ Open Night at Port Perry High School Friday, May 20th From 8.00 to 10.30 p.m. All phases of the school's activities well be on display, including gym- nastics, Household Science, Farm Mechanics, Art, English, History. 1937, and at the end of March this Everybody welcome. Admission Free